Latest line: A good week for Carl DeMaio, a bad week for Bob Powers
Carl DeMaio
Republican San Diego Assemblyman gains momentum for his 2026 voter ID ballot measure after a new UC Berkeley poll shows 71% of Californians support proof of citizenship for voter registration.
Bob Powers
Think your Friday was rough? BART’s general manager woke up to a computer system that crashed and brought down the entire train network for 4 hours, stranding thousands of Bay Area commuters.
Alcatraz
Famed San Francisco Bay prison is back in the limelight after President Trump says it should re-open. But “The Rock” closed in 1963 due to sky-high costs, and now is a crumbling, rusted park facility.