Commentary

Election Matters with SDR, Opinion

Editor’s note — These endorsements are the views of Susan Dyer Reynolds, not necessarily the views of The Marina Times. “The quality of independence was almost wholly le... Read More

Marina Times candidate endorsements for the Nov. 5, 2024, election

Don’t go with the status quo — our endorsements include some City Hall outsiders and underdogs who want to be agents of change

As an assemblymember, Bonta requested $3.4 million grant for Viridis Fuels, run by Juarez, while Mia Bonta shared an office with now-defunct fuel firm

Editor’s note — These endorsements are the views of Susan Dyer Reynolds, not necessarily the views of the Marina Times. In March of 2002, San Franciscans voted to pass rank... Read More

Opinion, Reynolds Rap

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and his assemblymember wife tied to disgraced Oakland political operative Mario Juarez

Election Matters with SDR, Opinion

People who didn’t grow up in the San Francisco Bay Area or didn’t follow the region’s politics may not remember the story of Jim Jones except for the horrors of Nov. 18, 197... Read More

Why Mark Farrell’s message resonates with San Francisco voters

A new poll released by the Mark Farrell for Mayor campaign shows Farrell having the most first-choice votes among major candidates, and that after allocating votes to simulate the... Read More

Restoring the public’s faith in government

By Marie Hurabiell and Jill Yee

Over the past few months, rarely has a week gone by without a story detailing a new scandal involving mismanagement of our nonprofit contracts. In early September of last year, an... Read More

The In-Box

Brooke Jenkins Protects Victims Rights and Deserves Our Vote

By Anh Lê

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has done an outstanding job as D.A. and deserves to be elected on November 8. I speak for myself as a Vietnamese American and Asian ... Read More

The In-Box

Proposition M is good for San Francisco

By Betsy Dodd

Prop. M will make more rental units available in our city and will likely raise new funds for low-income renters and for low-income housing projects. It is a targeted measure, see... Read More

The In-Box

Vote No on Measure O!

City College is an indispensable, much-beloved institution, and taxpayers have time and time again been very generous. San Francisco already pays for Free City. Last year, CCSF re... Read More

Picking the best on the ballot

November Recommendations

Democratic Socialists think they are more powerful than the Supreme Court

Election day is almost upon us! San Franciscans will take to the polls and make their voices heard for the fourth and final time this year. If you are unsure of your registration ... Read More

Opinion

Should the Board of Supervisors control your home?

By Marie Hurabiell

On this November’s ballot, Proposition M, “Tax on Keeping Residential Units Vacant,” intends to supercede privacy rights of citizens in their homes by putting rigid paramete... Read More

Turning a corner on public safety

Staffing issues have been unaddressed for years

It’s time to turn a corner on our approach to public safety in San Francisco. For too long, we’ve failed to hold people accountable for the harm they have caused. I’ve been ... Read More

Opinion

The dangers of understaffed jails

By Ken Lomba

Staffing in the San Francisco jails has become dangerously unsafe with inmates attacking inmates, nurses, sheriff deputies, and civilian employees. The San Francisco Sheriff’s O... Read More

Opinion

San Francisco needs more police

By Jay Donde

“San Francisco is an over-policed city, sending phalanxes of aggressive officers into communities where cops are deeply unpopular to tackle problems they are ill-equipped to res... Read More

The battles over abortion are shifting into high gear. Photo: flickr.com/fibonacciblue

A direct attack on women’s rights and safety