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Blueprint SF’s June 2026 Voter Guide

Blueprint SF’s June 2026 Voter Guide

The June 2 election is around the corner. Here are Blueprint SF’s recommendations on local candidates and ballot measures.

Blueprint Briefing: Week of 10/27/2025

Blueprint Briefing: Week of 10/27/2025

Our Public Defender could let criminals walk free. Plus: Are we finally solving the police staffing shortage?

People charged with committing crime may walk free before going to court.

People charged with committing crime may walk free before going to court.

Our Public Defender is playing dirty politics. And it’s a dereliction of duty.

We’re getting closer to a fully staffed SFPD and Sheriff’s Department.

We’re getting closer to a fully staffed SFPD and Sheriff’s Department.

At a time where local law enforcement matters, the investments we’re making seem to be bearing fruit.

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A 4am last call is good for the economy.

A 4am last call is good for the economy.

Assemblymember Matt Haney has gotten a landmark piece of legislation extending bar hours to 4am all the way to the finish line. But now a rogue Senator is trying to kill it.

Supervisor Mandelman wants more locked treatment beds, faster.

Supervisor Mandelman wants more locked treatment beds, faster.

We could be getting more locked treatment beds - what our most mentally ill folks need - a lot faster. But unions are opposing them.

Ethnic Studies is yet another disastrous misstep for our public school district.

Ethnic Studies is yet another disastrous misstep for our public school district.

While SFUSD students fall behind, district leadership is prioritizing controversial classes that don’t actually help our students succeed. And that’s wrong.

Welcome to the Blueprint Brief.

Welcome to the Blueprint Brief.

Welcome to the Blueprint Brief, your biweekly rundown of what’s been happening in City Hall and local politics. We’ll do our best to present the facts in a clear, unbiased way - and also let you know what we think about them, always through a lens of pragmatism.

Introducing Blueprint.

Introducing Blueprint.

We're proud to unveil Blueprint, the evolution of TogetherSF. Learn more about how you can help build our San Francisco's next great era.

San Francisco has an RV homelessness problem.

San Francisco has an RV homelessness problem.

The City finally has a plan to address RV homelessness. And it just might work.