Annie Gaus
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Annie Gaus
@anniegaus.bsky.social
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Senior Editor at the San Francisco Standard.
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I haven’t logged in to bluesky since rhubarb season 😭😭 in truth the pluots were dope this year
"Of the dozens of insiders I spoke with, most admitted that this year’s convention was alarmingly mired in the same themes and mantras that doomed Dems in 2024..."

Many CA Dems are tired of the status quo, but few will say so publicly, per @joshkoehn.bsky.social

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Dark times in Disneyland with California Democrats
Many California Democrats are tired of the status quo — but few are willing to say so publicly.
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After The Standard reported on ICE arrests in S.F., the agency emailed and asked us to blur their faces.

This is the same agency whose agents have reportedly mocked and filmed detainees, the same admin deporting people to w/o due process. Now they want privacy.

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The ICE agents disappearing your neighbors would like a little privacy, please
After taking four people into custody at SF’s immigration court, ICE wanted The Standard to conceal agents’ faces.
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NEW: After digging into city invoices & contracts, @anniegaus.bsky.social & I found what appears to be a major red flag 🚩regarding a $620K, 1-day women’s conference.

Suspended city director Kimberly Ellis gifted a $30K overpayment to a nonprofit she’s close with.

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SF official overruled staff to push $30K extra to political group
A review of city contracts and invoices shows the Department on the Status of Women allowed a political nonprofit to keep excess funds from a splashy conference. A source said Kimberly Ellis overruled...
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“We stopped them in 2017 and we’ll stop them again in 2025.”

On Thursday, Nancy Pelosi preached patience and said that — contrary to popular belief — Dems do have a plan to combat Trump's agenda.

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Pelosi’s playbook to defeat Trump, Republicans: Storytelling
Nancy Pelosi and Democrats are running a playbook similar to the one used to combat Trump’s first term in office. Will it work?
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SF Mayor Daniel Lurie has steadfastly dodged questions on Trump, making no public statements on his 200+ exec orders spanning birthright citizenship and trans protections.

He can only avoid the topic for so long.

#sfpol

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https://sfstandard.com/2025/01/22/donald-trump-san-francisco-fight-mayor-daniel-lurie/
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Narrator: This photo is from 2013, nine years before Tunnel Tops existed

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The S.F. mayor’s office is warning that the city’s huge budget deficit could exceed $1B if Trump withholds federal funds

Layoffs should be under consideration, per a memo

#sfpol

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https://sfstandard.com/2024/12/03/san-francisco-budget-deficit-trump-funding-deportations/
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