St. John Barned Smith

Jan 6, 2025 | sanluisobispo.com | St. John Barned Smith

The head of a San Francisco political club is getting his job back after an internal investigation did not find enough evidence to substantiate allegations of sexual assault, the group said Monday. San Francisco Latinx Democratic Club co-president Kevin Ortiz stepped down from his post last year after a Chronicle investigation in which two women - one named and another anonymous - accused him of sexual assault and other misconduct. Ortiz, a former staffer for Rep.

Dec 7, 2024 | sanluisobispo.com | St. John Barned Smith

Annette Margolis waved a green dog bag as her pitbull-boxer mix did his business Friday morning. "I've got a bag," she said, smiling cheerfully as she scooped up the dog droppings. Unfortunately, across the city, thousands of residents aren't picking up their pets' waste - and that's perhaps the less gross part of the problem.

Nov 12, 2024 | sanluisobispo.com | J.K. Dineen |St. John Barned Smith

In a city where housing politics can be a blood sport, Daniel Lurie seems to have pulled off an unusual feat: winning the mayor's race without alienating any of the groups so often bitterly divided over development. On the campaign trail, Lurie laid out a housing platform similar to that of outgoing Mayor London Breed. The Levi Strauss heir called for speeding up development, slashing fees and using innovative methods to bring down the astronomical cost of building.

Oct 16, 2024 | fresnobee.com | J.D. Morris |St. John Barned Smith

Mayor London Breed's reelection campaign sent an email to supporters Wednesday that suggested she was endorsed by the Chronicle's editorial board when she was not. The editorial board, which operates separately from the Chronicle's newsroom, endorsed Breed's rival Daniel Lurie on Tuesday.