The Weekly Digest (July 9, 2023)
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The Weekly Digest (July 9, 2023)

In this edition: Budget wins and losses; salty food columnists; and Gavin Newsom runs for president on bold “enforce the law” platform.

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The Weekly Digest (June 25, 2023)
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The Weekly Digest (June 25, 2023)

In this edition: A million here, a million there — pretty soon we’re talking about real money; social scientists behaving badly; and early results from the Tenderloin crackdown.

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The Weekly Digest (June 18, 2023)
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The Weekly Digest (June 18, 2023)

In this edition: A recap of last week’s Board meeting; Westfield hands over the keys; and SF’s homelessness crisis — it gets worse before it gets worse.

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The Weekly Digest (May 21, 2023)
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The Weekly Digest (May 21, 2023)

In this edition: A McFlurry of construction activity at Haight and Stanyan; SFMTA celebrates small business month by making it harder to shop at small businesses; and, of course, the city’s $20,000 trash cans are being held up in committee.

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The Weekly Digest (May 14, 2023)
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The Weekly Digest (May 14, 2023)

In this edition: Say it ain’t Stow; bad legal takes; and a once-in-a-lifetime chance for California voters to actually influence a presidential election.

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The Weekly Digest (April 30, 2023)
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The Weekly Digest (April 30, 2023)

In this edition: Millions of dollars in settlements to hotels; “I Love [the] Tenderloin” Week; and a debate over supervised drug use sites.

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The Weekly Digest (April 16, 2023)
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The Weekly Digest (April 16, 2023)

In this edition: A charter amendment to fund the police; Gavin Newsom pinky swears he’s been doing a really good job; and Whole Foods closes a grocery on Market Street due to safety concerns.

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The Weekly Digest (April 9, 2023)
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The Weekly Digest (April 9, 2023)

In this Easter edition: San Francisco’s approach to lawsuits appears to be “you win some, you lose some”; a jam-packed week of political events and lectures; and the Chronicle wants you to know that crime is down, akshually.

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The Weekly Digest (April 2, 2023)
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The Weekly Digest (April 2, 2023)

In this edition: Doom Loop is a great metal band name; Mayor Breed disses Dean Preston on national television; and, hey, it’s opening day!

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The Weekly Digest (March 26, 2023)
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The Weekly Digest (March 26, 2023)

In this edition: The supes go on vacation because, uh, it’s March; shenanigans in higher education; and Asian San Franciscans shift right politically.

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The Weekly Digest (March 19, 2023)
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The Weekly Digest (March 19, 2023)

In this edition: The supes consider exemptions for construction contracts and behested payments, the Chronicle’s ed board discovers small government conservatism, and Hillary Ronen ❤️ cops.

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The Weekly Digest (March 12, 2023)
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The Weekly Digest (March 12, 2023)

In this edition: The Draft Reparations Plan comes before the Board, building homes in SF means endless paperwork and bureaucracy, and BART’s inspector general resigns in protest.

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