Lurie dismisses Benioff’s call for National Guard while Trump again sets sights on SF

<div class="content-grid article-content"><div class="Metadata_container__fxAzw"><div class="Metadata_metadata__W_0LF"><span>By <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/george-kelly/">George Kelly</a> and <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/michael-mclaughlin/">Michael McLaughlin</a></span><time datetime="2025-10-15T21:01:04.161Z">Updated Oct. 15, 2025 • 2:01pm</time><time datetime="2025-10-15T20:20:15.709Z">Published Oct. 15, 2025 • 1:20pm</time></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Days after Marc Benioff stunned his hometown by calling for President Donald Trump to deploy the National Guard to San Francisco because of what he claimed was rampant crime, Mayor Daniel Lurie and other officials say they have got the situation under control. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">However, later on Wednesday, Trump renewed his rhetoric about cleaning up San Francisco with federal personnel.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“I’m going to be strongly recommending at the request of government officials, which is always nice, that you start looking at San Francisco,” Trump said at a press conference with FBI Director Kash Patel. “I think we can make San Francisco -- one of our great cities 10 years ago, 15 years ago, and now it’s a mess.  </p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“And we have great support in San Francisco, so I’d like to recommend that for inclusion, maybe in your next group,” Trump said to Patel.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Speaking earlier at the San Francisco Police Department’s academy in Diamond Heights, Lurie touted a reduction in reported crimes and a growing number of police recruits this year. Overall, crime is down 30% in 2025 compared with last year, police stats show, and the <u><a data-post-id="7223ef35-fcd1-466b-9969-b6863d799c40" href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/12/31/homicides-down-san-francisco/">number of homicides</a></u> is on track to be the lowest in 70 years, according to the <u><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/homicides-data-sf-record-low-21086889.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">San Francisco Chronicle<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u>.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">At the same time, the number of police officers on the street has increased for the first time since the pandemic, officials said. Still, the SFPD is 500 cops short of its staffing goal.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“I’m not trying to change those people’s minds,” Lurie said about San Francisco’s naysayers. “They’re entitled to their own opinions, but they’re not entitled to their own facts.”</p></div><figure class="ImageBlock_ImageFigure__ZnquR inset-image mobile-grid-full mobile-grid-full" data-align="none"><div class="relative"><div><img alt="A man in a suit talks to a lined-up group of police officers standing in formation outdoors near buildings and vehicles." class="block lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="3072" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 1001px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 700px, 100vw" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_pcsnu9blat6hffp1pss4urjc1j/-S3840x2891-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_pcsnu9blat6hffp1pss4urjc1j/-S640x482-FPNG 640w, 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style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 4080 3072'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="4080"/></div></div><figcaption class="basis-full mt-[10px] text-xs text-gray-550 font-inter leading-[18px]">Mayor Daniel Lurie addresses recruits outside the city’s police academy on Wednesday.<span class="image-caption-divider"> | </span><span class="image-credit"><span class="sr-only">Source: </span>George Kelly/The Standard</span></figcaption></figure><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">That contrasts with the Salesforce CEO who recently griped about public safety in San Francisco, praised Trump’s second-term performance, and expressed <u><a data-post-id="c34ca1e3-0b21-4241-9dc9-820f734ea8c9" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/10/10/marc-benioff-national-guard-sf/">support for using National Guard troops</a></u> as crime fighters. “We don’t have enough cops, so if they can be cops, I’m all for it,” he said in a New York Times interview Friday.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Since then, the billionaire — along with Salesforce’s extensive public relations operation — has walked back his comments by clarifying that he meant the city merely needs more resources and collaboration.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“I want to put all of our political situations aside and all of our divisiveness, and just come together as one <u><a href="https://youtu.be/U37cChUfHk0?si=1H6fWjnDUqWApQ_4&amp;t=10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ohana<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u> right now,” Benioff said during his Dreamforce keynote address.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Lurie confirmed that he spoke to Benioff following the publication of the explosive comments, using his signature measured language to convey his disagreement with one of SF’s leading philanthropists and employers. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“Those are private conversations, but what I said to him is what I’m saying to you all now, and that is that we are working relentlessly every day at public safety,” the mayor said.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In a <u><a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/15/crime-is-down-in-san-francisco-key-law-enforcement-partnerships-yield-successful-results/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">separate statement<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u> touting the products of crime-fighting partnerships, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office noted that the California Highway Patrol would have 200 extra officers on duty during this week’s Dreamforce conference in coordination with the city and Salesforce.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Appearing with Lurie, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins made her critiques more pointed and faulted Benioff for appealing to Trump, who has thrust federal forces into Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. without partnering with local officials. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">There have been numerous documented cases of ICE apprehending people at San Francisco’s immigration court and in raids on residential buildings this year. Jenkins warned that ICE agents and other federal forces are not above the law.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“My job is to keep San Franciscans safe and so that means from anyone who crosses that line,” Jenkins said.</p></div></div>

San Mateo supervisors unanimously boot scandal-plagued Sheriff Christina Corpus

<div class="content-grid article-content"><div class="Metadata_container__fxAzw"><div class="Metadata_metadata__W_0LF"><span>By <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/kevin-truong/">Kevin Truong</a></span><time datetime="2025-10-14T19:54:25.784Z">Published Oct. 14, 2025 • 12:54pm</time></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">A meeting of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors is not typically the hottest ticket in town. Still, Tuesday morning’s special session drew a crowd eager to witness the ousting of Sheriff Christina Corpus firsthand.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The board voted 5-0 to remove the first-term sheriff from office,  marking the end of a scandal-fueled, mudslinging ordeal that turned the typically staid county into tabloid fodder.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Corpus was elected sheriff in 2022 on a platform of reforming the department’s culture and directly criticizing her predecessor for turning detainees over to federal immigration officials.</p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">But after her victory three years ago — which unseated an incumbent with his own penchant for drama — her tenure has largely been a drip-drip of scandals that grew into a flood of negative headlines, investigative reports, and no-confidence votes.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">An incomplete list of the scandals involving Corpus includes:</p></div><ul class="list-block ListBlock_List__NF3JL article-body"><li>Accusations of nepotism, including elevating her alleged lover, Victor Aenlle, to chief of staff, then rehiring him in a reserve position after he was fired by the Board of Supervisors.</li></ul><ul class="list-block ListBlock_List__NF3JL article-body"><li>The arrest of the Sheriff’s Deputies Association president, Carlos Tapia, on timecard fraud charges that were later dropped. Tapia has since filed suit against the county, claiming the arrest was retaliatory.</li></ul><ul class="list-block ListBlock_List__NF3JL article-body"><li>The alleged use of homophobic and racist slurs in reference to political opponents.</li></ul><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Through it all, Corpus refused to resign. She and her supporters have characterized the campaign against her as retaliation for her efforts to dismantle the department’s “good ol’ boys club” culture and curb excessive overtime spending. She sued the county for $10 million in January, claiming she was the victim of discrimination as a Latinx woman.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Her refusal to step down has come despite a growing chorus of opposition to her leadership of the sheriff’s office.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The cities of San Carlos and Millbrae, the deputies union, and even her command staff have approved no-confidence votes and called for her resignation.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">But perhaps the most decisive no-confidence vote came from the public itself. In March, San Mateo County voters approved Proposition A, granting the Board of Supervisors the authority to remove a sitting sheriff. The measure passed with 84% of the vote.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">On Tuesday, the board exercised that power, making Corpus the first sheriff to be removed from office in the county’s history. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Dozens of residents spoke during the public comment period, with the majority urging Corpus’s removal.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In a final display of defiance — or delusion — Corpus spoke passionately in her own defense for what was basically a foregone conclusion. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“You may remove me from office, but you will not erase the truth,” Corpus said at the meeting. “I may lose my title, but I will never, ever lose my purpose.”</p></div></div>

