CEO of the homeless industrial complex

My August 2023 Reynolds Rap (“Fraudenbach: How the Coalition on Homelessness is holding San Francisco hostage”) elicited one of the strongest reactions from readers I’ve eve... Read More

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A gay icon is living in fear because of a Twitter meme

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

‘Doe 1’ posted a Western-style “Wanted Poster” of HealthRIGHT 360 V.P. Gary McCoy that resulted in a lawsuit — and a yearlong attempt to uncover his iden... Read More

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Fraudenbach: How the Coalition on Homelessness is holding San Francisco hostage

From Prop. C to a lawsuit against the city, Jennifer Friedenbach and her band of activists have no plan to solve the homeless crisis

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

When CNN announced that former Bay Area reporter Sara Sidner would be coming to delve into San Francisco’s lethal cocktail of fentanyl and homelessness, I knew what to expect. ... Read More

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Former SFPUC boss Harlan Kelly heads to court

How we got here, other officials who might be nervous, and why the new U.S. attorney could squash the City Family corruption investigation

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

There’s a certain irony in the fact Harlan Kelly Jr., former general manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, headed to court on corruption charges June 26 — ... Read More

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San Francisco’s only human trafficking case involves a nanny, not a drug dealer

Supervisor Matt Dorsey seeks deportation as colleagues perpetuate trafficking myth

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

“These people are victims of labor trafficking. They are told there are construction jobs in the U.S., then they are trapped and told if they don’t sell drugs the gangs will h... Read More

Nathaniel Roye (left) Garret Doty (right, red cap) buy drugs in the Marina District.

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‘They all knew’

Could brutal attack on Don Carmignani have been prevented? Marina neighbors say yes.

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Garret Doty is back in the Marina just weeks after a brutal attack on former fire commissioner Don Carmignani. When images of a transient trio allegedly involved in the brutal,... Read More

Authorities used screenshots from Fernando Madrigal’s Instagram as evidence in the federal case against him. (Northern District Court Records)

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Ronen’s thin blue lie

Supervisor Hillary Ronen begs for more police after calling for defunding and asking judge to help a Mission gang member

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

“I’ve been begging this department to give the Mission what it deserves in terms of police presence all year long … In the Mission people are getting shot and kill... Read More

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Ramsey the ringer

Close ties with City Family could derail corruption probe

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

On Jan. 29, 2020, I awoke to texts, emails, and calls from workers, City Hall insiders, and loyal readers of this column. Just 10 months prior I penned a piece about Mohammed Nur... Read More

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Business owner hosing homeless woman highlights city’s failures

Millions go to nonprofits, yet ‘Q’ remained on the streets for years

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

“My office is well acquainted w/the victim + have been trying for many months to get her support from @SF_DPH”— Aaron Peskin, five-term member and current president of the S... Read More

The Marina Times endorsed District 6 supervisor Matt Dorsey, and he won big. Photo: facebook.com/mattdorseysf

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A word to San Francisco’s newly elected supervisors, and the inaugural Hypocrite Hill Awards

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

“‘Housing First’ isn’t dead yet, but it’ll be in an induced coma for the foreseeable future — because neither permanent supportive housing nor an unenforceable free-fo... Read More

People gather on the streets of the Tenderloin to buy, sell and use drugs just blocks from the Tenderloin Linkage Center.

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The grift that keeps on giving

From fudging failed figures to spending $500,000 on a self-serving study, harm reduction provider HealthRIGHT 360 wants to keep their golden goose

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

“Eisen visibly bristles when people, even in jest, refer to the organization as an ‘empire,’ but acknowledges that her vision all along has been to expand HealthRight 360’... Read More

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Is John Hamasaki fit to serve as San Francisco’s top cop?

From tax liens to credit card lawsuits, the district attorney candidate’s personal finances are a mess; plus, an updated district attorney endorsement

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

“That ‘if’ is doing a lot of work. Just pay some damn taxes, bro.”— District attorney candidate John Hamasaki to Elon Musk in a since-deleted tweet Much has been made... Read More

Candidates for San Francisco District Attorney (left to right): Civil rights attorney Joe Alioto Veronese, incumbent DA Brooke Jenkins, private defense attorney John Hamasaki

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San Francisco still needs big change

Candidate endorsements for the November 2022 election

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

The fact the Marina Times is still going is proof that god doesn’t exist.— Tweet by former police commissioner John Hamasaki, who deleted nearly 9,000 tweets just before decla... Read More

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Teflon Shamann

From berating a cadet to a questionable mortgage, is Supervisor Shamann Walton beyond reproach?

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

“It is N-words like you that looks like me that is always the problem … You must not know who I am, I’ll whoop your ass.”— Shamann Walton to sheriff cadet Emare Butler, ... Read More

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Boudin’s scorched-earth legacy

Recalled Chesa Boudin approved extended paid leave for staff effective on new district attorney’s first full day

“I had to make difficult staffing decisions [Friday] in order to put in place a management team that will help me accomplish the work I committed to do for San Francisco.”— ... Read More

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