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Power Play: Supervisor Bilal Mahmood’s government-backed-grocery-store proposal has gone down in flames for now. 📝: @ggreschler, @FitzTheReporter, and Hannah Wiley sfstandard.com/2026/07/12/pow…

As evictions hit an 11-year high, the city’s safety net strains to catch elderly and mentally ill tenants losing their homes. 📝: @JesseAlejandro sfstandard.com/2026/07/07/wor…

City Hall sources pointed to one of a number of possible explanations for Fourth of July chaos, including the retirement last year of what one insider called SF’s “event czar,” Martha Cohen. 📝: @ggreschler, @FitzTheReporter, @hannahcwiley sfstandard.com/2026/07/08/san…

New: I recently traveled to Orange County to spend a day with @CheyenneHuntCA, the 29yo political activist, attorney, and content creator who helped break the Swalwell and Platner allegations and has since started @reckoningaction to fight misogyny. sfstandard.com/2026/07/07/che…

Just in: Journalist Peter Beinart told The Standard that Scott Wiener backed out of an interview after declining to discuss his recent ousting at June’s Trans March and views on the Middle East conflict. 📝: @ggreschler sfstandard.com/2026/07/07/pet…

The profile I've been waiting to read about Steve Hilton's better, richer, quieter half — tech PR superstar Rachel Whetstone. Terrific reporting by @eshugerman for @sfstandard. sfstandard.com/2026/07/06/rac…

Jackie Fielder cites video of officers in riot gear clashing with Trans March and “Stud Alley” partygoers as she launches an inquiry into SFPD. 📝: @allaboutgeorge and @McLaughlinnews sfstandard.com/2026/06/30/sf-…

The mayor was expected to endorse Manny Yekutiel, who is facing a recent sexual assault allegation, because of the two’s longstanding relationship. 📝: @ggreschler and @FitzTheReporter sfstandard.com/2026/07/02/dan…

NEW: Mayor Lurie says he has "no plans" to endorse in the D8 or D10 supervisor races — including the contest involving longtime ally Manny Yekutiel, who faces a sexual assault allegation he denies. w/@FitzTheReporter sfstandard.com/2026/07/02/dan…

Two years ago, the SF Democratic Party created a sexual misconduct reporting process. After a recent allegation went unanswered, party leadership is questioning whether that process is working. 📝: @FitzTheReporter, @ggreschler, @hannahcwiley sfstandard.com/2026/07/01/man…

NEW: CA Attorney General Rob Bonta, Rep. Lateefah Simon, and an SF supervisor have withdrawn their endorsements of Manny Yekutiel in the District 8 supervisor race following The Standard’s investigation into alleged sexual assault. w/@FitzTheReporter sfstandard.com/2026/06/30/man…

Exclusive: An allegation of sexual harassment at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce has spurred multiple lawsuits and driven board president Donald Luu to resign. 📝: @low___impact, @FitzTheReporter sfstandard.com/2026/06/30/sf-…

Prominent figures canceled appearances at Manny Yekutiel's cafe in recent months as rumors swirled about allegations. 📝: @ggreschler, @hannahcwiley, and @FitzTheReporter sfstandard.com/2026/06/30/man…

Manny Yekutiel, a San Francisco supervisor candidate, ally of Mayor Daniel Lurie, and owner of the popular Mission café that bears his name, has been accused of sexual assault. 📝: Jonah Owen Lamb, @FitzTheReporter sfstandard.com/2026/06/30/sf-…

State Sen. Scott Wiener may still be recovering from his beratement at Dolores Park, but his rough day had a silver lining. 📝: @FitzTheReporter, @hannahcwiley, @ggreschler, @Sam_Mondros sfstandard.com/2026/06/28/sco…

Scott Wiener was chased away from the Trans March over his past support of Israel, marking the second time in less than a decade the lawmaker was forced out of the Pride kickoff event. 📝: @jennwadsworth sfstandard.com/2026/06/27/sco…

Tajel Shah, chief assistant treasurer for the city and county of San Francisco, was placed on paid leave after the Standard's investigation late last year. 📝: @FitzTheReporter sfstandard.com/2026/06/23/aud…

More news from our wide-ranging interview with Mayor @DanielLurie will be published next week.

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/cha…

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/mon…