Hannah Wiley
Deputy politics editor at The San Francisco Standard. Before: Los Angeles Times & Sacramento Bee.
- Newsom rejects GOP warnings, sends new congressional maps to voters sfstandard.com/2025/08/21/n...
- Newsom’s trolls: Meet the soldiers leading the governor’s anti-MAGA meme war sfstandard.com/2025/08/21/n...
- July/August pie updates. I am getting better!
- Engardio recall ballots are sent to 50,000 Sunset voters. What to know about Prop. A / ✍️ @lihanlihan.bsky.social sfstandard.com/2025/08/14/r...
- Reposted by Hannah WileyThe start of the school year in the United States poses new threats for the spread of measles amid a record-breaking year for cases and lagging vaccination rates.
- ICYMI: Lurie spends big bucks on private consultants to bolster public image sfstandard.com/2025/08/01/s...
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- Coffee landmark or old building? Downtown site’s demolition sparks political fight / ✍️ @lihanlihan.bsky.social sfstandard.com/2025/08/04/c...
- SF Mayor Daniel Lurie won election after dumping $9.5 million of his own money into the race. Now in office, new records show he continues to spend big bucks on private consultants to bolster his public image. sfstandard.com/2025/08/01/s...
- Reposted by Hannah WileyAcross the country, antigovernment “sovereign citizens” are flooding states and counties with liens, alleging government officials owe them money or property, a tactic the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service have identified as a form of “paper terrorism.” www.latimes.com/california/s...
- As Texas eyes redistricting, Newsom pledges to fight fire with fire “Everything is at stake if we are not successful next year in taking back the House of Representatives,” the governor said Friday. sfstandard.com/2025/07/25/n...
- Opinion: Three things San Francisco Democrats can learn from Mamdani’s win in NYC sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...
- ‘God is the only one who can stop him’: Fearing Trump and ICE, SF immigrants go underground sfstandard.com/2025/07/23/s...
- ‘It’s insulting’: LA Times owner stuns staff with plans to go public www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
- Reposted by Hannah WileyA federal judge grilled a Trump administration lawyer during a crucial hearing on a lawsuit brought by Harvard University over the government’s decision to cancel billions of dollars in federal funds for the school.
- Reposted by Hannah Wiley2028 hopefuls aren't waiting for the DNC to set the presidential calendar; they’re testing the waters for themselves in South Carolina.
- ICYMI: ‘A Ponzi scheme’: Lawmakers skewer leaders of disgraced parks nonprofit sfstandard.com/2025/07/17/s...
- Darkened dreams: How a nonprofit for the blind squandered a $125 million windfall sfstandard.com/2025/07/17/l...
- City Hall’s ‘incredibly hard’ budget is done. Here are the winners and losers sfstandard.com/2025/07/16/s...
- Under pressure from Lurie, citywide homeless shelters go from mandate to suggestion / ✍️ @lihanlihan.bsky.social sfstandard.com/2025/07/16/s...
- San Francisco balances on thin blue line with Trump ICE arrests sfstandard.com/2025/07/15/s...
- City attorneys warned commissioner about potential ethics breach. She ignored them sfstandard.com/2025/07/15/s...
- The new rules of SF’s drug markets / ✍️ David Sjostedt "It’s past San Francisco’s bedtime. The buses have mostly stopped running, and the skyline has dimmed. But many of the city’s drug dealers are just clocking in for work." sfstandard.com/2025/07/11/s...
- Introducing the GavTracker: Our non-scientific Gavin Newsom presidential forecaster sfstandard.com/2025/07/08/n...
- City official got paid by architecture firm while approving its projects sfstandard.com/2025/07/03/s...
- Reposted by Hannah WileyMy latest: Clergy are accompanying migrants to immigration court amid detainments “There’s a big piece of [our faith] that’s about welcoming the stranger, about treating immigrants with compassion and care. We’re there trying to appeal to a higher authority than ICE.” www.latimes.com/california/s...
