Cronyism is still alive and well at City Hall
The Booker T. Washington Community Service Center was created under the name Victory Club during World War I as a gathering spot for Black soldiers. […]
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Two overdoses in 10 minutes
As long as we have people who are addicted to drugs, who are willing to destroy their own bodies and their own lives, no amount […]
Virtue signaling on Hypocrite Hill
In the first place, God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made school boards. — Mark Twain, Following the Equator, 1897 By now everyone […]
Emma, Ronisha, and Latanette
“Basically, they’re saying my daughter was nothing, she wasn’t worth anything anyway. And that’s just not true and I get so angry about that.” — […]
Is saving San Francisco a priority for politicians?
My June 2020 column, “It’s the drugs, stupid” elicited more responses than anything I’ve written for this newspaper. Not one person disagreed with my thesis: […]
The city family is a Machiavellian tragedy
But never, ever do you abuse your power for personal gain.The reasons are twofold.One, it’s wrong.And two, you’re going to get caught. — Willie Brown […]
Friends with Community Benefits
Over a year ago, I broke the story of Department of Public Works boss Mohammed Nuru’s corruption, his romances with Mayor London Breed and Sandra […]
You can’t fool Mother Nature
“They were two human primates carrying another primate. One was the master of the earth, or at least believed himself to be, and the other […]