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District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan and State Sen. Scott Wiener will advance to November’s election for Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. At the end of election night, with 49% of the votes counted, Chan was in second place with 28.6% of the vote, while Saikat Chakrabarti was in third with 14.9%. Wiener leads the pack with more than 40,000 votes (41.26%), and pulled the majority of votes from precincts citywide.
Alan Wong got 72% in the final round of ranked-choice voting, according to the most-recently released preliminary election returns from the San Francisco Department of Elections. Natalie Gee, chief of staff to District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton, got 28%.
I am sad to say that on Saturday, May 30, Michael Durand peacefully passed away after 70 years of life. He will be dearly missed… He has been an incredible mentor, friend and teacher to me and so many other young journalists. I will always be grateful for the time we spent together and truly touched by the opportunities he has given me.
Send up to three photos of your pet to Editor@RichmondSunsetNews.com for consideration for “Pet Pix.” Please include your pet’s name.
Send up to three photos of your pet to Editor@RichmondSunsetNews.com for consideration for “Pet Pix.” Please include your pet’s name.
To submit photos for consideration in the Photos of the Month online gallery, send three jpegs to Editor@RichmondSunsetNews.com by the 15th of the month.
The summer can be chilly in the San Francisco Bay Area. I aways turn to a soup for the evening supper. The easier soup to make is a creamy vegetable soup without using any cream. My favorite is a mixture of carrots, sweet potato and butternut squash. All three vegetables are available in their free form year-round in Northern California.
I believe Catherine Stefani’s column should more accurately have the title: “Standing Up For Corporate Healthcare Interests.” By working on incremental reform through the bills listed in her column, fundamental healthcare reform that is urgently needed is once again defeated. The profits of those who provide campaign contributions to the great majority of legislators in Sacramento are safe for another year.
District 4 voters deserve to know who is trying to buy influence in our neighborhood election. Recent reporting by Mission Local shows outside spending in our supervisorial race has reached unprecedented levels. This isn’t just about campaign advertising; it’s about a high-stakes clash of interests attempting to dictate the future of our community.
The upcoming June 2026 election in San Francisco’s District 4 is shaping up to be a definitive referendum on the neighborhood’s identity. Centered in the Sunset District, this race, along with a quartet of ballot propositions, carries significant implications for the City’s political trajectory and impacts the local real estate market, to a certain degree.
In June’s primary election, District 4 voters will have the opportunity to vote for a supervisor to complete the remainder of Joel Engardio’s term.
This month, westside voters will receive their ballots for the June 2 primary election. One of the most notable items on the ballot is the congressional race. These four candidates will go head to head in attempts of securing Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s D-11 seat in the House of Representatives.
Do you have a sweet tooth or crave a cool concoction? The Inner Sunset offers an array of sweet treats, from artisanal ice cream, baked goods, frozen yogurt, dessert crepes and more. Take a stroll and explore these local spots.
Comparison photos of Irving Street and 22nd Avenue 46 years apart.
San Francisco’s proposed Family Zoning Plan cleared an important bureaucratic hurdle in April when the California Coastal Commission (CCC), the state’s quasi-judicial agency which has jurisdiction over the coastline, approved it with a 10-1 vote.
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