Nonprofit tied to City Hall scandal eligible again for city funds; exec director to leave

<div class="content-grid article-content"><div class="Metadata_container__fxAzw"><div class="Metadata_metadata__W_0LF"><span>By <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/gabriel-greschler/">Gabe Greschler</a></span><time datetime="2025-10-09T21:05:52.601Z">Updated Oct. 09, 2025 • 2:05pm</time><time datetime="2025-10-09T15:07:19.399Z">Published Oct. 09, 2025 • 8:07am</time></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">A San Francisco hearing officer on Wednesday ruled that Collective Impact, a Western Addition-based nonprofit that became <u><a data-post-id="a0ef132c-148d-48fb-b790-f342e5327de4" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/08/19/san-francisco-nonprofit-scandal-dream-keeper-initiative-hearing/">embroiled in a major City Hall scandal last year</a></u>, can receive public funding again. City officials had suspended it earlier this year over allegations of financial misconduct.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Hearing officer Andrea McGary issued the decision after holding <u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_DfKInR2mm2z6ko_b1vNly8Hqja7IsVm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">four debarment hearings<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u> in August and September to consider whether the accusations disqualified the group from receiving the funds.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">During the hearings, Collective Impact defended itself against allegations from the city attorney’s office that it helped a former city department head, Sheryl Davis, misuse city funds for personal use. </p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In a statement on Thursday, Collective Impact’s board of directors said they were “deeply gratified” by the decision, “which acknowledges that the accusations against Collective Impact were speculative and unsupported by the evidence.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">They also announced that James Spingola, the organization’s executive director, would be stepping away from his role, citing “intense strain” from the past months that has impacted his health. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“Today’s decision brings mixed emotions,” the statement included. “While we are grateful to be vindicated, the process has taken a significant personal toll.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The city attorney’s office said it would appeal the ruling. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“It is absurd anyone would think Collective Impact is a responsible contractor that can be trusted with public money when we have blatant evidence that Collective Impact paid for a City official’s personal endeavors and first-class travel, submitted false claims, and improperly spent taxpayer dollars meant to go to children,” spokesperson Jen Kwart wrote. “Not only was Collective Impact’s past misuse of City funds disqualifying, but its current leadership has taken no actions to ensure that City funds will not be misused again. This was a bizarre hearing process that led to an even more bizarre decision with no reasoning or analysis.”</p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In her 25-page ruling, McGary said the city attorney did not meet the burden of proof to show that Collective Impact had acted with intent to support the charge of willful misconduct. The city was seeking to bar the nonprofit from funding until 2030.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“Appellant Collective Impact is strongly encouraged to review the terms of its grant contracts, seek the assistance of agency administrators for each grant to come into compliance, and maintain compliance with all terms and conditions required by the City of San Francisco, as well as seek the assistance [of the] Citywide Nonprofit Monitoring and Capacity Building Program,” she wrote.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The ruling is a major victory for the nonprofit, which grew from a modest after-school program to an $8 million-a-year organization providing services such as workforce development and literacy programs in one of San Francisco’s historically Black neighborhoods. The group had previously said it risked ceasing operations if it could not access the funding.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“With this outcome, we can once again focus on what matters most: empowering San Francisco’s low-income youth and families to reach their full potential and to meet the challenges facing their communities head-on,” the board wrote in its statement.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The scandal began in September 2024, when The Standard <u><a data-post-id="e00846f7-dc92-45dc-a8b6-a04c77c7d5d5" href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/09/12/san-francisco-dream-keeper-initiative-sheryl-davis-james-spingola-nonprofit/">reported</a></u> that Davis had signed off on at least $1.5 million in contracts to Spingola’s nonprofit while the two shared a home and car together. The money came from the Dream Keeper Initiative, former Mayor London Breed’s signature program to inject tens of millions of dollars into Black communities. Davis, head of the city’s Human Rights Commission at the time, was charged with overseeing those funds.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Davis <u><a data-post-id="ff50e4a9-062d-4bac-abaa-6d265b213db1" href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/09/13/sheryl-davis-resigns-san-francisco-human-rights-commission/">resigned</a></u> shortly after her ties to Spingola became public and now <u><a data-post-id="17e9ce56-6e1a-4b2c-ab4a-70d02ae1a664" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/08/25/san-francisco-sheryl-davis-dream-keeper-initiative-criminal-investigation/">faces</a></u> a criminal investigation by the district attorney’s office. She has denied any wrongdoing. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In March, the city attorney’s office blocked Collective Impact from receiving public money after investigators <u><a data-post-id="6985b8b3-eb2d-40d9-9822-7f4473714895" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/03/20/san-francisco-nonprofit-scandal-human-rights-commission-sheryl-davis-collective-impact/">uncovered</a></u> new details alleging the nonprofit had paid for Davis’ son’s UCLA tuition and her podcast booking costs, among other expenses. </p></div><figure class="ImageBlock_ImageFigure__ZnquR inset-image mobile-grid-full mobile-grid-full" data-align="none"><div class="relative"><div><img alt="A smiling man in a black puffer jacket and jeans stands next to a smiling woman in a green coat in an ornately decorated room with arched doorways in the background." class="block lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="2334" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 1001px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 700px, 100vw" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_iv8cotaqm114130fomg4261p00/-S3840x3840-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_iv8cotaqm114130fomg4261p00/-S640x640-FPNG 640w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_iv8cotaqm114130fomg4261p00/-S750x750-FPNG 750w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_iv8cotaqm114130fomg4261p00/-S768x768-FPNG 768w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_iv8cotaqm114130fomg4261p00/-S828x828-FPNG 828w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_iv8cotaqm114130fomg4261p00/-S1024x1024-FPNG 1024w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_iv8cotaqm114130fomg4261p00/-S1080x1080-FPNG 1080w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_iv8cotaqm114130fomg4261p00/-S1200x1200-FPNG 1200w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_iv8cotaqm114130fomg4261p00/-S1920x1920-FPNG 1920w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_iv8cotaqm114130fomg4261p00/-S2048x2048-FPNG 2048w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_iv8cotaqm114130fomg4261p00/-S3840x3840-FPNG 3840w" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 2334 2334'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="2334"/></div></div><figcaption class="basis-full mt-[10px] text-xs text-gray-550 font-inter leading-[18px]">City investigators accused Spingola’s Collective Impact of helping former city department head Sheryl Davis misuse public money.<span class="image-caption-divider"> | </span><span class="image-credit"><span class="sr-only">Source: </span>Courtesy Photo</span></figcaption></figure><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">During this summer’s hearings, attorneys for Collective Impact challenged the city’s charges, calling them “factually flawed” and “legally unsupported.” </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The group said that its closure would have an “injurious effect” on Western Addition youth and families. Since March, the nonprofit has relied on $2 million in private donations to cover programs previously financed by public funds.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Last month, a joint audit by the city attorney and controller’s offices <u><a data-post-id="7177bd1f-e970-4576-bc1c-db758df2f786" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/09/16/booze-luxury-hotel-retreat-city-department-misspent-4-6-million/">alleged</a></u> that Davis had improperly spent $4.6 million in public money over roughly half a decade. Some charges included $6,829 for a lecturer’s monthlong stay in a luxury hotel and $31,343 in alcohol. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Another audit, reviewing Collective Impact’s solicitation processes and grant compliance, is expected in the coming months. The controller’s City Performance Division is also set to publish an assessment of the Dream Keeper Initiative’s funding and performance metrics.</p></div></div>

