Josh Koehn

No city in the country has made a bigger monetary investment in its Black community than San Francisco since the racial reckoning of 2020, which saw millions of people across the country take to the streets to protest the police killing of George Floyd. In February 2021, Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Shamann Walton — political adversaries united by the distinction of being the lone Black elected officials in the city at that time — came together to announce the Dream Keeper Initiative, a landmark piece of legislation that promised to redirect $120 million...also pledged to commit $60 million a year in perpetuity, for the city’s Black community

California legislation to regulate artificial intelligence is on its way to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk after passing out of the state Senate on Thursday by a 29-9 vote.Newsom, who has yet to take a public position on SB 1047, will have until Sept. 30 to sign or veto the bill, which drew strong opposition from tech companies including OpenAI and Google, as well as national lawmakers such as

How Ron Conway went from playing in local San Francisco politics to ousting Joe Biden.

Mayoral candidate Mark Farrell is comfortable swirling together his lives as a venture capitalist and San Francisco politician, as one investment shows.

In 2015, many San Franciscans were furious with startups like Airbnb as they depleted the city's housing supply and pushed rent in the city to some of the highest levels in the country.

The election may come down to whether a little-known PAC can use the internet to boost mail-in voting.

Daniel Lurie is a surprise winner who rides into office on a moderate wave and hopes of renewed ties with the tech elite.

Matt Haney used a little-known political committee to fund trips, fancy meals and tickets to 49ers and Warriors playoff games, but ethics experts say some purchases may have gone too far.

Ned Segal was famously fired from Twitter when Elon Musk bought the site. Now, he's in charge of steering San Francisco out of its economic and housing crises.

Before sitting down with London Breed for one of her final interviews as mayor of San Francisco, I noticed that her ornate, wood-paneled office