Mike Ege
@mikeege.bsky.social
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I write about Bay Area government and politics.
Editor-in-Chief, The Voice of San Francisco - thevoicesf.org
Formerly with The San Francisco Standard, Bay City Beacon
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Mike Ege
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· 19h
Survey: Residents want a police chief who understands the city - The Voice of San Francisco
Amidst the search for the San Francisco Police Department’s new police chief, consultants relayed community demands for integrity, accountability, action against crime, and strong knowledge of San Fra...
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· 19h
S.F. school board asking the wrong people the wrong questions - The Voice of San Francisco
Nine months after being elected by his colleagues to lead the San Francisco Board of Education and over a year after being appointed to office by Mayor London Breed, school board President Phil Kim pl...
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· 19h
Open enrollment for dummies - The Voice of San Francisco
October is open enrollment period for public sector workers in San Francisco — a hair-ripping, garment-rending season of crashing websites, contradictory instructions, and widespread questioning of li...
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· 19h
Diversion’s dirty little secret: Defendants have higher recidivism rates than those who are not diverted - The Voice of San Francisco
When lifelong felon Troy McAlister struck and killed two pedestrians, 60-year-old Platt and 27-year-old Hanako Abe, on New Year’s Eve 2020 while fleeing a robbery in a stolen vehicle while high on met...
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· 20h
Benioff to Trump: Send us some troops, bruh - The Voice of San Francisco
Donald Trump is doing “a great job” as president. If you don’t believe it, just check with local boy billionaire Marc Benioff, who told as much to the paper of record. In that interview, clearly desig...
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Hanako Abe’s mother on Troy McAlister's motion for diversion: ‘Nothing more than an attempt to evade responsibility for the crimes’ - The Voice of San Francisco
After a short hearing before Care Court creator and lead judge Michael Begert, a motion for mental health diversion by the San Francisco Public Defenders Office in the Troy McAlister case was set for ...
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· 12d
Out and about Oct. 2–8, 2025 - The Voice of San Francisco
It’s music, music, music this week from Hardly Strictly Bluegrass to Ledisi and swing, outdoor festivals, a heart-warming and funny theater production, what’s likely to be pretty curtailed Fleet Week,...
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SFPD on track to issue more traffic citations in 2025, but far below past levels - The Voice of San Francisco
The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) is projected to issue more traffic citations by the end of this year, but it still has a long way to go to catch up to the number of citations issued in prev...
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SFPD plays chicken with reckless drivers - The Voice of San Francisco
In the spring of 2024, the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) launched a creative strategy to enhance pedestrian safety at bustling intersections. Officers donned eye-catching costumes, like Big B...
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· 12d
From Union Hall to City Hall, new policy, political fight over surveillance tech - The Voice of San Francisco
As San Francisco law enforcement authorities tout recent gains against criminal activity, made possible by the use of new automated license plate reading (ALPR) street cameras, they and the data they ...
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K-9 guardians provide safety and empathy in San Francisco’s emergency rooms - The Voice of San Francisco
If you have had the unfortunate experience of ending up in the Emergency Room (ER) lately, you might have noticed something different among the usual hustle and bustle — a K-9 German shepherd as part ...
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A review of ‘The Illusionist’ - The Voice of San Francisco
On Sept. 24, I finally made it out to see The Illusionist. This magic show has been running since 2022, so it was about time. Or maybe the timing was perfect. As artificial intelligence now permeates ...
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· 14d
Muni tests cleaning crews, ambassadors on 14-Mission route to improve rider experience - The Voice of San Francisco
Muni riders on the 14-Mission could soon start seeing cleaner buses during their rides, or at least see a crew boarding to clean up a possible messy situation during revenue service. The San Francisco...
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Patrick Wolff is running for insurance commissioner - The Voice of San Francisco
Hard times, hard market. That describes California’s insurance crisis in a nutshell. The state’s current insurance commissioner inspires little confidence and is termed out. Can a wealthy underdog fro...
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