The climate challenge facing S.F.’s next Assemblymember

Assembly District 17 candidates (from left) Bilal Mahmood, Matt Haney, David Campos and Thea Selby. The victor of the upcoming race to represent the eastside of San Francisco will face challenges such as transitioning to clean energy as well as effective water and land uses. (Kevin N. Hume/The Examiner)

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Deli Board owner Adam Mesnick stands outside his shop on Folsom Street next to a door with plywood covering a window after a break in on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. (Kevin N. Hume/The Examiner)

Robbed shopkeeper says San Francisco is so broken it needs Batman

The Deli Board’s Adam Mesnick is sick and tired of SOMA crime

By Al Saracevic
Supervisor Dean Preston speaks on Nov. 2, 2020 in Japantown. (Photo courtesy of Supervisor Preston’s Office)

Supes unanimously approve ordinance requiring landlords give 10-day notice before evictions

If approved, the ordinance would be the first of its kind in California

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The Public Utilities Commission is planning for the connection of 42,000 megawatts of new renewables by 2031, but no transmission upgrades to get that power to the urban areas where it is needed. (iStock)

Opinion: California’s electric grid is not ready to meet climate goals

We must start now to develop the electric grid of the future that will make clean energy possible

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Congress is considering five antitrust bills that seek to regulate many aspects of tech’s ability to operate in and drive America’s economy. (iStock)

Opinion: Congressional effort to regulate Big Tech has unintended casualties

Antitrust bills will impact small, minority- and women-owned businesses

By Julian Cañete Special to CalMatters

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Deli Board owner Adam Mesnick stands outside his shop on Folsom Street next to a door with plywood covering a window after a break in on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. (Kevin N. Hume/The Examiner)

Robbed shopkeeper says San Francisco is so broken it needs Batman

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When Jackie Speier retires from Congress, she leaves behind a storied legacy supporting the Armenian community. (Courtesy KZV Armenian School)

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