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Elon Musk took out his chainsaw. Government took out its checkbook.
Daniel Lurie for governor? Election wins open the door to the discussion
After going undefeated Tuesday, the mayor has an unequivocal mandate — and the makings of a new political machine.
Why I’m throwing away my governor vote, and more last-minute election decisions
The Standard’s political columnist returns (briefly) from book-leave to share his abbreviated voting guide.
California’s GOP ghost has a pulse
Hardly anyone checks this little box on their tax return. Why keep it?
The presidential campaign fund is broken, gutted and pointless.
Anthropic is fighting a battle the country needs
Trump and his team have gone too far — again — in trying to bend a private business to their will.
Democrats have an early front-runner
Gavin Newsom’s bet on joyful combat and coiffed charisma is paying dividends.
The pragmatist and the socialist: How Lurie’s State of the City speech one-upped Mamdani
All, This is my last column for The San Francisco Standard before beginning book leave to work on my biography of the late political columnist and…