Officials want to halt city funds for ‘drug-tolerant’ housing

<div class="content-grid article-content"><div class="Metadata_container__fxAzw"><div class="Metadata_metadata__W_0LF"><span>By <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/david-sjostedt/">David Sjostedt</a></span><time datetime="2025-10-07T20:41:38.218Z">Published Oct. 07, 2025 • 1:41pm</time></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Five San Francisco supervisors are calling for an end to city funding for what they’ve termed “drug-tolerant” housing for homeless people.<br/><br/>The law, proposed by Supervisors Matt Dorsey and Rafael Mandelman and backed by their colleagues Stephen Sherrill, Bilal Mahmood, and Danny Sauter, would halt funding of new housing for homeless people unless drug use inside the facilities is prohibited. <br/><br/>The legislation stands in stark contrast to California’s long-standing “Housing First” policy of providing housing to homeless people without precondition. It comes less than a week after <u><a data-post-id="e68f9acf-6045-486b-8262-495af9f3b740" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/10/02/lurie-newsom-sober-housing-law-san-francisco-veto/">Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed</a></u> Assembly Bill 255, which would have altered the state’s policy to allocate up to 10% of its homelessness budget to sober housing. <br/><br/>In his veto, Newsom argued that AB 255 would have made it harder to fund housing projects but said the state “remains committed to advancing recovery housing.”<br/><br/>The local legislation, introduced Tuesday, is a direct reaction to the veto of AB 255 and an attempt to give the city more control over the matter, Dorsey said. <br/><br/>He said eviction would be on the table for anyone using drugs inside sober housing. But, depending on the client, they could be relocated to another “drug-tolerant” building. Over the past few years, hundreds of people have <u><a data-post-id="3f02c4f5-1003-407c-a71b-d2854dc1a1aa" href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/10/17/san-francisco-homeless-housing-drug-overdose-deaths/">died of overdoses</a></u> in supportive housing while complaints have piled up about rampant drug use inside the buildings. <br/><br/>“If it’s someone’s intent to continue to use drugs, we have plenty of options for you,” Dorsey said in an interview. “We have fewer options for drug-free supportive housing, and that’s what this legislation is hoping to address.”<br/><br/>The city funds more than 17,500 housing units and opened its first sober shelter last month. Following Newsom’s veto of AB255, <u><a data-post-id="e68f9acf-6045-486b-8262-495af9f3b740" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/10/02/lurie-newsom-sober-housing-law-san-francisco-veto/">Mayor Daniel Lurie said</a></u> the governor’s move threatened to bring San Francisco’s progress on this issue to a standstill. <br/><br/>Dorsey’s proposal is already generating its own blowback from progressive advocates for homeless people, who argue that stricter requirements on housing would lead to more evictions and, therefore, more people languishing on the city’s streets. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Laura Guzman, executive director of the National Harm Reduction Coalition, called the legislation “obscene,” saying it threatens the rights of tenants and aligns San Francisco with the Trump administration, which is expected to shift roughly $2 billion from permanent housing to transitional housing, according to <u><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/29/trump-admin-looks-at-deep-cuts-to-homeless-housing-program-00585770" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">reporting from Politico.<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u><br/><br/>“It’s not only sad, it’s terrifying, and it’s wrong,” Guzman said. “They’re trying to use the housing funding we fought for 30 years to get and use it for treatment facilities. They need to find other mechanisms to do that.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Joshua Bamberger, a clinical professor and addiction doctor at UCSF, said he supports the creation of sober housing but cautioned against using eviction as a mechanism to coerce people into sobriety. <br/><br/>“What we’re all afraid of is creating these sober living environments, and then someone has a bad day, and instead of saying, ‘Let’s increase the intensity of their services,’ they say, ‘They’re out of here,’” Bamberger said. “When people are evicted, they come under extensive harm. We can’t be a contributor to that kind of harm.” <br/><br/>Sober living is usually effective when voluntary, Bamberger added, and any mandate would need to be paired with supportive services.</p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In order to pass, the legislation will require the support of six supervisors. <br/><br/>Mahmood, who represents the Tenderloin, where a large share of supportive housing buildings are located, said he’s supporting the bill because he believes it’s what people living in the facilities want. <br/><br/>“I’ve personally doorknocked on [supportive housing] throughout the Tenderloin and the top theme that comes up is they want to live in an environment and community that’s free of drugs,” Mahmood said. “We’re saying that we don’t have enough of this kind of housing stock, and we need more of it.”</p></div></div>

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San Francisco government shutdown live updates: Alcatraz plans Friday reopening

