I think California is one of the most beautiful states there is, and it's also the land of opportunity and ethnicity. But it's not a state that's easy to be poor in. Case in point: soon it won't be as easy to drive across the Golden Gate Bridge if you only have cash to pay your toll with.

Name: David Chiu Neighborhood: Polk Street Years In SF: 17 Current Gig: Representing San Francisco's District Three, Chiu was recently reelec...

David Chiu was re-elected as the president of San Francisco's Board of Supervisors by a unanimous vote of his peers on the board Tuesday afternoon. ...

Nearly a year after his electoral victory over a field of challengers that seemed to include every man, woman and child in the city, San Francisco May...

We always sawy live in a cocoon here in San Francisco, a place where politics act a little differently than they do in other parts of the country. Are we marginalizing ourselves, removing our thoughts and causes from the national discourse?

SAN FRANCISCO -- Catherine Carr was born and raised in San Francisco. A graduate of St. Ignatius High School and the University of California Berkeley...

As we roll towards this November, we'll have the appearance of "popcorn politics." These are the great shows and stands that our politicians will take over the summer, all angling to find that one blockbuster that will propel them back into office.

A new measure signed into law on Wednesday requires community input about the San Francisco Police Department's participation with the FBI on a joint ...

The smear campaigns. The satirical candidates. The protests. It's officially 2012, and election season is in full swing. On Thursday evening, Bara...

Eric Mar stood speechless and wide-eyed. John Avalos laughed nervously. George Gascon loosened his collar. And all the while, the crowd went wild. ...

On January 24, the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club -- an LGBT politically active group better known as the Milk Club -- is expected to elect drag que...

If affecting local political elections is a next step for the Occupy movement, we may very well have a bellwether event here in San Francisco tomorrow.

Inspiration can be found amongst those whom we encounter in our own lives. Bevan Dufty is one such individual, someone who I have been fortunate to call a friend and inspiration for many years.

On Tuesday, Occupy San Francisco demonstrators gathered outside of City Hall before a Board of Supervisors meeting to protest Mayor Ed Lee's refusal t...

It's hard to get too indignant about Obama when in SF, we can't elect a progressive mayor blindfolded with our hands tied behind our backs by a feminist dominatrix earning a living wage in a solar-powered basement dungeon.

If San Francisco's economic future depends on a well-trained workforce, we must address the growing trend of families leaving our community in search of better schools.

While the tone of Thursday evening's mayoral debate hosted by the San Francisco Young Democrats at the African American Art & Culture Complex was cons...

The struggle for the soul of San Francisco hit a crescendo in the Mission District with renters, artists, and non-profits pushing back against the forces of displacement. Over the next decade, the City would witness a renaissance of progressive reforms.