Dean Preston is a former District 5 Supervisor.
You wouldn’t know it from corporate media, but there’s a mobilized, determined movement protecting San Francisco from a deepening crisis under a rising authoritarian government. Everyday people -- organizers, protestors, activists, and labor leaders -- are doing the real work of fighting back against the ethnic cleansing campaign
The voters of District 4 have recalled Supervisor Joel Engardio, one of the city’s most conservative supervisors. With irony not lost on anyone, it was Engardio who played a major role in creating San Francisco’s recall machine. Recalls were once a tool for removing officials who had engaged
If it feels like your Muniride is taking longer, getting more expensive, or disappearing altogether, you’re not imagining it. The city is gutting our public transit system right in front of us. But this isn’t just bad budgeting or poor planning. It’s intentional. Because billionaires like Uber,
In just three months under Mayor Daniel Lurie’s leadership, San Francisco has seen a 50% spike in overdose deaths, with 192 lives lost in early 2025 alone. That’s nearly two people dying daily from preventable causes. We’re seeing too much of the same failed War on Drugs