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The Fall of Leland Yeenew

How an FBI probe of organized crime in San Francisco's Chinatown took down a senator and well-connected political consultant.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones  |  04-04-2014  |  Politics

PG&E and Mercury Insurance are Spending Millions to Try to Trick California Votersnew

California voters are about to be bombarded by more than $50 million in political advertising designed to convince them to approve a pair of measures desperately sought by two powerful corporations with a long history of lies and political corruption.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Rebecca Bowe and Steven T. Jones  |  03-17-2010  |  Politics

Lessons from California's Political and Economic Disasternew

The tax revolts that started here under Gov. Ronald Reagan and continued to sweep the country and the world under President Reagan never abated. But now that California is showing signs of being the country's first failed state, it has become a cautionary tale for that anti-government ideology.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones and Tim Redmond  |  10-21-2009  |  Politics

Election '08: The People's Electionnew

On (almost) every level, the grassroots beat the establishment and the progressives beat the big money.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones and Tim Redmond  |  11-12-2008  |  Politics

Questioning Ralph Nader's Veep Choicenew

What impact will the Nader-Gonzalez ticket have?
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones and Tim Redmond  |  03-05-2008  |  Politics

Super Tuesday Lessonsnew

Barack Obama wins San Francisco with a late surge of diverse supporters, but can he prevent the superdelegates from tapping Hillary Clinton?
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones, G.W. Schulz and Sarah Phelan  |  02-13-2008  |  Politics

Barack Obama's Momentnew

Presidential candidate finds his voice in San Francisco -- but can he still turn the race around?
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones  |  11-21-2007  |  Politics

SF Connect, the Unaccountable Branch of Governmentnew

Mayor Gavin Newsom uses a shadowy private organization to shield his administration's actions from public scrutiny.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones  |  10-17-2007  |  Politics

Chicken John Rinaldi Emerges as Force in Mayoral Racenew

His impressive fund raising thus far could transform the marginalized, improbable candidate into one of the leading challengers, despite his enigmatic persona, maddeningly elusive platform, and admission that he can't possibly win.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones  |  09-12-2007  |  Politics

Ethics Equity in SF Mayoral Racesnew

Matt Gonzalez's mayoral campaign faces fines three years later — so why were Gavin Newsom's infractions ignored?
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones and G.W. Schulz  |  07-30-2007  |  Politics

A Hazy Recall Effort in San Francisconew

An examination of why the Citizens for the Recall of Supervisor Jake McGoldrick say they are trying to get rid of the elected official reveals that this campaign is based on just a few controversial issues that animate these two dozen fairly conservative people.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones  |  06-06-2007  |  Politics

The Other Shoenew

Records reveal more fallout from the Newsom affair, despite his refusal to talk about it.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones  |  02-21-2007  |  Politics

Newsom's Scandalsnew

Sex, lies, and politics: Twin scandals highlight concerns about the Newsom administration's trustworthiness.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones  |  02-07-2007  |  Politics

Mayor Chickennew

Mayor Gavin Newsom is terrified to face real political debate -- that's bad for the entire city.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones and Sarah Phelan  |  01-10-2007  |  Politics

Blood In the Waternew

Just as the 2007 mayor's race begins, Gavin Newsom is starting to look vulnerable -- but who's running against him?
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones  |  12-06-2006  |  Politics

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