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Massive Peskin kickoff sets up an epic race for mayor of SF

It’s always hard to estimate crowd size, particularly in a crowded place like Portsmouth Square, but I would say at least 750 people showed up today for the Aaron Peskin for Mayor kickoff, and that might be low. Could have been 1,000. Either way, it was a massive show of support for a candidate who […]

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The mayor’s upzoning plans will deeply damage SF’s neighborhoods

“There is no logic that can be superimposed on the city; people make it, and it is to them, not buildings, that we must fit our plans.”  —Jane Jacobs “Some who are fortunate to have communities still do fight to keep them, but they have seldom prevailed.  While people possess a community, they usually understand […]

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New candidate could take on S.F. Mayor Breed — her predecessor

San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell speaks during the grand opening ceremony of the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, Calif. Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Jessica Christian/The Chronicle A venture capitalist and former District Two supervisor, Farrell was appointed mayor in early 2018 by his then-colleagues on the Board of Supervisors after Mayor Ed Lee’s death. His […]

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