- New: Embattled SF Zoo chief Tanya Peterson to step down / ✍️ by @lihanlihan.bsky.social sfstandard.com/2025/07/01/t...
- Reposted by Hannah WileyTrump administration shuts down U.S. website on climate change
- Newsom signs laws to pave the way for more housing. Is it a win for ‘abundance’ movement? sfstandard.com/2025/06/30/n...
- June pie! My best so far 💁♀️
- Reposted by Hannah WileyNewsom sues Fox News for defamation over coverage of his recent phone call with Trump. It's a move out of the Trump playbook, and some First Amendment groups immediately urged him to drop the case, @bystellayu.bsky.social reports: calmatters.org/politics/202...
- How SF government became a hulking, 34,800-person behemoth sfstandard.com/2025/06/26/s...
- Reposted by Hannah WileyA man impersonating a police officer assassinated a Democratic state legislator in Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz said on Saturday, and killed the lawmaker’s husband. The assailant also shot and injured another Democratic lawmaker and his wife, officials said. nyti.ms/4jRTrvw
- Reposted by Hannah WileyIn exploring criminal charges, Spain is now testing how far a democracy can go in holding officials accountable after an extreme disaster — floods and other catastophes often supercharged by climate change. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
- I finally read “A Little Life” and my god. Will I ever see the sun again
- ‘Gavin got his groove back.’ How Newsom’s fight with Trump broke his moderate mirage sfstandard.com/2025/06/10/n...
- "What was all more baffling — and frightening — to Yekutiel was that he had advocated for and attended Monday’s protest against ICE, he said." www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/m...
- San Francisco cops are using AI to write police reports sfstandard.com/2025/06/10/s...
- 2025 has been a very long decade
- Reposted by Hannah Wileya thread of the biggest revelations from our new piece on the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, starting with Priscilla Chan tearing up talking about watching "the peaceful transfer of power" at Trump's inauguration
- Reposted by Hannah WileyThis is Mertarvik, Alaska, population 300. It’s a new town. Its residents, the vast majority of whom are Yup’ik, began moving in around 2019. The move was by necessity: The nearby village where many residents previously lived, Newtok, is sinking, its riverbanks eroding. THREAD 🧵
- Even tough-on-crime DAs know prison reform is smart / @anitachabria.bsky.social "When the CA Model works, as the DAs saw, it’s obvious what its value is. Men who once were nothing but dangerous have the option to live different lives, with different values." www.latimes.com/california/s...
- Reposted by Hannah WileyIt’s the second consecutive statewide convention Newsom won’t attend.
- Good news for "anyone who’s ever stepped in something awful on a sidewalk." One thing Lurie won’t cut in his budget? Street cleaning / ✍️ by @fitzthereporter.bsky.social sfstandard.com/2025/05/29/s...
- A quiet year in San Francisco politics? As if. Supervisor Joel Engardio to face recall election over Proposition K controversy / ✍️ by @lihanlihan.bsky.social sfstandard.com/2025/05/29/j...
- ICYMI: Lurie’s budget axes 1,000 city jobs, sources say sfstandard.com/2025/05/28/s...
- Reposted by Hannah WileyBreaking News: A woman sued oil and gas companies over her mother’s death in a heat wave. It's the first wrongful death case targeting fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming, experts said.
- Newsom defends podcast, doubles down on labeling Democrats ‘toxic’ sfstandard.com/2025/05/28/g...
- Reposted by Hannah WileyA huge step from HHS that is at odds with science showing significant risks for young children and pregnant women — and that directly contradicts *the FDA's own publication* from last week listing pregnancy as a high-risk condition that would qualify people for this fall's Covid vaccine
- Reposted by Hannah WileyGENERAL FEATURE – 1,000-2,499 WORDS, DIV 3 Top-notch feature storytelling on topics: A&E, lifestyles or news. 🥇 1st Place: @corinnepurtill.bsky.social 🥈 2nd Place: @mrdanzak.bsky.social 🥉 3rd Place: @magegordon.bsky.social 🏅 Honorable Mentions: Adam Clark, @nj.com & @hannahcwiley.bsky.social
- Reposted by Hannah WileyHelp Us Report on Sexual Assault and Misconduct by the Chicago Police Department We want to talk to people who have experienced sexual assault or sexual misconduct — which includes sexual harassment and unwanted, inappropriate touching or comments — by Chicago police officers, on or off duty.
