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GrowSF Announces Record-Breaking Fundraising Results from "30 Reasons to Dump Dean Preston" Campaign
Release date: July 31, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Francisco - GrowSF, a leading political nonprofit organization in San Francisco, is thrilled to announce the unprecedented success of its "3…Learn MoreGrowSF launches 30 Reasons to Dump Dean Preston campaign
Release date: July 1, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: San Francisco — GrowSF, a leading San Francisco-based political non-profit organization, today announces the launch of a bold, new campaign titled…Learn MoreGrowSF Donor Guide
Great candidates need great donors Great candidates can't win on ideas alone — they need great donors to help them win. The GrowSF Donor Guide will let you know which candidates align with GrowSF's…Learn MoreGrowSF acquires The Bold Italic to celebrate the best of San Francisco
Release date: December 8, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: San Francisco, CA — GrowSF has acquired The Bold Italic and will relaunch it in early 2023 with a renewed focus on positive and optimistic…Learn MoreNo on Proposition I
Proposition I is a citizen signature initiative ordinance which will require the City to allow car traffic on the pedestrian-only JFK Promenade in Golden Gate Park and end the popular Great Highway…Learn MoreGrowSF MOST INFLUENTIAL VOTER GUIDE
Release date: June 10, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: San Francisco — GrowSF and its allies changed history this week, defeating an out-of-touch district attorney and Aaron Peskin's measure to prevent…Learn MoreThe GrowSF Report: Tower of Housing to Rival Salesforce Tower
What You Need To Know Here's what happened around the city for the week of December 11, 2021: A Tower of Housing to Rival Salesforce Tower? Yes, Please! From Parking to Housing --- On the Westside…Learn MoreThe GrowSF Report: Time to Save Shared Spaces Again
What You Need To Know Here's what happened around the city for the week of December 5, 2021: Time To Save Shared Spaces --- Again\ This Is Pulitzer Level Journalism. We Just Wish the Story Weren't So…Learn MoreThe GrowSF Report, Vol. 38: Hayes Bouncing Back, Pollution in the Air, Holiday Fun in SF
What You Need To Know Here’s what happened around the city for the week of November 28, 2021. Hayes Valley is booming The air wasn’t great — and it wasn’t a wildfire! Understand SF’s $13B budget…Learn MoreThe GrowSF Report, Vol. 37: Thanksgiving Letter
GrowSF Gives Thanks What We're Thankful For Dear Reader, Our newsletter never shies from calling out the challenges facing San Francisco. Yet in every edition, we tell you something good about the…Learn MoreThe Grow SF Report, Vol. 36: Will Safe Consumption Sites Stop Overdose Deaths?
What You Need To Know Here's what happened around the city for the week of November 15, 2021: Save Great Highway Park Mayor supports a safe consumption site Judge reverses change to merit-based…Learn MoreThe Grow SF Report, Vol. 35: Mayor Backs School Board Recall
What You Need To Know Here's what happened around the city for the week of November 7, 2021: Mayor Backs School Board Recall\ Boudin Recall Qualifies for Ballot\ The NIMBY Report shows how much…Learn MoreThe Grow SF Report, Vol. 34: Senator Wiener Endorses School Board Recall
What You Need To Know Here's what happened around the city for the week of October 31st, 2021: A progressive backlash in San Francisco Senator Scott Wiener endorses the Board of Education recall A…Learn More“Moderates” vs. “Progressives”: Breaking down the political factions in a one-party city
Officially, San Francisco’s local elections are a nonpartisan affair. In reality, San Francisco is a one party town, and hasn’t voted for a Republican President since Eisenhower, and the last…Learn MoreHow the SF Board of Supervisors Works
In a major city like San Francisco, it's easy to assume that the Mayor runs the show. But San Francisco's eleven District Supervisors --- the City's legislative body --- wield extensive power inside…Learn More

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The impact of Prop 47 on crime in San Francisco
In November 2014, California voters approved Proposition 47, The Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act . It sounded good—the description brought to mind images of preventative crime measures and a more…
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