Oct 30, 2025 | Politics
By ALEX THOMAS
October 30, 2025
Saikat Chakrabarti faces a daunting enough task in trying to oust Nancy Pelosi from Congress. And now here he is, daydreaming about targeting her successor in Democratic leadership. “Imagine if we go after Hakeem Jeffries as our first thing,” he says. “That will raise a ton of money right now, in this moment.” This moment, in Chakrabarti’s mind, is the prospect of a populist uprising on the left that spans the country, and one that he is hoping to ride to victory in his primary challenge against the former speaker.
Oct 29, 2025 | Housing, Politics
By Emily Hoeven, Opinion Columnist
Oct 29, 2025
About two and a half years ago, Nathan and his wife settled in a home near Martin Luther King Jr. Park in the northern part of the Marin County city. They were excited to raise a family just steps from the park, where their two young kids could play sports, make friends and even attend school. Then he read my Oct. 18 column — which showed that Sausalito officials targeted the beloved park for redevelopment despite several Marinship property owners begging the city to allow them to revitalize their dilapidated parcels.
Oct 28, 2025 | Housing, Politics
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN
October 28, 2025
New York City voters are currently deciding on one of the most polarizing issues in decades. But it has nothing to do with 34-year-old democratic socialist mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani.
Instead, it will determine who has the power to greenlight — or block— affordable housing development in the city. Several proposals on the ballot could speed up affordable housing development and land use approvals in the city. The proposals have pitted the City Council against the mayor, and developers against unions.
Oct 18, 2025 | Politics
By Shane Goldmacher, Heather Knight and Laurel Rosenhall
Oct. 18, 2025
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to face the most serious primary challenge of her career if she runs for re-election, as a fellow San Francisco Democrat, State Senator Scott Wiener, is preparing to enter the race later this month, according to two people briefed on his plans.
Oct 16, 2025 | Politics, Housing, Legislation
BY DAN WALTERS
OCTOBER 16, 2025
Eight years ago, as he began his campaign for governor, Gavin Newsom described fixing the state’s chronic housing shortage as a moral imperative.
“This is a question of who we are,” Newsom wrote in 2017. “Housing is a fundamental human need — let’s not forget the human face behind the dire statistics.
Oct 13, 2025 | Housing, Politics
By TIM REDMOND
OCTOBER 13, 2025
The Chron and the Examiner both have big stories today about the anger over Mayor Daniel Lurie’s plan to increase housing density on the West Side of town. People are angry; Lurie is facing hostile crowds at town halls, and the Ex ran a piece saying that the city’s future is at stake:
What’s at stake is not just zoning, but the future of San Francisco’s historic neighborhoods, parks, public vistas and architecture — the international character that draws millions of visitors.