<div class="content-grid article-content"><div class="Metadata_container__fxAzw"><div class="Metadata_metadata__W_0LF"><span>By <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/the-standard-staff/">The Standard Staff</a></span><time datetime="2025-10-02T21:48:37.176Z">Updated Oct. 02, 2025 • 2:48pm</time><time datetime="2025-10-02T19:35:47.723Z">Published Oct. 02, 2025 • 12:35pm</time></div></div><h2 class="heading-block article-body text-left"><b>What to know</b></h2><ul class="list-block ListBlock_List__NF3JL article-body"><li><b>Local impacts:</b> Alcatraz and Muir Woods remain closed; roughly two-thirds of National Park Service staff have been furloughed; Blue Angels likely grounded from Fleet Week; $1.2 billion in federal funding for hydrogen projects in California has been canceled<br/></li><li><b>Economic effects</b>: California has more federal workers than any other state, meaning a “near-term impact” on the economy, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Finance. The last government shutdown cost the national economy more than $11 billion.<br/></li><li><b>Quote of the day:</b> “They would rather take food out of the mouths of babies so they can give a tax cut to the richest people in our country who really don’t need it.” — Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi </li></ul><h2 class="heading-block article-body text-left"><b>Day 2: Thursday, Oct. 2</b></h2><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><h3 class="heading-block article-body text-left">2:45 p.m.: Alcatraz tours to resume Friday, tour company says</h3><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">City Cruises said it aims to resume its Alcatraz tours as normal on Friday. <br/><br/>However, if they are unable to, the tour operator  will continue to run <a href="https://www.cityexperiences.com/san-francisco/city-cruises/alcatraz/tour-options/best-of-the-bay-cruise/">daily boat rides past Alcatraz</a>, and other landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge and Angel Island.</p></div><h3 class="heading-block article-body text-left">11:45 a.m.: Newsom hits Trump over shutdown, highlights impact to first responders</h3><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken to social media to ridicule President Donald Trump and Republicans for the shutdown and blame them for any economic damage it will cause.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“Republicans refused to keep health care subsidies for millions of Americans and then shut down the government,” Newsom wrote on X. “The GOP chose chaos over coverage. This shutdown is entirely on them.”</p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Newsom’s office said Wednesday that the most immediate consequences in California include making it more difficult to respond quickly to emergencies, such as wildfires and other weather crises.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The office said wildfire crews and emergency responders “remain on the front lines,” but other federal forest staff who are focused on prevention and planning have been furloughed, while Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Homeland Security grants that provide “disaster reimbursement and mitigation funding” are on hold.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Roughly two-thirds of National Park Service staff have been furloughed.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Newsom also blasted the U.S. Department of Energy’s cancellation Wednesday of clean energy contracts in blue states, including $1.2 billion in federal funding for hydrogen projects in California.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“In Trump’s America, energy policy is set by the highest bidder, economics and common sense be damned,” the governor said. “Clean hydrogen deserves to be part of California’s energy future — creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs and saving billions in health costs. We’ll continue to pursue an all-of-the-above clean energy strategy that powers our future and cleans the air, no matter what D.C. tries to dictate.”</p></div><h3 class="heading-block article-body text-left">11:30 a.m.: Some federal agencies stay open, but with political messaging</h3><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Many federal agencies are operating largely as usual, with leaders shifting around funds to keep essential functions running.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">But internal communications and public-facing statements are raising eyebrows. Messaging from federal leadership directly blames Democrats for the shutdown. For example, the Department of Housing and Urban Development <u><a href="https://www.hud.gov/#close">added a pop-up banner</a></u> to its website accusing “The Radical Left in Congress” of causing the lapse in funding.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The language, echoed across some departments, could raise concerns under the Hatch Act, which restricts political activity by federal employees.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Local sources in federal departments told The Standard that operations are being sustained — for now — by temporary funding maneuvers:</p></div><ul class="list-block ListBlock_List__NF3JL article-body"><li>Department of Energy: Some units have funding “for several weeks.” </li><li>IRS: Still open after “shifting money around.” </li><li>Department of Veterans Affairs: Most operations continue as usual, thanks to appropriations.</li></ul><h3 class="heading-block article-body text-left">11:15 a.m.: Black art exhibition shuttered at Fort Point </h3><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Fort Point National Historic Site is closed, along with “Black Gold: Stories Untold,” an anchor exhibition for Nexus, the Bay Area’s week-long celebration of Black art. For-Site, the nonprofit that organized the show, sent out an email Wednesday stating that the free community day on Saturday had been canceled due to the government shutdown.</p></div><h3 class="heading-block article-body text-left">11:00 a.m.: Alcatraz and Muir Woods are still closed</h3><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Tours of the former federal prison were not happening Thursday, contrary to a notice on the National Park Service’s website. The <u><a href="https://www.nps.gov/goga/planyourvisit/park-status-during-2025-lapse.htm">Golden Gate National Recreation Area’s website</a></u> offered no information on when the island attraction would reopen. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Muir Woods in Marin County also remained closed Thursday.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“Due to a lapse in federal appropriations, some park sites and facilities are currently closed,” the website said.</p></div><h3 class="heading-block article-body text-left">11:00 a.m.: Alcatraz and Muir Woods are still closed</h3><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Pelosi joined Bay Area Reps. Jared Huffman and Kevin Mullin at a press conference at North East Medical Services, a nonprofit community health center in Chinatown, to explain why Democrats forced a government shutdown.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">All three noted that millions of Americans will see their premiums skyrocket to unaffordable levels if Republicans don’t back down on cuts to healthcare, and Pelosi called Trump and Republicans’ actions a “reverse Robin Hood.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The two-time former House speaker, who led the effort to get the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, noted that she feels “proprietary” on the issue of healthcare.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“They would rather take food out of the mouths of babies so they can give a tax cut to the richest people in our country who really don’t need it,” Pelosi said. “And then, on top of that, $600 billion out of Medicare and a complete horror show when it comes to the Affordable Care Act.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Trump and Republicans have threatened to fire thousands of federal employees; Pelosi argued that this will likely happen “with or without a shutdown.” She said Democrats are “united” under House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“Donald Trump and Republicans must quit trying to make the shutdown even worse and instead come back to the negotiating table so we can reach a bipartisan agreement to open up the government,” Pelosi said.</p></div><h2 class="heading-block article-body text-left"><b>Day 1: Wednesday, Oct. 1</b></h2><h3 class="heading-block article-body text-left">1:30 p.m.: Blue Angels likely grounded, Canadian Snowbirds will fly on Fleet Week</h3><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Fleet Week festivities are still scheduled for Oct. 5-13 in San Francisco, but likely without the U.S. Navy’s signature Blue Angels. Instead, foreign and civilian pilots will take center stage.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The Canadian Snowbirds, a team of pilots who <u><a data-post-id="68130e1e-7cea-45cb-b1b8-0ba673b5c47a" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/10/01/sf-fleet-week-2025-airshow-blue-angels-canadian-snowbirds/">similarly perform aerial acrobatics</a></u>, will be “returning for the first time since 2017,” said David Cruise, a spokesperson for SF Fleet Week.</p></div><h3 class="heading-block article-body text-left">8:34 a.m.: San Francisco wakes up to government shutdown</h3><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The National Park Service <u><a data-post-id="d411b772-4437-4862-b78e-b6f7ee5005a7" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/10/01/federal-government-shutdown-san-francisco-fleet-week-bay-area-effects/">scaled back operations</a></u>, including in the Bay Area, with Muir Woods and Alcatraz shut down. The Presidio, which is financially independent, remains open. In a statement, the Presidio Trust said it is unaffected by the shutdown “because we earn our operating funds.”</p></div><h2 class="heading-block article-body text-left"><b>Shutdown: Tuesday, Sept. 30</b></h2><h3 class="heading-block article-body text-left">9:01 p.m.: Congress fails to fund the government</h3><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The failure to reach a deal to fund the federal government resulted in the immediate furlough of roughly 900,000 employees and another 700,000 people working without pay. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">California is home to more than 150,000 federal workers, not including military personnel, the most outside of D.C.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The shutdown, the third under Trump, is the first in six years. Core government services will continue to operate. But many departments and agencies will go dark until there’s a resolution in Washington; for example, civil trials in federal courts are on hold. </p></div></div>

