陈诗敏正力争成为旧金山首位华裔美国国会众议员，她的参选建立在几代华裔美国人政治组织的基础之上。
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Connie Chan Inherits a Chinese American Political Dream. Can She Take It to Congress?
Connie Chan is seeking to become San Francisco’s first Chinese American representative in the U.S. House, a bid built on generations of Chinese American political organizing.
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For Shorter Ballots, Mayor Wants to Change How Some Measures Qualify
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s charter reform proposals, including one to shorten ballots, raise millions of dollars and questions about accessibility.
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Fall Ballot Measures Aim to Build More Affordable Housing That San Francisco Desperately Needs
San Francisco has struggled to build enough units, but it can invest in a variety of solutions to spur affordable housing production in the coming years. Several will be on the ballot this November.
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Supervisors and Public Encourage City to Fund Long-Term Housing
More than 70 people crowded into the Board of Supervisors’ chamber at San Francisco City Hall on Wednesday afternoon, with many asking the city to spend more money on long-term housing for low-income residents.
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Trump Homelessness Order Threatens to Overrun SF Hospitals, Jails
A presidential executive order issued in July focused on homelessness could put increased pressure on San Francisco’s hospitals and jails, which are already over capacity.
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Souring on GOP Economics, California Latinos Favor Redistricting, Poll Finds
Proposition 50, a contentious California measure to redraw congressional districts, which experts say could flip five Republican seats, is poised to give Latinos a big say at a time when economic pessimism has spread in this voting bloc.
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Joy as a Political Act Defines ‘No Kings’ Protest
More than 50,000 people marched in San Francisco Saturday for the second national “No Kings” protest, making it one of the largest in recent years to focus collective scorn on the Trump Administration. The scene blended activism and spectacle.
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Broke-Ass Stuart, Pioneer Offline-Online Influencer, Looks Back at 20 Years of Love, Death and Dive Bars
Stuart Schuffman, aka Broke-Ass Stuart, started with a homemade zine, listing cheap eats, drinks and events. He became a TV travel host, publisher and mayoral candidate. His new book is “The Worst of Broke-Ass Stuart: 20 Years of Love, Death and Dive Bars.”
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Recall Supporters Consider This Non-Endorsement a Victory. Why?
When Chair Nancy Tung announced that the Democratic County Central Committee of San Francisco would not take a position on the recall of District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio, recall supporters cheered.
In the lead-up to the vote, a narrative gained traction: if the DCCC opposed the recall, it would signal to west-side Asian American voters that their voices didn’t matter.
While the decision is unlikely to change the outcome of the Sept. 16 special election, political strategists say it signals that this constituency is becoming harder to ignore and demanding a seat at the political table.