My June 2020 column, “It’s the drugs, stupid” elicited more responses than anything I’ve written for this newspaper. Not one person disagreed with my thesis: The homeless ... Read More
But never, ever do you abuse your power for personal gain.The reasons are twofold.One, it’s wrong.And two, you’re going to get caught.— Willie Brown in his Feb. 1 San Franci... Read More
Community colleges are more than schools, they are engines of economic opportunity. Consider that community college students can earn the credentials needed to access 15.7 million... Read More
Over a year ago, I broke the story of Department of Public Works boss Mohammed Nuru’s corruption, his romances with Mayor London Breed and Sandra Zuniga, and the way City Hall h... Read More
At the April 8 meeting of the Board of Supervisors budget committee, City Controller Ben Rosenfield reported San Francisco hotels were providing 1,977 rooms to the homeless during... Read More
In May, I received dozens of emails from neighbors of the Marina Safeway about open air drug use and sales, stolen goods, fights, and assaults at an encampment that popped up behi... Read More
Like draining water from a flooded valley, COVID-19 has exposed features of San Francisco that many knew existed but only now are becoming obvious to everyone: San Francisco was i... Read More
There are numerous cases throughout history where people got it wrong. Very wrong. Take for example Michael Dell. At the Gartner Symposium on Oct. 6, 1997, the founder of Dell Inc... Read More
“They were two human primates carrying another primate. One was the master of the earth, or at least believed himself to be, and the other was a nimble dweller in trees, a cousi... Read More
There’s no convenient way for the average San Franciscan to get involved in city politics. Trust me, I’ve tried. I applied to city boards and commissions only to have the appli... Read More
When I wrote my April 2019 Reynolds Rap column suggesting Mayor London Breed should fire Department of Public Works director Mohammed Nuru after decades of corruption and incompete... Read More
When you open up your ballot for the March 3 election, two of the choices you’ll be asked to make involve issuing hundreds of millions of dollars in bonds to fund various project... Read More
Despite ethical missteps, misappropriated taxpayer funds, lawsuits, and incompetence as the leader of street cleaning in one of the world’s filthiest cities, the mayor continues ... Read More
Startups thrive where government falls short. Buses too slow? Grab an Uber. TSA lines too long? Clear will waive you through. Police not keeping you informed about crime? Join Citi... Read More
This past September, police made a horrifying discovery inside a Santa Rosa home: Patrick O’Neill was unresponsive, and his 13-month-old son, Liam, was dead. O’Neill later died... Read More