Scott Wiener
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Scott Wiener wins the race to succeed Pelosi as Connie Chan concedes; the count is unofficial until certified
State Sen. Scott Wiener led Supervisor Connie Chan by about seven points in the latest count for San Francisco’s House seat, and Ms. Chan, whom Nancy Pelosi endorsed, has conceded, though the result will not be…
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Two transit taxes on San Francisco’s ballot would cover most of Muni’s deficit, but not all of it
Budget documents, the official voter pamphlet and the measures’ own text show what Proposition H and the regional transit sales tax would and would not pay for, what happens if only one passes, and how much…
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California’s tax on software subscriptions leads $14.3 billion in new levies, taxpayer group says
A California Tax Foundation tally finds that Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature approved 67 tax and fee increases over the two-year session, led by a law that extends the sales tax to downloaded and cloud-based…
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Fearing Chakrabarti’s surging campaign, AIPAC props up Connie Chan’s stalking horse campaign with big money
AIPAC has spent heavily backing Connie Chan in an apparent plot to block Chakrabarti from the general election. In the final days before California’s June 2, 2026, top-two primary for the open 11th Congressional District in…
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Pelosi, 86, is likely to retire at the end of term
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, 86, is likely to retire when her term ends in January of 2027, sources familiar with her thinking tell The Inquirer. The source says that the Congresswoman is planning to announce her intentions…
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San Francisco begins compensating low-income jurors $100 a day
On March 7, 2022, the City and County of San Francisco launched the “Be The Jury” pilot program in San Francisco Superior Court, which compensates low-to-moderate-income jurors $100 a day for their jury service. The “Be…