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Couple Escapes Dirt Alley Deal: mistaken $25,000 bid turns profit; artist plans quilt

Homeowners JJ Hollingsworth and Alemayehu Mergia mistakenly bought a narrow strip of land during a tax auction, believing they had secured a duplex. Instead, they ended up with a narrow alley that was useless. After several months of frustration, an artist expressed interest in the land, leading to a finalized…

The Times of India · Sep 27

Incumbents Stephen Sherrill and Alan Wong won the special election for two seats on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on June 2, 2026

Incumbents Stephen Sherrill and Alan Wong won the special election for two seats on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on June 2, 2026. Sherrill defeated Lori Brooke and Jeremy Kirshner. Wong defeated Albert Chow, Natalie Gee, Jeremy Greco, and David Lee. As of February 2026, Sherrill and Brooke led…

Ballotpedia · Jun 12

Why a private company is investigating rapes at an ICE detention center instead of the sheriff

Records show a California sheriff's office has given a private contractor the authority to decide whether to investigate rape allegations at the Otay Mesa immigration detention center in San Diego

The Independent UK · Mar 26

San Diego Passed a Measure To Limit Cooperation With ICE; Its Sheriff Has Vowed To Defy It

Sheriff Kelly Martinez argues that current state law makes the new policy unnecessary and that the Board of Supervisors cannot set policy for the sheriff

Latin Times · Dec 11, 2024

Birth of a YIMBY Folk Hero

Plus: The White House's rent controls, San Francisco's bad-to-worse turn on housing, and the latest unintended consequence of eviction moratoriums

Reason · Apr 2, 2024

San Francisco Supervisors Apologize For Racist Policies, Consider Reparations

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors to apologize to Black residents for past racism and discuss reparations. Ongoing discussions on racial justice and equity.

Top News · Feb 27, 2024

Brickbat: Don't Go Yet

San Francisco Board of Supervisors member Dean Preston has proposed an ordinance that would require supermarkets to provide at least six months' notice before closing any stores. It would also require supermarket executives to meet with community members before closing a store and require them to try to find a…

Reason · Feb 27, 2024

San Francisco's Can-Kicking on Zoning Reform Could See It Lose All Zoning Powers

Plus: the U.S. Justice Department says zoning restrictions on a church's soup kitchen are likely illegal, more cities pass middle housing reforms, and California gears up for another rent control fight.

Reason · Dec 5, 2023

Weed war: Raids on licensed farms and dog shooting spark outrage

Video of a police raid on a Northern California cannabis farm earlier this month has set off outrage, in part because the 36-second clip shows an officer fatally shooting a grower's dog.

Los Angeles Times · May 19, 2023

Commentary: QAnon has gone local, with strange repercussions in California’s Shasta County and beyond

The Shasta County, California, Board of Supervisors has “upended the county’s election process,” the Los Angeles Times reported last week, “canceling its contract with Dominion Voting Systems.” The county could opt to hand-count ballots instead, which would likely delay results and promote more suspicion of elections. One supervisor said he…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 14, 2023