Lurie slams Newsom’s veto of sober housing law

<div class="content-grid article-content"><div class="Metadata_container__fxAzw"><div class="Metadata_metadata__W_0LF"><span>By <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/david-sjostedt/">David Sjostedt</a></span><time datetime="2025-10-02T23:26:40.491Z">Published Oct. 02, 2025 • 4:26pm</time></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Mayor Daniel Lurie slammed Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday for vetoing a bill that would have authorized California to set aside funding specifically for sober-housing projects.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Assembly Bill 255, written by San Francisco Assemblymember Matt Haney, would have allowed up to 10%<b> </b>of the state’s homeless funding to go toward “recovery-focused” housing, which emphasizes abstinence as residents recover from drug addiction.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Proponents of the bill argue that sober housing is an integral but missing component of California’s response to the twin crises of homelessness and drug addiction. They say it’s hard to find funding for abstinence programs under the state’s Housing First framework, which promotes sheltering people without preconditions. </p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Meanwhile, hundreds of San Franciscans have <u><a data-post-id="3f02c4f5-1003-407c-a71b-d2854dc1a1aa" href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/10/17/san-francisco-homeless-housing-drug-overdose-deaths/">died of overdoses</a></u> in recent years while living in the city’s supportive housing facilities, which critics say are rampant with drug use. <br/><br/>Lurie has worked to address the issue since taking office. Last month, the city opened its first sober shelter, and several similar programs are in the planning stages. Newsom’s veto could halt that progress, Lurie said.<br/><br/>“Our administration has fundamentally transformed the city’s response to that crisis, but we still have a long way to go and need support from the state to continue moving forward,” Lurie said in a statement. “We are starting to see progress, but the governor’s veto of this bill threatens to stop that progress in its tracks.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In his <u><a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/AB-255-Veto.pdf">veto letter</a></u>, Newsom said the legislation would complicate the funding of housing projects and suggested that the bill would have created a “duplicative and costly new statutory category.”  <br/><br/>Newsom said the state “remains committed to advancing recovery housing” within the Housing First framework.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“I encourage the author and stakeholders to continue working with my administration to strengthen these options in ways that complement, rather than complicate, the state’s approach,” he wrote. <br/><br/>But proponents of the bill contest that there is no clear pathway for sober housing projects under the state’s limitations. In a statement, Haney called Newsom’s veto “disappointing.” </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“This bill was about giving people in recovery a real choice to have safe, sober housing when they need it,” he said. “Californians who are working hard to stay sober are often forced into housing where drug use is allowed, and that puts their recovery and their lives at risk.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Supervisor Matt Dorsey, a moderate Democrat and advocate of abstinence-based housing, said Newsom’s veto has caused confusion. </p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“If the governor is seeing something that we’re not, fine. But let’s see what he puts in the budget,” Dorsey said. “It’s definitely disappointing. … I feel like this could’ve clarified the law, and now I feel like there’s less clarity than before.” </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Haney also called on Newsom to clarify whether “recovery housing is fully allowed under current law” and to “authorize the use of state funds for these facilities.” </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“Without that guidance, the state will leave housing providers paralyzed, local governments confused, and people in recovery without the homes they need to stay alive and thrive,” he said.</p></div></div>

Pelosi aide Gary McCoy is running for supervisor. But first, he’s airing out his crimes