- May pie creations
- Excited to start today as deputy politics editor at @sfstandard.com! Reach out with hot tips to hwiley@sfstandard.com, and let's grab coffee to talk all things SF politics ☕️
- A.G. Sulzberger: A Free People Need a Free Press www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...
- Reposted by Hannah WileyNEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.
- Reposted by Hannah WileySurvivors of sexual abuse and those who monitor the Roman Catholic Church’s handling of abuse cases are hoping to persuade cardinals to make the issue a priority when considering who should next be pope.
- Reposted by Hannah WileyRobert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential new treatments for measles as the U.S. faces its largest outbreak in 25 years. Experts fear the decision could have grave consequences, as studies show the existing vaccine is 97% effective in preventing infection.
- My final story for the LAT ⬇️ Life after California’s death row: what happens when condemned inmates get a second chance www.latimes.com/california/s...
- Reposted by Hannah WileyLong before El Salvador’s president cozied up to Trump, Gavin Newsom paid him a visit www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
- Bittersweet news: today is my last at the LA Times. It's been a dream to work here for the last 3.5 years. I'm sad to leave, but have great adventures ahead. I owe my life to three great editors: Deborah Anderluh, Laurel Rosenhall and Phil Willon. And to my colleagues: You will always be my heroes.
- Reposted by Hannah WileyI had a story in today's @latimes.com about California having sued the Trump administration 15 times in its first 100 days. Make that 16 -- as the state says it's suing today over AmeriCorps cuts. The latest: www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
- April pie adventures
- “You know, they made a big mistake,” he said. “They could have been getting rid of us by now. But actually, we’re just beginning.” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
- Reposted by Hannah WileyAnd now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes. We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
- Reposted by Hannah WileyAfter a citywide election led to the passage of Prop. K, a measure to close the 2-mile stretch of the Upper Great Highway, it exposed a divide among San Franciscans. For @sfgate.com I wrote about a small and seemingly growing group of residents having a change of heart www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
- Pope Francis was a climate hero. Trump’s reign gives his words extra meaning, @sammyroth.bsky.social writes. www.latimes.com/environment/...
- Our niece and nephew visited last weekend and whatdya know, I am now sick. Which reminds me of this New Yorker article about how parents of preschool-aged kids are always ill!!!! www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
- Reposted by Hannah WileyBreaking news: The United States faces millions of measles cases over the next 25 years if vaccination rates for the disease drop 10 percent, according to new research published Thursday.
- Reposted by Hannah WileyAs they say... PERSONAL NEWS: I'm leaving the LA Times after 2 wild, amazing years. For my next stop, I'm heading back to Texas to join the @houstonchronicle.com's i-team. www.houstonchronicle.com/about/newsro...
- Reposted by Hannah WileyDemocrats in Congress are still seeing packed town halls. A spokesperson for @schiff.senate.gov said his office received nearly 2,000 RSVPs for an event tonight with @carbajal.house.gov. Hundreds of constituents packed into a theater and the gymnasium at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo.
- SB 277 allows students in independent study programs to skip vaccines, bc they're in theory not congregating with other kids But we found that these online charters regularly host in-person field trips & other events that bring large groups of unvaxxed kids together.
- Independent study charter schools are a soft spot in California’s vaccine laws, data show W/ @laurajnelson.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...
- CA's vax laws don’t make clear whether students must be vaccinated if they attend some in-person classes/events like we've seen these charters organize. But @drpanmd.bsky.social, who wrote CA's vaccine laws, said regularly gathering in person “certainly violates the spirit of the law.”
- Independent study charter schools are a soft spot in California’s vaccine laws, data show W/ @laurajnelson.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...
