Drinks, sushi and @TheKillers: Inside the #DNC bash to ‘set the record straight’ on #SanFrancisco sfchronicle.com/politics/joega… via San Francisco Chronicle

NEW: Mark Farrell said he took an unpaid leave from his venture capital firm when he was SF mayor. but then he disclosed getting $100K+. he says he coincidentally got a distribution payment hours before he was appointed. my story on his VC background: sfchronicle.com/sf/article/mar…

"Farrell told the Chronicle this month that Thayer gave him a distribution payment — essentially a periodic salary payment — on the morning of Jan. 23, 2018, hours before he was made mayor. The timing was coincidental, Farrell said."

NEW: SF funded a plan to place Black male teachers in city public schools. Many got jobs in Oakland instead. My latest on a nonprofit founded by Dwayne Jones and funded under Mayor Breed’s Dream Keeper Initiative, with St. John Barned-Smith ⚔️ sfchronicle.com/sf/article/bla…

San Francisco crime reports are down more than 30%, but public safety is still the top issue in the mayor's race — and voters' feelings about it could decide if London Breed is reelected. Here's what's going on & what the candidates want to do: sfchronicle.com/sf/article/cri…

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s how an SFPD sergeant may have saved 49er Ricky Pearsall’s life sfchronicle.com/crime/article/… via San Francisco Chronicle

NEW: The saga of a Martha’s Vineyard rental raises questions about S.F. department’s spending sfchronicle.com/sf/article/mar…

New w Michael Barba: During his tenure on SF board of supes, Mark Farrell requested individuals & corporations more than 125x to donate to a nonprofit linked to his wife. He raised $1.2M+ in behested payments. During same time, next highest supe raised $23k sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

BREAKING: Embattled SF Human Rights Commission head Sheryl Davis resigned at Mayor London Breed's request today, a day after an San Francisco Chronicle investigation into problematic spending at Breed's Dream Keeper Initiative. w/ Michael Barba St. John Barned-Smith ⚔️ sfchronicle.com/sf/article/dir…

so glad I got to witness my favorite baseball team do something it hasn't done since I was one month old 🥳🥳

we received an internal doc showing TogetherSF’s plans through 2028 & revealing the depth of their reliance on VC Michael Moritz some highlights: —Moritz has given/pledged $17M to the group —TogetherSF is planning two more ballot measures —the group wants $22.4M thru 2026

the one and only KQED San Francisco Chronicle mayor's debate -- register to watch here! kqed.org/event/4435 with Joe Garofoli Scott Shafer Guy Marzorati 💯

Mayor London Breed says she is "appalled" by reports of mismanagement in her signature program, the Dream Keeper Initiative. Her rival Aaron Peskin said it's "too little too late" & "what’s come to light so far is only the tip of the iceberg" sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…

EXCLUSIVE: In 2021, SF med examiner said Kylie Robinson’s father died of OD. She had him cremated, spread ashes, got memorial tattoo, named son after him. In July, 3 yrs later, a friend spotted him alive in SF The story of what 3 lost yrs has wrought: sfchronicle.com/sf/article/med…

S.F.’s historic ‘orphaned clock’ is a vandalized mess. Fixing it has become an ordeal sfchronicle.com/sf/article/sam… via San Francisco Chronicle

as the SF mayor's race heats up, San Francisco Chronicle and KQED are about to host a debate that could be the last time all 5 major candidates share a stage before Election Day. should be interesting!

Mayor Breed pushes back at fierce attacks during Chronicle-KQED S.F. mayoral debate sfchronicle.com/election/artic…

BREAKING: In extraordinary move, Mayor Breed sends rescue team into chaotic S.F. school district sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl… via San Francisco Chronicle

Hard to fathom how the 49ers blew that game. You know I'm gonna do my best to try. Column coming later.

me a few weeks ago: I can't wait to watch the Bay Area's best professional sports team win some football games! me today: 🤡