<div class="content-grid article-content"><div class="Metadata_container__fxAzw"><div class="Metadata_metadata__W_0LF"><span>By <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/joe-fitzgerald-rodriguez/">Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez</a></span><time datetime="2025-10-01T02:08:25.007Z">Published Sep. 30, 2025 • 7:08pm</time></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Every time Gary McCoy applies for a job, he discloses his extensive criminal record. And with that declaration comes the familiar anxiety over what his prospective employers will find. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Grand larceny. Felony theft. Probation violations. Failure to appear in court. Driving on a suspended license. Drug charges. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">McCoy’s record has shadowed him throughout his life, even as he got clean and found work that propelled him to the top of San Francisco’s political hierarchy.</p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">It haunted him in 2011, when he applied to become a legislative aide in then-Supervisor Scott Wiener’s office. It resurfaced in 2014, when he joined then-Supervisor London Breed’s team, then three years later, when he became a congressional aide to Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Now, McCoy, 47, is disclosing his criminal past as part of his most consequential job application yet: his campaign for District 8 supervisor. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Nearly 15 years after McCoy first ventured into politics, he filed paperwork this week to run for supervisor, with plans to formally launch his campaign at an event on Saturday. </p></div><figure class="ImageBlock_ImageFigure__ZnquR inset-image mobile-grid-full mobile-grid-full" data-align="none"><div class="relative"><div><img alt="Three individuals stand backstage near a table with wires and an orange drink, with a row of American flags and people seated at tables in the background." class="block lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="2294" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 1001px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 700px, 100vw" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_5du3vb2l393tbfdihumtfvc131/-S3840x2936-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_5du3vb2l393tbfdihumtfvc131/-S640x489-FPNG 640w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_5du3vb2l393tbfdihumtfvc131/-S750x574-FPNG 750w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_5du3vb2l393tbfdihumtfvc131/-S768x587-FPNG 768w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_5du3vb2l393tbfdihumtfvc131/-S828x633-FPNG 828w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_5du3vb2l393tbfdihumtfvc131/-S1024x783-FPNG 1024w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_5du3vb2l393tbfdihumtfvc131/-S1080x826-FPNG 1080w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_5du3vb2l393tbfdihumtfvc131/-S1200x918-FPNG 1200w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_5du3vb2l393tbfdihumtfvc131/-S1920x1468-FPNG 1920w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_5du3vb2l393tbfdihumtfvc131/-S2048x1566-FPNG 2048w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_5du3vb2l393tbfdihumtfvc131/-S3840x2936-FPNG 3840w" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 3000 2294'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="3000"/></div></div><figcaption class="basis-full mt-[10px] text-xs text-gray-550 font-inter leading-[18px]">McCoy has worked as Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s California political director for seven years.</figcaption></figure><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">He is sharing his partially expunged criminal record exclusively with The Standard to demonstrate transparency and so voters can see how far he’s come. He also wants the 85,000 constituents of D8, which includes the Castro, Noe Valley, and part of the Mission, to see how his experiences make him uniquely qualified to tackle San Francisco’s housing crisis, drug use, homelessness, and crime as their supervisor.</p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“I wouldn’t be passionate about the things that I’m passionate about today if it weren’t for that,” McCoy said during a recent hours-long interview on the back patio of the Castro Country Club. “And I wouldn’t have the outlook and the perspective on things that I have today.”</p></div><h2 class="heading-block article-body text-left"><b>‘I wanted to die’</b></h2><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">McCoy’s criminal behavior began in 2000 in his hometown of Norfolk, Virginia, and spanned a decade that included a move to San Francisco around 2002. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">It started when McCoy was better known as Sharky, a 20-year-old punk with a gleaming silver mohawk who booked bands at venues across northern Virginia. Between sets of the ska-like brass horns of Buck-O-Nine and the thrashing guitars of the Voodoo Glow Skulls, Sharky would sneak to a bathroom and snort meth off a key.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">What had started as teen drinking evolved into a hard-drug habit that helped him tune out memories of his father’s physical abuse and alcoholism and the fights between his parents, who ultimately divorced. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">McCoy, who is gay, lived with a woman he called his drug “partner,” injecting heroin with her in an apartment adorned with little besides air mattresses and needles. They financed their habit with petty theft, stealing small items from one Walgreens location and returning them at another for cash. They elevated that grift one day with a trip to Walmart, where they were caught trying to steal a computer.<b> </b>McCoy was charged with grand larceny.</p></div><figure class="ImageBlock_ImageFigure__ZnquR inset-image mobile-grid-full mobile-grid-full" data-align="none"><div class="relative"><div><img alt="A young man with dark hair and glasses leans against a tree, wearing a blue collared shirt with his arms crossed, looking at the camera with a slight smile." class="block lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="3000" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 1001px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 700px, 100vw" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_oqf9886f410rpb705eh807fi7v/-S3840x5571-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_oqf9886f410rpb705eh807fi7v/-S640x928-FPNG 640w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_oqf9886f410rpb705eh807fi7v/-S750x1088-FPNG 750w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_oqf9886f410rpb705eh807fi7v/-S768x1114-FPNG 768w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_oqf9886f410rpb705eh807fi7v/-S828x1201-FPNG 828w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_oqf9886f410rpb705eh807fi7v/-S1024x1485-FPNG 1024w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_oqf9886f410rpb705eh807fi7v/-S1080x1567-FPNG 1080w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_oqf9886f410rpb705eh807fi7v/-S1200x1741-FPNG 1200w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_oqf9886f410rpb705eh807fi7v/-S1920x2785-FPNG 1920w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_oqf9886f410rpb705eh807fi7v/-S2048x2971-FPNG 2048w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_oqf9886f410rpb705eh807fi7v/-S3840x5571-FPNG 3840w" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 2068 3000'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="2068"/></div></div><figcaption class="basis-full mt-[10px] text-xs text-gray-550 font-inter leading-[18px]">McCoy at 17, when he had already developed a drinking habit.<span class="image-caption-divider"> | </span><span class="image-credit"><span class="sr-only">Source: </span>Gary McCoy</span></figcaption></figure><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">That crime stands out as one of the most serious charges on his rap sheet, which also includes drug offenses and misdemeanors. In 2000, he served roughly nine months in a Chesapeake, Virginia, jail for probation violation in the wake of the grand larceny arrest. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The court drug-tested him at each probation check-in, and he tested positive for heroin each time. Eventually, he stopped going.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In 2002, McCoy sought a fresh start in San Francisco, telling his family he could get sober. He made it barely a month before he was arrested on 16th and Mission for possessing and attempting to distribute heroin.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">McCoy spent a weekend in jail and was bailed out on a $10,000 bond. He quit his job as a promoter for a radio station, started using meth again, lost his home, was sentenced to drug court, and learned that he and his then-boyfriend were HIV positive. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“I wanted to die,” McCoy said, “and I had hoped my next use would be what took me out.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">It was not an overdose but another medical emergency that helped McCoy turn a corner. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">A doctor at UCSF’s Ward 86, where many sought treatment during the AIDS crisis, diagnosed him with Kaposi’s sarcoma, a cancer common in AIDS patients that causes painful lesions. They had ravaged the roof of his mouth and esophagus and scarred his lungs.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">McCoy heeded the warning signs and finally went to drug court. He attended harm reduction programs at Stonewall, Ferguson Place, and the Castro Country Club. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In San Francisco, McCoy experienced something he hadn’t in Virginia: empathy. The drug rehab staff he encountered didn’t condemn him, despite his continued meth use, but supported him through his recovery. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">After McCoy completed a drug diversion program in 2009, a letter from the late Public Defender Jeff Adachi declared that his criminal record in San Francisco would be expunged. </p></div><h2 class="heading-block article-body text-left"><b>‘</b>Principles, not personality’</h2><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The D8 supervisor race will be one of the most closely watched, and likely one of the most expensive, in San Francisco next year. Another prominent contender, business owner and event organizer Manny Yekutiel, <u><a data-post-id="e53e1a94-83ec-4783-b737-ab836c19f722" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/09/19/manny-yekutiel-district-8-supervisor-castro/">announced his candidacy last month,</a></u><a data-post-id="e53e1a94-83ec-4783-b737-ab836c19f722" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/09/19/manny-yekutiel-district-8-supervisor-castro/"> </a><u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mannyforsf/reel/DO9I9JMgT3s/">raising $120,000 in his campaign’s first 24 hours.</a></u> </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Despite his opponent’s fundraising lead, McCoy could prove formidable in the race, given his prodigious connections across the city’s moderate and progressive factions. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In a statement, Pelosi called McCoy a “trusted, tested advocate who will bring thoughtful leadership and deep experience to the Board of Supervisors.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">His broad support is reflected in his endorsement list. Among those backing his campaign are Supervisors Matt Dorsey, a moderate, and Connie Chan, from the board’s progressive wing. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Additionally, McCoy has led the city’s two most powerful LGTBQ+ political clubs:  the moderate-aligned Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club and the more progressive Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club. He’s only the second San Franciscan to have helmed both.</p></div><figure class="ImageBlock_ImageFigure__ZnquR inset-image mobile-grid-full mobile-grid-full" data-align="none"><div class="relative"><div><img alt="A man with short gray hair and glasses sits at an outdoor café table, wearing a blue sweater over a white collared shirt." class="block lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="3000" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 1001px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 700px, 100vw" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_f27sfpjc1t5mjbjt0scq9lbc7h/-S3840x2880-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_f27sfpjc1t5mjbjt0scq9lbc7h/-S640x480-FPNG 640w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_f27sfpjc1t5mjbjt0scq9lbc7h/-S750x563-FPNG 750w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_f27sfpjc1t5mjbjt0scq9lbc7h/-S768x576-FPNG 768w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_f27sfpjc1t5mjbjt0scq9lbc7h/-S828x621-FPNG 828w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_f27sfpjc1t5mjbjt0scq9lbc7h/-S1024x768-FPNG 1024w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_f27sfpjc1t5mjbjt0scq9lbc7h/-S1080x810-FPNG 1080w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_f27sfpjc1t5mjbjt0scq9lbc7h/-S1200x900-FPNG 1200w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_f27sfpjc1t5mjbjt0scq9lbc7h/-S1920x1440-FPNG 1920w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_f27sfpjc1t5mjbjt0scq9lbc7h/-S2048x1536-FPNG 2048w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_f27sfpjc1t5mjbjt0scq9lbc7h/-S3840x2880-FPNG 3840w" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 4000 3000'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="4000"/></div></div><figcaption class="basis-full mt-[10px] text-xs text-gray-550 font-inter leading-[18px]">“I wouldn’t have the outlook and the perspective on things that I have today,” McCoy said of what his past taught him.<span class="image-caption-divider"> | </span><span class="image-credit"><span class="sr-only">Source: </span>Jungho Kim for The Standard</span></figcaption></figure><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Chan said she sees McCoy as a bridge-builder.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“Along the way, I’ve known Gary McCoy to be someone who is independent and who focuses and prioritizes on the policies, not the politics,” she said. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Dorsey, who is also in recovery from a meth addiction and has endorsed a tougher approach to battling San Francisco’s drug crisis, said McCoy’s experiences would serve him well as a supervisor. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“There are sayings in many recovery programs about progress, not perfection; principles, not personality,” Dorsey said. “If you embrace that and make it part of your life, that is an absolute superpower in politics: the ability to not let things get under your skin.” </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">As supervisor, McCoy said, he would take that balanced approach to focus on solutions to the city’s crises. He wants San Francisco to build housing across income levels but with an emphasis on affordable options for poorer residents. He favors both abstinence-based drug treatment programs and the harm-reduction options championed by his former employer, <u><a data-post-id="d1c06a4a-74fa-419e-87a7-5cd56102ea89" href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/02/09/fatal-ods-healthright360/">Healthright 360</a></u>. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“Handcuffs didn’t get me sober, almost dying several times didn’t get me sober, overdoses didn’t get me sober,” McCoy said. “There should be a balance.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Instead, he said, it is the people he has met in San Francisco, and the work he’s done to make their lives better, that keep his head above water. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“I think people need to know what they’re getting,” McCoy said of the voters whose support he hopes to earn. “They’re getting a person that no longer lives that life, that has learned from that life, that has done a lot.” </p></div></div>

