Will McCarthy

1 day ago | politico.com | Will McCarthy

The billionaire newspaper owner is getting closer to the president. LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 22: CEO of Abraxis Health Institute Patrick Soon-Shiong during a Urban Economic Forum co-hosted by White House Business Council and U.S. Small Business Administration at Loyola Marymount University on March 22, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Topics discussed at the forum included the Obama administration's support for policies that create private sector-jobs and future entrepreneurs.

2 days ago | politico.com | Will McCarthy |Emily Schultheis

Voters around the Bay Area are likely to face ballot measures in 2026 to further fund the region's public transit networks. | AP DOORS ARE CLOSING — On Friday, the Bay Area’s largest commuter-rail network suffered an hourslong outage that left its trains stalled on the tracks as commuters across the region waited for a ride that would never come. It was, as state Sens.

2 days ago | politico.com | Will McCarthy

Voters across the San Francisco region are likely to vote next year on taxes that officials say are necessary to keep trains on the track. A Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train travels towards downtown San Francisco July 5, 2005, in San Francisco. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images On Friday, the Bay Area’s largest commuter-rail network suffered an hours-long outage that left its trains stalled on the tracks as commuters across the region waited for a ride that would never come.

1 week ago | politico.com | Will McCarthy

On a Monday morning visit to Alcatraz, foreign tourists were only slightly less critical of the president’s plan to make it a federal penitentiary again than the Democratic pols who run San Francisco. A tour guide at Alcatraz talks to visitors, May 5, 2025.

1 week ago | politico.com | Emily Schultheis |Will McCarthy

As they await a revised budget announcement from Gov. Gavin Newsom, lawmakers will discuss proposals for the state's rainy-day fund this week. | AP BUDGET BALLOT MOMENTUM? — A year ago, after his political operation polled voters on whether they supported amending the state constitution to loosen budgeting constraints, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared that “we’ve got work to do” to convince them those changes are necessary.