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EXCLUSIVE: @saikatc to endorse Connie Chan for congress in race against @Scott_Wiener, he told The Standard.
Saikat is also forming a "Solidarity PAC" to independently back Chan, with the help of much of his 200 campaign staffers.
sfstandard.com/2026/06/13/ch…
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State Sen. Scott Wiener has long been the front-runner to fill Nancy Pelosi’s seat in Congress. But voter data from the primary shows Connie Chan has a shot.
📝: @FitzTheReporter sfstandard.com/2026/06/12/mo…
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It's great to be positive. It's great to be popular.
It's really great to have scores of millions of dollars to run a 24/7/365 PR/political campaign.
New: Remember that SF hype video with Steph Curry and the coyote from yesterday? A newly unearthed document shows the nonprofit behind it — Believe in SF — plans to spend ~$30M on Lurie’s agenda through 2027. Its donors are secret.
sfstandard.com/2026/06/11/ma…
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New: Remember that SF hype video with Steph Curry and the coyote from yesterday? A newly unearthed document shows the nonprofit behind it — Believe in SF — plans to spend ~$30M on Lurie’s agenda through 2027. Its donors are secret.
sfstandard.com/2026/06/11/ma…
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Tonight! Join @FitzTheReporter of @sfstandard and @EskSF of @MLNow, as the two long-time political journo-Joes break down the June primary election results live at Manny's.
Grab your ticket and come ready with questions: sf.news/3S1ZZzi
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It's been one week since the primary — what actually happened? @FitzTheReporter of @sfstandard and @EskSF of @MLNow breakdown the results tomorrow night at Manny's ⚖️
Last call for tickets: sf.news/4aj0BXu
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Jun 9
Okay! Basketball game is over.
Tomorrow, if you want to hear a San Francisco election wrap, you could do worse than hearing me (Joe) and @FitzTheReporter (Joe) sift through the wreckage and locate the black box.
Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Information: eventbrite.com/e/joe-mission…
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Employees of San Francisco's Department of Emergency Management say Executive Director Mary Ellen Carroll displayed a lack of knowledge during the widespread PG&E outage in December.
📝: @FitzTheReporter and @ggreschler sfstandard.com/2026/06/05/sf…
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Since @chrisarvinsf doesn't use Twitter anymore, I'll plug Election Map SF on their behalf!
The map lets you break down election data by precinct, neighborhood, or supervisorial district, as well as metrics like race, income, and homeownership rate.
electionmapsf.com/
ALT A screenshot from Election Map SF showing the percentage of voters in each supervisorial district who voted for Prop D, the Overpaid CEO Tax.
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Low turnout and a mountain of cash spent by moderate Democrats packed a one-two punch for progressives.
📝: @FitzTheReporter sfstandard.com/2026/06/03/sa…
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Progs mogged by mod mob from @FitzTheReporter
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Mayor Daniel Lurie avoided City Hall layoffs in his annual proposed budget released today, but other grant funding cuts to nonprofit programs could threaten San Francisco's poorest communities.
📝: @FitzTheReporter sfstandard.com/2026/06/01/da…
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Two supervisor seats on the June ballot could test Mayor Daniel Lurie's popularity in key districts — and determine how much power he will have in the coming months.
📝: @lihanlihan and @FitzTheReporter sfstandard.com/2026/05/28/tw…
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On June 9, join renowned journalists @FitzTheReporter of The Standard and @EskSF of Mission Local at Manny's as they break down the results of the primary election and what that means for us going into November. Ballot measures, wildcard winners — nothing is off limits.
2 for 1 tickets are on sale now: sf.news/49X5Trw
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In today’s Power Play: A power move at one of the city’s top LGBTQ political clubs, and the police union accusation dogging this District 4 candidate.
📝: @hannahcwiley, @ggreschler, @lihanlihan, and @FitzTheReporter sfstandard.com/2026/05/27/sp…
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Mayor Daniel Lurie's chief of staff Staci Slaughter was the voice of experience as an outsider-led administration tackled labor negotiations and an ever-widening budget deficit.
📝: @FitzTheReporter sfstandard.com/2026/05/26/ta…
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Connie Chan learned of Nancy Pelosi’s potentially campaign-shifting endorsement just one day before it was announced.
📝: @FitzTheReporter, @ggreschler, @lihanlihan sfstandard.com/2026/05/24/co…
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Mayor Daniel Lurie's chief of staff Staci Slaughter was the voice of experience as an outsider-led administration tackled labor negotiations and an ever-widening budget deficit.
📝: @FitzTheReporter sfstandard.com/2026/05/26/ta…
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Connie Chan learned of Nancy Pelosi’s potentially campaign-shifting endorsement just one day before it was announced.
📝: @FitzTheReporter, @ggreschler, @lihanlihan sfstandard.com/2026/05/24/co…
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Connie Chan learned of Nancy Pelosi’s potentially campaign-shifting endorsement just one day before it was announced.
📝: @FitzTheReporter, @ggreschler, @lihanlihan sfstandard.com/2026/05/24/co…
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