Trump says the military will ‘straighten out’ San Francisco

<div class="content-grid article-content"><div class="Metadata_container__fxAzw"><div class="Metadata_metadata__W_0LF"><span>By <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/max-harrison-caldwell/">Max Harrison-Caldwell</a></span><time datetime="2025-09-30T19:47:17.132Z">Updated Sep. 30, 2025 • 12:47pm</time><time datetime="2025-09-30T17:52:44.879Z">Published Sep. 30, 2025 • 10:52am</time></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">President Donald Trump is going after San Francisco — again. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In an address to top U.S. military officials Tuesday in Virginia, Trump listed major cities that he said are unsafe due to crime, the presence of immigrants, and Democratic Party leadership.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“San Francisco and Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They’re very unsafe places,” Trump said. “We’re gonna straighten them out one by one.”</p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“It’s a war from within,” he added.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Trump suggested that members of the National Guard could develop their skills in these cities.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“I told Pete, we should use some of these cities as training grounds for our military,” Trump said, referring to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Trump delivered the speech at an unusual and abruptly scheduled gathering of generals and admirals — some of whom had traveled internationally on short notice to attend — in Quantico, Virginia.</p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The address came a month after Trump said he would send federal troops to <a data-post-id="0153f711-88d4-4dac-ae8b-78070d74d3a3" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/08/22/trump-send-troops-clean-san-francisco/">“clean up” San Francisco</a>.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">According to the president, San Francisco and other major cities have high rates of crime and dangerous streets. Mayor Daniel Lurie pointed out at a City Hall ceremony Tuesday that crime data tells a different story.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“Crime in San Francisco is down 30%; it’s down 40% in our financial district,” Lurie said. “That’s what I can control.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The mayor did not mention Trump by name, as <a data-post-id="a892397e-6872-4e86-9ecf-5f91feacd407" href="https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2025/06/17/lurie-trump-newsom-silence/">is his custom</a>.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In any case, San Francisco is not first on the president’s list.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“We’re going into Chicago very soon,” Trump said Tuesday of deploying National Guard troops.</p></div></div>

Newsom signs AI safety law opposed by Meta, Google, OpenAI

<div class="content-grid article-content"><div class="Metadata_container__fxAzw"><div class="Metadata_metadata__W_0LF"><span>By <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/josh-koehn/">Josh Koehn</a></span><time datetime="2025-09-29T22:56:22.986Z">Updated Sep. 29, 2025 • 3:56pm</time><time datetime="2025-09-29T22:05:34.074Z">Published Sep. 29, 2025 • 3:05pm</time></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed the nation’s first extensive law on <a href="https://sfstandard.com/search/?query=AI">artificial intelligence</a> safety, putting California in the driver’s seat on regulating a rapidly growing industry that the federal government has failed to address.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“California has proven that we can establish regulations to protect our communities while also ensuring that the growing AI industry continues to thrive,” Newsom said in a statement. “This legislation strikes that balance.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Senate Bill 53 — authored by state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) — establishes the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act, the most ambitious effort to date in regulating advanced AI systems. The law will be rolled out in phases, starting in January. </p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Newsom’s signature on SB 53 comes after he v<a data-post-id="fe221293-a86c-4965-9e45-b81ccb9f49c2" href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/09/29/gavin-newsom-vetoes-controversial-ai-safety-bill/">etoed a more aggressive bill</a> by Wiener last year that would have imposed harsher penalties on bad AI actors. That bill was opposed by many of the most powerful tech companies in Silicon Valley. In his veto message, Newsom created a task force of AI experts to design a framework that was used to write SB 53 and other <a data-post-id="ddce8f62-51d8-4dad-84a9-ff418e8207ab" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/09/17/newsom-has-big-decisions-make-ai-housing-transit-big-stakes-sf/">AI-related bills</a> this year. The task force’s recommendations focused more on transparency and mitigating risks than on penalizing companies.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Many of the biggest players in tech — Meta, Alphabet, OpenAI, and the trade group TechNet — lobbied against SB 53, saying they preferred uniform rules at the federal level. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Collin McCune, head of government affairs for venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, said in <a href="https://x.com/Collin_McCune/status/1972783841447153849">a social media post</a> that SB 53 had some thoughtful provisions, but the “biggest danger” in Newsom signing it into law comes from the precedent it sets for more states — rather than Congress — to lead on AI regulation.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Federal lawmakers have not taken up the issue, but President Donald Trump this summer released an “<a data-post-id="cfe595ef-3e26-48f6-879d-0b603afe73a4" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/07/25/gavin-newsom-ai-regulation-president-donald-trump/">AI Action Plan</a>” that called for a moratorium on AI regulation by states, which many saw as a giveaway to tech companies.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Supporters of SB 53 said that in the absence of federal leadership on AI, California had a responsibility to act.</p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“With a technology as transformative as AI, we have a responsibility to support that innovation while putting in place commonsense guardrails to understand and reduce risk,” Wiener said in a statement. “With this law, California is stepping up, once again, as a global leader on both technology innovation and safety.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Anthropic, an AI safety and research company based in San Francisco, and tech safety advocates supported SB 53.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Jack Clark, co-founder and head of policy for Anthropic, issued a statement saying the new law will “develop practical safeguards that create real accountability” for AI systems. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">He added, “While federal standards remain essential to avoid a patchwork of state regulations, California has created a strong framework that balances public safety with continued innovation.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Sacha Haworth, executive director of Tech Oversight California, called the signing a “key victory” for holding Big Tech CEOs accountable while protecting whistleblowers.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Companies based in other states may not be as deeply affected, but proponents said the bill will have national and global impact.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In a May report, the governor’s office noted that <a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/03/12/icymi-california-is-home-to-32-of-the-top-50-ai-companies/">32 of the world’s top 50 AI companies call California home</a>. The new law not only creates a framework for national legislation but preempts city and county agencies in California from enacting conflicting rules.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The law targets “frontier models,” which are trained with enormous computing power that Wiener and SB 53 supporters say poses risks, such as enabling cyberattacks, creating dangerous weapons, or operating beyond human control. The law also applies to “large frontier developers,” which are defined as AI companies with more than $500 million in annual revenue. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Under the law, large frontier developers will be required to create and follow a robust AI safety framework that implements national and international best practices. That framework must be published online and updated annually. Before releasing or significantly modifying a frontier model, companies will need to issue public transparency reports describing the model’s capabilities, intended uses, limitations, and the results of risk assessments. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The bill assigns a major oversight role to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. Developers must submit summaries of catastrophic risk assessments to the agency on a regular basis and report any critical and urgent safety incidents. Starting in 2027, OES will publish anonymized annual summaries of safety incidents. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Noncompliance, including failure to report or making false statements, could trigger civil penalties of up to $1 million per violation.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The law includes whistleblower protections that shield employees from retaliation if they disclose safety concerns or violations to state or federal authorities. Large developers must provide internal systems for employees to anonymously report concerns and provide updates on how those concerns are addressed.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Beyond oversight of private companies, the bill creates a consortium to design CalCompute, a state-backed public cloud platform that would expand access to high-powered computing resources for universities, researchers, and public-interest projects. The University of California system will be given priority in managing the consortium, which will be tasked with presenting a framework by 2027.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">On top of putting California in the driver’s seat on AI regulation, the new law gives Newsom — a likely 2028 <a data-post-id="9503bf27-4c7b-4780-af0a-c981238f22e9" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/07/08/newsom-president-campaign-tracker/">presidential candidate</a> — a key talking point on the campaign trail.</p></div></div>

