Public Press Weekly: Look Ma, It’s Politics

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The May 5 candidates’ forum at the Kanbar Performing Arts Center featured multiple candidates for San Francisco mayor, 12th Congressional District and state Superior Court. Photo by Terry Pon / San Francisco Public Press

Horse race. Blood sport. Relay race. Full-court press. Hunger games.

Welcome to campaign season.

We’re in the run-up to the June 5 primary and special election, and city and state politics are in overdrive.

Here’s what’s up with a few of the San Francisco mayoral hopefuls and, heck, the body politic.

About That Rent? It’s Still Too Damn High

Short Takes on Toking

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Protest “evicted” signs are placed outside a building where residents had been evicted in 2014. Over the past year more than 1,600 eviction notices have been filed with the city Rent Board. If passed, Proposition F would guarantee legal representation to all occupants of the city’s 225,000 rental units, regardless of income. Photo by David Zlutnick / KALW Crosscurrents

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