New rape and sexual assault allegations against Cesar Chavez send shockwaves through California.

The SF Standard mapped the 37 labor leaders who can shape City Hall — just as San Francisco heads into a bruising 2026 budget and ballot year. The bigger question: how do we keep worker advocacy strong while restoring clear, democratic accountability for results?

SFUSD is set to send 42 preliminary layoff notices as it confronts declining enrollment, state oversight, and new labor costs the district must still show it can afford.

After SFUSD’s new labor deal, a teacher argues the district must finally close or merge under-enrolled schools to avoid deeper cuts to educators and classroom quality. With enrollment down for years and state scrutiny still looming, the real choice is orderly consolidation now—or chaotic layoffs later.

SFUSD and United Educators of San Francisco ended the Feb. 2026 strike with a tentative two-year agreement worth about $183M. We reviewed the 13-page contract, and here’s what it says.

SFUSD’s teacher strike hit day three as the union abandoned late-night bargaining without reviewing the district’s updated offer, prolonging school closures 50,000 students.

A neutral third-party fact-finding report recommends 3% raises in each of the next two years and a temporary, parcel-tax-funded path to cover dependent health care—while warning that SFUSD’s finances are still precarious and that some union proposals don’t belong in a labor contract. The question now: can SFUSD and UESF compromise quickly enough to avoid a strike and keep schools open?

SFUSD says teachers union leaders ended fact-finding without a counteroffer, even as a final strike-authorization vote continues. With SFUSD under state fiscal oversight, any contract that creates deficit spending could be rejected—raising the risk of a strike over demands the district may not legally be able to accept.

Labor unions and small business are gearing up for dueling tax measures that would rewrite last year’s Prop M compromise. Voters shouldn’t have to referee a special-interest feud over the city’s revenue base.

Mayor Daniel Lurie is asking departments to find $400 million in permanent cuts to help close a $936 million deficit, as federal Trump-era reductions and long-standing structural problems squeeze San Francisco’s budget.

The SF Teachers' Union, or United Educators of San Francisco (UESF), voted to authorize a strike vote after nine months of negotiations. If the next votes succeeds, it will be the first teachers' strike in 49 years.

Former supervisor rallies labor groups against Mayor Lurie’s housing initiative, warning of a potential ballot fight in 2026.

Mayor Daniel Lurie has postponed the city’s return-to-office policy to August 18 after resistance from labor unions.