Lance Williams

The New Gangsta Rap's Real Problem

Last week, a 17-year-old Chicagoan named Keith Cozart was sentenced to 60 days in juvenile detention after violating parole. Both his offenses were gun crimes: the first came in 2011, when Cozart pointed a firearm at a police officer; the second came with a video posted online that showed Cozart han ... More >>

Supes Want to Rescind Law that Bans Competition in SF Trash Collection

Ranked-Choice Voting Will Force Politicians To Swallow Their Pride

Arggggh, I don't want to be humble​A growing chorus of politicians who lost in November claim Ranked-Choice Voting, the instant-runoff system used in San Francisco and other cities, is flawed and should be scrapped. But Steven Hill, architect of RCV systems such as ones used in here and in Oakland ... More >>

Bay Area News Project Changes Name to 'Bay Citizen'; Starts Hiring

​As of this afternoon, the Bay Area News Project, the F. Warren Hellman-funded bid to reinvent the metro newspaper, has a new, Pulitzer Prize-winning managing editor, a new Web site, and a new name, "The Bay Citizen," with the slogan,  "News/Culture/Community." The new managing editor is Stev ... More >>

Will Landmark Health Care Bill Harm Fish?

​Eating fish is good for your health. Expanded medical coverage is good for public health. Yet expanding medical coverage harms the health of fish.Does this mean heath care harms people's health?Probably not. But Republicans are alleging that Rep. Nancy Pelosi's intense lobbying and favor-swapping ... More >>

Chronicle's Last Investigative Reporter Sails Off to Calmer Waters

Lance Williams departs from the Chronicle, on the heels of Seth Rosenfeld, Susan Sward, and -- is that Chuck Finnie?​When it was announced last week that Lance Williams, the last man standing at the San Francisco Chronicle's investigative division, had resigned from the paper, you didn't need to ... More >>

2008: The Year S.F. Grew Up

Chron insiders hate Willie Brown's new column

John Burton’s Murky Role in Perata Probe

BALCO Breakup - Chron Reporter Jumps to ESPN, Sourcing Gets Awkward

Steroids Confidential

Greg Anderson has given up his freedom rather than testify about Barry Bonds. But one man has learned the deepest secrets of the trainer behind baseball's new home run king.

The Cream and the Cake

Chron 2.0

Prison and Profits

The Chron Behind Bars

A judge has ordered two Chronicle reporters to serve time unless they divulge their source on Bonds' steroid use. Do you think they should be made to spill the beans?

Cops Who SPY

Giant Fake

Is baseball star Barry Bonds a juiced-up deceiver or just the greatest and most maligned player in baseball history? Find out where you stand!

Keep It Really Real

Willie Brown acknowledges his cronies fed at the city trough? Now that's funny.

Tour de Farce

Lance Armstrong, Thom Weisel, and questions about anti-doping efforts in American cycling

Darth Vega to the Rescue

New Chronicle Publisher Frank Vega has been cast as a villain, but he may be just what the Hearst empire needs to defeat the dark forces of the new economy

Best Chronicle Tag-Team

Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams

Mecklin

Ammiano's Surprise, and Promise

Political Economy

How a Willie Brown real estate venture snagged tens of millions of dollars in government subsidies and opened the way for Democratic heavyweight Angelo Tsakopoulo to make even more money

Mecklin

W.L. Brown: A Public/Private Partnership

Mayor Willie Brown has made official decisions benefiting business entities that are partners in the mayor's own private business endeavors. Is this intersection of Brown's public decisions and private finances a coincidence - or a conflict of interest?

Law and Odor

Blowing Smoke, Breathing Fire (Part II)

The Fang family rides tabloid journalism and hardball politics to the winner's circle

The Emperors Really Nice Clothes

The Last Seduction

Spurned by term limitations, Willie Brown turns his political affections on San Francisco. But how long will our small-town ways hold his fancy?

City Slackers

A guide toSan Francisco political corruption -past, present, and future

The All-Mandel Team or How to Staff One Great San Francisco Newspaper