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City Hall Digest: Government Oversight Isn’t a Game

It can be hard to stay on top of everything that happens in San Francisco politics—City Hall Digest navigates all the latest developments to make sure you’re in-the-know. This week’s City Hall Digest breaks down the political games Supervisor Ahsha Safaí is playing with the Police Commission, the suprise DJ set downtown from Fred Again and Skrillex, what’s in Mayor London Breed’s proposed budget, and the new legislation to curb illegal street vending.

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City Hall Digest: Peskin Dusts Off Familiar Playbook to Confuse Voters

It can be hard to stay on top of everything that happens in San Francisco politics—City Hall Digest navigates all the latest developments to make sure you’re in-the-know. This week’s City Hall Digest digs into the ways Supervisor Aaron Peskin broke our oversight system, why he can’t be trusted to fix it, and why Aaron Peskin’s commission reform measures are a cynical ploy to halt real reform in San Francisco.

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City Hall Digest: Money Problems Plague Schools and Nonprofits

It can be hard to stay on top of everything that happens in San Francisco politics—City Hall Digest navigates all the latest developments to make sure you’re in-the-know. This week’s City Hall Digest digs into the money troubles plaguing San Francisco’s schools and the homeless shelter operator the Providence Foundation.

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Neighborhood Groups Create Giant Headaches for Small Businesses

It can be hard to stay on top of everything that happens in San Francisco politics—City Hall Digest navigates all the latest developments to make sure you’re in-the-know.

Why does San Francisco seem so determined to make opening a small business as difficult as possible? The city seems to be actively undermining new businesses—that’s a problem when nearly one-third of commercial spaces are vacant in San Francisco.

This week’s City Hall Digest breaks down entrepreneur Naz Khorram’s recent article about their experience trying to open a restaurant in San Francisco. Plus, a new state bill aims to direct more funding towards sober supportive housing (potentially a massive win), and after years of increases, crime in San Francisco is starting to drop.

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No One Knows if California’s Spending on Homelessness is Working

It can be hard to stay on top of everything that happens in San Francisco politics—City Hall Digest navigates all the latest developments to make sure you’re in-the-know.

California spent $24 billion on homelessness over the past five years, and homelessness actually increased during that time. So where did the money go? Good question. No one’s really sure, because state agencies failed to properly track spending during that time, too.

This week’s City Hall Digest digs into why California’s failure to track spending is such a damning indictment of the state’s ability to solve homelessness. Plus, California Highway Patrol’s coordination with local authorities to disrupt drug trafficking is paying off, and why San Francisco needs to do more to keep library workers safe.

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Another Week, Another San Francisco Nonprofit Scandal

It can be hard to stay on top of everything that happens in San Francisco politics—City Hall Digest navigates all the latest developments to make sure you’re in-the-know. Incredibly, but unsurprisingly, yet another scandal has popped up in the tangled web of nonprofit contractors that the city relies on to provide critical city services. This week’s City Hall Digest breaks down the reasons why unscrupulous people continuously take advantage of San Francisco’s system, the city’s failure to reduce traffic deaths despite adopting Vision Zero policies, and Aaron Peskin (again) creating legislation to specifically benefit a small group of his constituents at the expense of every other San Franciscan. Check it out.

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