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Reed Hastings: Bankrolling California’s Progressives… and Now, He’s Eyeing Newsom’s White House Run

May 13, 2026 3:13 pmMay 13, 2026 3:13 pm

Reed Hastings, the billionaire co-founder and former CEO of Netflix, and his wife, philanthropist Patricia “Patty” Quillin, have emerged as two of California’s most generous – and ideologically consistent – political donors. Hastings built a fortune transforming a humble DVD-by-mail...

Nancy Pelosi Retiring: A Legacy of Elitism, Hypocrisy and Partisan Power

November 6, 2025 7:51 amNovember 7, 2025 6:10 am

For nearly four decades, Nancy Pelosi (now 85) ruled as the iron-fisted queen of the Democratic Party, wielding her gavel with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. She’s finally leaving. Now, as she today announced she won’t run for re-election next year...

SF County Sheriff Miyamoto and His Official Endorsement of Bianco for Governor

August 5, 2025 2:45 amAugust 5, 2025 2:46 am

The San Francisco Chronicle, the SFist, and other San Francisco publications have all asked the same question over the last several days: Why did San Francisco County Sheriff Paul Miyamoto officially endorse Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican and...

Greenberg: Three Years Since Chesa Boudin’s Ouster

June 5, 2025 2:55 amJune 5, 2025 2:56 am

In June 2022, San Francisco voters delivered a resounding rebuke to Chesa Boudin’s tenure as District Attorney, recalling him with 60% favoring removal. Boudin’s extremist anti-cop, decarceration ideology—epitomized by his day-one proclamation to not prosecute “quality of life” crimes like...

New SF Chamber of Commerce Poll Finds 43% Of Residents Now Believe City is Heading in Right Direction

February 27, 2025 7:45 amFebruary 27, 2025 7:46 am

A new poll released by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday found that 43% of residents now believe the city is headed in the right direction, up from 22% last year. Previous Chamber of Commerce CityBeat polls were...

An Asterisk* for Soros’ Medal of Freedom

January 7, 2025 2:55 amJanuary 7, 2025 7:37 am

Reaction to outgoing President Joe Biden’s awarding a Presidential Medal of Freedom to George Soros was swift. Condemnation, ridicule and disbelief focused on both Biden himself and the radical recipient. This is yet another outrageous act in a string of...

Recall Effort Against SF Supervisor Joel Engardio Grows Following Measure K Passage

November 18, 2024 2:30 pmNovember 18, 2024 2:30 pm

A recall effort against San Francisco District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio grew larger over the weekend following the passage of a controversial city measure earlier this month, which he supported, that permanently closes the Upper Great Highway to cars in...