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.
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.
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.
The Weekly Digest (June 11, 2023)
In this edition: Take a seat… no, wait, not THOSE seats; the myth of parrot-ocracy; and some new sheriffs in town.
The Weekly Digest (June 4, 2023)
In this edition: Pride Month in San Francisco; crackdown in the Tenderloin; and local supervisor seriously harshes our mellow, man.
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.
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.
The Weekly Digest (May 7, 2023)
In this edition: Nordstrom is leaving SF; primal scream therapy; and Democrats’ infighting.
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.
The Weekly Digest (April 23, 2023)
In this edition: Supervisors’ spending spree; Briones Review recap; and CARE Courts in San Francisco.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
The Weekly Digest (March 5, 2023)
In this edition: Prog supes fight against deporting violent felons, Chicago says goodbye to its mayor, and BART is in dire straits.
The Weekly Digest (February 26, 2023)
In this edition: An end to remote public comment(?), the kids are more moderate than you think, and some very unsurprising coronavirus news.
The Weekly Digest (February 19, 2023)
In this edition: A famous streetcar conductor, sanctuary policy under review, and unconstitutional “takings.”