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Personal news: After 3+ years co-authoring the California Playbook, it's my last day at Politico. Iām thankful for the opportunities Iāve had, and especially grateful to my bosses @davidsiders + @ccadelago
But Iām not going far ā¦ my next gig will keep me in the city I love
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Star-studded welcome for Newsom at a union hall in San Francisco. āDonald Trumpās presidency, as we know it, ends on Nov. 3,ā he tells crowd
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Canāt get over the congressional-race optics at this big Dem presser in SF right now. On one side of the podiumā¦ Connie Chan is standing next to Pelosi and Lofgren. On the other sideā¦ Scott Wiener is standing next to Newsom, McGuire and Nancy Tung
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On the latest episode of "PST with @EmilyDreyfuss," the Standard's Comedy Correspondent Sophia Garrow and reporters @dustingardiner and @ggreschler help our host make sense of the eight-page ballot. Listen now: sf.news/4yCAcgy
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Power Play: North Beach historic district hits a snag, Connie Chan and Matt Haney land new endorsements, and Daniel Lurie meets with first Manny Yekutiel accuser.
š: @ggreschler, @dustingardiner, @MaggieAngst, and @FitzTheReporter sfstandard.com/2026/10/21/poā¦
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Congress has a responsibility to enact meaningful AI regulations, but to do so, we need to dramatically increase the base knowledge of Congress.
I've worked to bring leading AI experts to Capitol Hill to help my colleagues better understand the technology, but we still have a long way to go ā and AI isnāt going to wait for us to catch up.
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The only independent poll in CA-11 (at least for general) came out today. It shows a tight race to succeed Nancy Pelosi:
š¦ Scott Wiener: 47%
š¦ Connie Chan: 41%
ā¬ļø Undecided: 9%
ā¬ļø Skipping question: 3%
Read about it exclusively in the SF Standard: sfstandard.com/2026/10/22/poā¦
EXCLUSIVE: New poll shows Connie Chan trailing Scott Wiener in San Francisco congressional race, despite Nancy Pelosiās backing
sfstandard.com/2026/10/22/poā¦ @sfstandard
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ICYMI in Power Play:
āMayor Lurie met w/ + apologized to Brad Joseph Chapin, one of Manny's accusers
āHow Lurie favored student from his own posh alma mater for commission appointment
āAnother member of "The Squad" boosts Chan in SF's congressional race
sfstandard.com/2026/10/21/poā¦
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Exclusive: The incumbent has campaigned heavily for Connie Chan since endorsing her. But voters who view Nancy Pelosi favorably arenāt flocking to Chan, an independent poll finds.
š: @dustingardiner sfstandard.com/2026/10/22/poā¦
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EXCLUSIVE: New poll shows Connie Chan trailing Scott Wiener in San Francisco congressional race, despite Nancy Pelosiās backing
sfstandard.com/2026/10/22/poā¦ @sfstandard
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This week in the Election Insider newsletter: Farm workers union breaks with Dolores Huerta to endorse Chan, candidate spends big in North Bay race, and District 8 candidates ready for debate.
š: @FitzTheReporter and @dustingardiner sfstandard.com/2026/10/20/elā¦
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Gary McCoy and Darshini Patel teamed up to beat Manny Yekutiel. Now heās gone, GrowSF backed Patel, and McCoy's ally-turned-frenemy says he's going moderate.
š: @david__sjos and @ggreschler sfstandard.com/2026/10/20/caā¦
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Among Bloombergās donations this cycle: $5.4M in disclosed giving to 314 Action.
That super PAC has, between spending disclosed and not, spent its largest sum of the cycle helping a Dem challenger to Republican-turned-independent Rep. Kevin Kiley, per a spokesperson.
NEWS ā
Mike Bloomberg is back, baby.
Bloomberg is putting $80 million into an effort to help Democrats, becoming one of the largest disclosed donors in the midterms.
At least $50 million of that is to help Democrats in the House.
Exclusive details with @boreskes.
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.@SenAdamSchiff just toured the detention facility set up by CBP at SFO.
Dustin was there as he walked out to hear what answers he got and what questions he still has ā¤µļø
NEW: āSeparated from family and terrifiedā: Adam Schiff raises alarm over immigrant detention center at SFO
sfstandard.com/2026/10/20/seā¦ @sfstandard
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NEW: āSeparated from family and terrifiedā: Adam Schiff raises alarm over immigrant detention center at SFO
sfstandard.com/2026/10/20/seā¦ @sfstandard
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Letās be clear about the facts: California has more than 23 million registered voters ā the 28 cases of alleged voter fraud announced this morning represent .0001% of that total.
Isolated cases of voter fraud occur in red and blue states alike. As Iāve said repeatedly, any substantiated allegation of voter fraud should be taken seriously and, when supported by the facts and law, prosecuted.
We have safeguards in place to protect election integrity, and theyāre working.
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This week in the Election Insider newsletter: Farm workers union breaks with Dolores Huerta to endorse Chan, candidate spends big in North Bay race, and District 8 candidates ready for debate.
š: @FitzTheReporter and @dustingardiner sfstandard.com/2026/10/20/elā¦
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NEWS ā
Mike Bloomberg is back, baby.
Bloomberg is putting $80 million into an effort to help Democrats, becoming one of the largest disclosed donors in the midterms.
At least $50 million of that is to help Democrats in the House.
Exclusive details with @boreskes.
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Billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper shares his final endorsements:
I voted for Steve Hilton. We need to break the one-party gunion monopoly in California. Try a republican this time.
I voted yes for Prop 39. I think it will stop most corruption in our ballots, but we really should be voting with our phones by now.
I voted no on Prop. 40. It will drive businesses and jobs out of stateāalso unconstitutional.
I voted yes on 41 and 42. Because capitalism.
I voted no on everything else. Most are just driven by special gunion interests.
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Exclusive: Nancy Pelosi shared her midterms campaign calendar with The Standard. Here's what it says about her parting legacy
sfstandard.com/2026/10/19/naā¦
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