Lurie runs nonstop negative Mark Farrell campaign while ignoring Breed’s tenure as mayor

Editor’s note — These are the views of Susan Dyer Reynolds, not necessarily the views of The Marina Times. I laughed out loud when mayoral candidate and Levi Strauss heir D... Read More

Election Matters with SDR, Opinion

From propositions to the school board, here are our endorsements for the November 5, 2024, election

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

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

Election Matters with SDR, Opinion

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

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

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

Election Matters with SDR, Opinion

Why Mark Farrell’s message resonates with San Francisco voters

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

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

Election Matters with SDR

Did mayoral candidate Aaron Peskin get his dreamhouse by bullying the previous owner?

Peskin’s powerful Telegraph Hill Dwellers neighborhood group filed numerous complaints and refused to give their blessing

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

“Peskin used a lot of my plans that I couldn’t get approved and got them approved … So how does the project they opposed become a single-family home? I’m no fan of Aaron�... Read More

Election Matters with SDR

City funnels billions of dollars to homelessness nonprofits without requiring performance reviews

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

“Homelessness is not designed to be solved. It is designed to be perpetuated. It is to treat the problem, not solve it.”— Former mayor Willie Brown in the CNN documentary �... Read More

Election Matters with SDR