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thecommonnews.bsky.social
SF met Sacramento’s deadline with the Family Zoning Plan, but westside neighborhoods could see 65-foot buildings without clear infrastructure plans. Streets, schools, transit, utilities: who covers the upgrades when growth arrives? #Zoning #SFPolitics
February 10, 2026 at 9:59 PM
venturecatalist.bsky.social
youtube.com/live/Reo0e38... I am currently watching the debate live in San Francisco. I will post my thoughts afterwards and my favorite comments about it. Saikat is debating Scott Weiner and Connie Chan. Watch now, very interesting. @hpsc24.bsky.social #SFPolitics
San Francisco Congressional Candidate Forum (CA-11)
YouTube video by CA Working Families Party
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January 8, 2026 at 3:03 AM
holymysteriousdog.bsky.social
It’s a City Thing #SFpolitics Agnis nailed this:

Agnos calls Moritz “one of the most generous guys I’ve met in my career.” And yet, “I kick his ass on two major things where I think he’s really screwed up.”

Damn Deep Good journalism from Mission Local Org.
Who is Michael Moritz, and what does he want for San Francisco?
Doctors told the billionaire donor he should be gone by now. Instead, he's just getting started — and spending millions to remake the city.
missionlocal.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
great-offices.bsky.social
#democrats #politics #sfpolitics
August 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
great-offices.bsky.social
Would like to see more of these conversations. Are Saikat and Zephyr the right reps for the anti-'Abundance Bros?' I see a lot of agreement here. Yes: big money out of politics. Yes: state capacity can solve ambitious problems.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib1w...

#Democrats #Politics #SFPolitics
Three Visions of Where Democrats Went Wrong | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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August 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
great-offices.bsky.social
Entertain us

#art #photography #sanfrancisco #sfpolitics
Stenciled street art reads, “slaves of boredom and fear” in white lettering on a red aluminum sheet wrapped around a telephone pole. In 2025, everything is presented as entertainment. That positioning has been coming for every aspect of our culture for some time now, and it’s what leads us to the collective sense that IRL Idiocracy is happening in our government and politics. New media’s broad, but fractured reach replaces a unified message that was once reported, critiqued, and discussed in relative coherence. In its place, the willing audiences (i.e all of us) are served curated sound bites. Personalization, man. Now viewers can cheer on their favorite team, dawning their colors proudly on their officially licensed (or not) hats and t-shirts. Every win, a Super Bowl of ecstasy. Each loss, the result of the idiotic officials who should be fired. Anger is more fun than boredom like any positive integer is greater than 0. Obvious truths and defined enemies relieve the fear and anxiety that comes with uncertainty. Economic uncertainty. The uncertainty of finding purpose, acceptance. That pesky human condition itself. All solved by consumable entertainment. A front row seat to wherever passive, personalized, segregated, willingly ignorant participation gets us. And I’m right there with you sad 😢🍿
August 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
great-offices.bsky.social
Weird choice unless you *really* feel strongly about the long shot MAGA candidate for CA Governor. Silly personal political move, and really not helping the brand of the "moderates" in SF who supported his re-election. #sfpolitics

missionlocal.org/2025/08/chad...
S.F. sheriff's endorsement of MAGA Trumper makes no damn sense
‘There isn’t a good reason to do this,' political strategist says of Paul Miyamoto. 'There isn’t even a bad reason to do this.’
missionlocal.org
August 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
great-offices.bsky.social
Is it all too little too late for #Progressives that have been banging this drum for ages? Or is there still a window for moderate #Democrats to come to their senses on #Gaza? Wondering if this issue is a permanent deal breaker for a coalition.

www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
#politics #sfpolitics
Moderate Democrats change their tone on Israel
Ritchie Torres is threading a needle after emphatic defense of Israel for most of the war.
www.politico.com
August 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
great-offices.bsky.social
Shots fired by @jackiefielder.bsky.social. Love a #Progressive rejecting NIMBYs (it's 100% affordable housing here, people). Pretty searing #Abundance anaphora though; no love lost between the #Democrat crews. Eye opening police spending too... damn. #SFPolitics

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August 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
great-offices.bsky.social
This sticker still sticks with me.

