Despite years of ethical missteps and ties to corruption, the city keeps giving him millions
“If you are going to have an operation where you’re buying political support in the Southeast part of the town, Dwayne Jones is the guy.” — […]
Reynolds Rap
‘Hanako loved San Francisco’
When Hiroko Abe got a Zoom call from San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, she found herself in a virtual room full of strangers speaking […]
Is the Port of San Francisco trying to put an 80-year-old crab company out of business?
The Alioto-Lazio Fish Company, opened in the 1940s on San Francisco’s iconic Fisherman’s Wharf, is the last of five fishing businesses started by Tom Lazio. […]
In the wake of a killing
Sentayo was just 6 years old when her mother died of starvation, but she had no time to grieve. She took her infant sister, Hoptami, […]
All in the City Family: Dennis Herrera chosen to head SFPUC
Much has changed since I exposed the blatant pay-to-play scheme at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission disguised as a social impact program (“Friends with […]
Cronyism is still alive and well at City Hall
The Booker T. Washington Community Service Center was created under the name Victory Club during World War I as a gathering spot for Black soldiers. […]
Six podcasts, four trials, and a blog
And this is where Balko announces he’s found the villain in this attack. No, not the attackers. Not the SF legal system, which still seems […]
Two overdoses in 10 minutes
As long as we have people who are addicted to drugs, who are willing to destroy their own bodies and their own lives, no amount […]
Why colleagues say District Attorney Chesa Boudin must go
On January 9, 2015, four men were shot and killed inside a car in the Lower Haight near Laguna and Page streets. Police eventually arrested […]
Virtue signaling on Hypocrite Hill
In the first place, God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made school boards. — Mark Twain, Following the Equator, 1897 By now everyone […]