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The Advisory Council on Human Rights advises on anti-discrimination laws and racial equity initiatives. It provides expertise on reparations and public policy impacts on Black communities. It guides efforts to establish partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities in San Francisco.

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San Francisco Airport manages air traffic operations and ensures safe aircraft movement. It provides parking facilities and maintains airport infrastructure to accommodate travelers and staff. The department oversees ground transportation and coordinates with airlines for efficient passenger services.

Mike Nakornkhet

The Airport Commission oversees policy and strategic planning for San Francisco International Airport. It makes key decisions on airport development projects and financial management. It ensures compliance with regulations and collaborates on initiatives like terminal naming.

Airport Commission

Airport Commission Commissioner 1

Malcolm Yeung

Jose F. Almanza

Mark Buell

Susan Leal

Airport Director

Animal Care and Control Department manages animal sheltering, adoption, and emergency response services. It enforces animal-related laws and regulations, ensuring the humane treatment and safety of animals. The department also provides public education on responsible pet ownership and animal welfare.

Animal Care and Control Department

Virginia Donohue

Animal Care and Control Department, Director

The San Francisco Arts Commission oversees the integration of arts into city life and ensures public access to cultural experiences. It makes decisions on public art programs and allocates grants to support local artists and performances. The commission actively shapes policies affecting the arts ecosystem in San Francisco.

Arts Commission Commissioner 1

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Arts Commission Commissioner 4

Debra Walker

Suzanne Ferras

Jessica Rothschild

Seth Brenzel

JD Beltran

Marcus Shelby

J Riccardo Benavides

Nabiel Musleh

Charles (Chuck) Collins

Lydia So

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San Francisco Arts Commission invests in a vibrant arts community and shapes cultural policy. It enlivens the urban environment through public art programs and supports diverse artistic expressions. The commission facilitates meetings and discussions to engage the community in cultural development.

Ralph Remington

Arts Commission, Director of Cultural Affairs

The Asian Art Commission determines policy and administers the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. It oversees museum operations and collaborates with the Asian Art Museum Foundation on fundraising efforts. Commissioners ensure the museum's strategic direction and financial sustainability.

Asian Art Commission

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Asian Art Museum showcases Asian art and culture through exhibitions and educational programs. It offers diverse collections and hosts special events to engage the community. The museum fosters cultural appreciation and understanding by providing access to its extensive art collections.

Dr. Soyoung Lee

Asian Art Museum, Director

The Assessment Appeals Board #1 hears property tax assessment appeals in San Francisco. It evaluates evidence presented by taxpayers and the Assessor to determine property values. The Board has the authority to make final decisions on assessments regardless of property type or value.

Assessment Appeals Board #1

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Assessment Appeals Board #1 Commissioner 2

Richard Lee

Stephen Wasserman

Adena Gilbert

Paul Bellar

Quirina Mitchell

Hilary Winslow

The Assessment Appeals Board #2 adjudicates property tax assessment appeals for San Francisco taxpayers. It evaluates evidence presented by taxpayers and the Assessor to determine accurate property values. The Board exercises authority to render final decisions on residential properties and specific real estate assessments.

Assessment Appeals Board #2

Assessment Appeals Board #2 Commissioner 1

Assessment Appeals Board #2 Commissioner 2

Assessment Appeals Board #2 Commissioner 3

Claire Ervin Lee

Louisa Mendoza

Joyce Lewis

Nicholas Goldman

Michelle Domingo

The Assessment Appeals Board #3 provides a platform for San Francisco taxpayers to contest property tax assessments. It conducts hearings where evidence from both taxpayers and the Assessor is evaluated. The Board makes binding decisions on property assessments based on presented evidence.

Assessment Appeals Board #3

Assessment Appeals Board #3 Commissioner 1

Assessment Appeals Board #3 Commissioner 2

Assessment Appeals Board #3 Commissioner 3

Marc Dickow

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Assesses property, applies exemptions, collects transfer taxes, and records official documents.

Assessor-Recorder

Joaquín Torres

The Ballot Simplification Committee ensures voter materials are clear and understandable. It reviews and revises ballot language to accurately reflect propositions and measures. The committee advises on simplifying complex legal and technical terms for voter comprehension.

Ballot Simplification Committee

The Bayview Hunters Point Citizens Advisory Committee provides policy advice on planning and land use matters in Zone 2 of Bayview Hunter's Point. It offers expertise in land use policies, zoning issues, and urban development. The committee advises the Board of Supervisors, City Boards, and commissions on relevant projects and initiatives.

Bayview Hunters Point Citizens Advisory Committee