#politics #sfpolitics #sf #sanfrancisco #tech #capitalism #photography #streetphotography #existentialcrisis
Photo of a sticker reads, "you don't hate Mondays, you hate capitalism." Phew. Do I hate capitalism? Made me think about being raised in America, and seeing rich people as generally "successful," and dreaming with my friends for so long to be rich myself... and the pressure to earn, achieve, stay busy, get good titles. And the long path to realizing that McKinsey management consultants aren't actually good at everything, despite getting handed executive jobs after 2 years of making PowerPoints, and, man, I made so many powerpoints too... I hate powerpoint, haha. But I also struggle with the fact that this IS the system, and is it really only revolution that can change it? I find I'm always pulled back to pragmatic incrementalism instead, and I am quiet when my friends brag about their expensive purchases, or callously refer to bums on the street. San Francisco, man. It's a microcosm of late stage capitalism. I once watched someone getting paid to wash a bright yellow Lamborghini parked directly next to a homeless encampment in SOMA. What even is that? I had a friend come visit the city and say it had "been a long time since I had to walk by a homeless person and wonder if it was a pile of garbage or a human being." He meant that to be a dig at the city... and without thinking, I told him: whether he saw homeless people in his suburb or not, we're living in the same system. He's participating in it as much as anybody else is; it's just that we can see it in the city. He rolled his eyes, "Oh, so San Francisco is noble because it has visible homelessness?" Fuck, man. Maybe. Maybe that's what it takes to question the status quo. Maybe.
July 31, 2025 at 7:27 PM
great-offices.bsky.social
"Focused on the cost of living and promoted the “abundance” housing movement, "slammed what he described as the Israeli government’s “genocide” in Gaza, called for wholesale structural changes to U.S. foreign policy, and denounced Trump’s climate and immigration policies" 🤔 #sfpolitics #politics #sf
July 31, 2025 at 4:50 AM
mikeege.bsky.social
🚨 SF courts operate in the shadows — and it’s by design.

Lack of transparency lets powerful players dodge accountability while blaming others for a broken system.

📝 @thevoicesf investigates:
thevoicesf.org/san-francisc...
#CourtWatch #JusticeReform #SFPolitics #AccountabilityNow
San Francisco Court Watch: Courts evade scrutiny, fueling the blame game - The Voice of San Francisco
San Francisco’s courts are a circus, but the act is wearing thin. Public Defender Manohar Raju recently protested that his office is too “overloaded” and “overworked” to handle new cases, pointing to ...
thevoicesf.org
June 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
newsanalysis.com
San Francisco Supervisor Joel Engardio faces a Sept 16 recall election in District 4 over his role in closing the Great Highway. The recall effort, driven by Prop K's passage, surpassed required signatures. #SFPolitics #News
Joel Engardio to face special recall election in September
San Francisco Supervisor Joel Engardio faces a Sept 16 recall election in District 4 over his role i...
sfstandard.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
sadfrancisco.bsky.social
Matt Dorsey, an abstinence-only voice for conservatives who wish it was still the 1980s #sfpolitics #recovery #harmreduction #housingfirst
April 25, 2025 at 5:59 AM
storiedsf.bsky.social
#Moscone #GeorgeMoscone #catholicschool #StIgnatiusSF #UCHastings #WillieBrown #JohnBurton #JerryBrown #HarveyMilk #SFpolitics #SanFrancisco #KeepItLocal
April 25, 2025 at 12:33 AM
phoenixprojnow.bsky.social
We’re not fixing corruption—we're privatizing it. #SFPolitics

Read more on The Phoenix Review: consistent-part-942588.framer.app/phoenix-revi...
Lurie’s Bet on Big Business - The Phoenix Project
The Phoenix Review offers news and commentary on the proposed right-wing takeover of San Francisco. Learn more about the billionaire agenda in short takes from the city’s savviest political observers.
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April 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
mikeege.bsky.social
Two SF progressive Dem clubs left the local party, citing principle—but was it just politics? With moderates in control, tensions rise over tech $, labor, & misconduct claims. More than meets the eye. #SFPolitics

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So much for matters of principle - The Voice of San Francisco
So far this year, two prominent progressive Democratic volunteer organizations refused to renew their charters with San Francisco’s Democratic Party.
thevoicesf.org
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
adamlashinsky.bsky.social
Hmmmm #sfpolitics
sfstandard.com/2024/11/20/g...
November 22, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Other San Francisco Ballot Thoughts:

Chyanne Chen & Michael Lai are in a battle in D11 but Chen is improving her margin in every drop.

Matt Boschetto & @deanpreston.bsky.social should concede their races at this point.

Connie Chan is looking good against Marjan Philhour.

#SF #SFPolitics
November 11, 2024 at 12:21 AM
29sunset.com
SFpolitics thing driving me bananas: Mayor London Breed might be best on my top issue, housing. But Breed's nonsensical cruel pro-cop stances conflict with most of my other top issues. And the other viable candidates all suck in key ways, too. 1st time I can remember genuinely hating my vote choices
July 1, 2024 at 8:18 PM
theartdontstop.bsky.social
My friends always like to know how I'm voting. Here its is - along with pictures of my latest paintings.
www.theartdontstop.com/inquiry/vote...
#sanfrancisco #sfpolitics
How I’m Voting and You Can Too - March 2024 — Todd Berman
Protect San Francisco from conservative billionaires! How I’m voting in the March 2024 election, and pictures of several brand new paintings.
www.theartdontstop.com
February 15, 2024 at 12:31 AM