Matier and Ross
When it comes to San Francisco politics, this dynamic duo is omnipresent. They always seem to have the most current - and juiciest! - news at their fingertips, and their eager readers are always glad to see what’s in store. To help you read all their fantastic reporting over the years, your friends at Usual Suspects have compiled the columns here. Enjoy!
Aug. 7, 2011: Lee off and running Monday, not on public’s dime
Aug. 3, 2011: Grace Crunican in line for post of BART manager
Aug. 1, 2011: Oakland’s new manager gets big pay boost
July 31, 2011: Aaron Peskin’s 1-2 punch fires up mayoral race
July 27, 2011: Dianne Feinstein urges Ed Lee to run for SF mayor
July 18, 2011: Bay Area transit agencies look to trade leaders
July 17, 2011: $10 million ’surgery’ to shut San Mateo bridge
July 13, 2011: S.F. weighs protecting ex-cons seeking homes, jobs
July 11, 2011: Alameda County recycling agency hits pay dirt
July 10, 2011: USF skull a heads up on old Masonic cemetery
July 6, 2011: Gavin Newsom wants Ed Lee to decide on running
July 3, 2011: S.F. police Capt. Greg Corrales eyes sheriff’s job
June 29, 2011: S.F. arts director under fire for commuting to Rio
June 27, 2011: Brown, Dems leave GOP out in budget Plan B talks
June 26, 2011: Ed Lee’s backers face questions of disclosure
June 22, 2011: Circumcisions: Jewish, Muslim groups oppose ban
June 20, 2011: Dumbarton Bridge’s falcon chicks die in storm
June 19, 2011: Ed Lee key to idling Nathaniel Ford as Muni chief
June 15, 2011: SF Animal Control Commission seeks ban on goldfish
June 13, 2011: BART director’s pal gets board’s backing for hotel
June 12, 2011: Jeff Adachi persona non grata at funeral
June 8, 2011: Gavin, Jennifer Newsom moving from S.F. to Marin
May 30, 2011: Jeff Adachi not satisfied by pension reform deal
May 29, 2011: Carl Ernst, facing eviction, accused of threats
May 23, 2011: In S.F. district attorney race, gloves already off
May 22, 2011: San Francisco Mayor ed Lee won’t run
May 18, 2011: How Schwarzenegger kept child secret for a decade
May 17, 2011: Botox mom a mystery woman
May 16, 2011: John Boehner in S.F. for fundraiser
May 15, 2011: Dianne Feinstein sees Osama bin Laden kill photos
May 9, 2011: Homeland Security dollars pouring into California
May 8, 2011: Police Chief Greg SUhr starts cutting from the top
May 4, 2011: Bridge bond deal gone bad costs MTC $120 million
May 3, 2011: S.F. Zoo soon will get Martha the tiger
May 2, 2011: S.F. tops $1 million in taxpayer campaign financing
May 1, 2011: Roger McDowell rant: Allred hits one out of park
April 27, 2011: Veteran cop Greg Suhr named new S.F. police chief
April 25, 2011: Alameda’s BMW-fueling fire chief fires back
April 24, 2011: Why Naomi Pitcairn paid to crash Obama fundraiser
April 20, 2011: SF emergency unit’s computer crashed during fire
April 18, 2011: S.F. Fairmont Hotel condo plan collapses
April 17, 2011: Ed Lee considers 3 police chief candidates
April 13, 2011: 49ers fire Gary Plummer after radio show sex tales
April 11, 2011: SF Giants alum Juan Uribe’s former landlord sues
April 10, 2011: Nancy Pelosi joins GOP on for-profit college aid
April 6, 2011: BART maintenance suffers despite budget surplus
April 4, 2011: $107,000 S.F. Telegraph Hill tree a work of wonder
April 3, 2011: Schwarzenegger’s travels bankrolled by foundation
March 30, 2011: Gavin Newsom reportedly eyeing run for governor
March 28, 2011: Elihu Harris investigated over college contract
March 27, 2011: BART manager’s early exit may cost 7 figures
March 23, 2011: Gov. Jerry Brown running out of time on tax hikes
March 21, 2011: Bill Lockyer’s name gains footing for Bay Trail
March 20, 2011: Jerry Brown facing tax extension vote deadline
March 16, 2011: CPUC Foundation won’t seek money from utilities
March 15, 2011: Oakland has top Denver lawyer on payroll over A’s
March 14, 2011: Kevin Shelley’s PUC gig gets him benefits buy-in
March 9, 2011: SF cops’ alleged wrongdoing may sink more cases
March 8, 2011: Jerry Brown, GOP senators talk taxes
March 7, 2011: Jerry Brown troubled by Oakland stadium debacle
March 2, 2011: SF mayor’s race wide open, poll shows
Feb. 28, 2011: Low-flow toilets cause a stink in SF
Feb. 27, 2011: Jeff Adachi pushes ahead on pension reform measure
Feb. 23, 2011: $55 million state subsidy for athletes’ classes
Feb. 21, 2011: Fairmont isn’t only Nob Hill hotel struggling
Feb. 20, 2011: Agency’s woes put husband-wife team in hot seat
Feb. 16, 2011: BART board, Dorothy Dugger set to talk her exit
Feb. 14, 2011: Lawmakers’ ill-fated SUV costs taxpayers a bundle
Feb. 13, 2011: SamTrans, Caltrain Chief’s pay package adds up
Feb. 9, 2011: Oakland Mayor Jean Quan slashing salary 25%
Feb. 7, 2011: Retiring S.F. police brass cash in on way out
Feb. 6, 2011: Stadium plans depend on redevelopment funds
Feb. 2, 2011: June special election may be vote-by-mail only
Jan. 31, 2011: S.F. candidates for mayor get taxpayer money
Jan. 30, 2011: How the cost of fixing one tree grew to 6 figures
Jan. 26, 2011: CPUC Foundation to raise money from utilities
Jan. 24, 2011: George Gascon plans volunteer community courts
Jan. 23, 2011: If Anthony Batts leaves Oakland, cops won’t cry
Jan. 19, 2011: SF pension costs jump to $20 million
Jan. 12, 2011: Cal’s Robert Birgeneau talks about Tucson shooting
Jan. 10, 2011: George Gascon D.A. appointment a bold move
Jan. 9, 2011: George Gascon a surprise late entry for next D.A.
Jan. 5, 2011: Ed Lee has good shot to be S.F. interim mayor
Dec. 27, 2010: UC regents brace for more bad news on budget
Dec. 22, 2010: Newsom scrambles to land America’s Cup
Dec. 21, 2010: San Mateo County commuters not in clear on toll
Dec. 20, 2010: David Chiu to have big say on interim SF mayor
Dec. 14, 2010: 49er legends plan big score near proposed stadium
Dec. 13, 2010: Agency decides it can’t afford to stay in S.F.
Dec. 6, 2010: Oakland Police Department shrinking fast
Dec. 1, 2010: Kamala Harris at center of Dems’ galaxy of stars
Nov. 30, 2010: Oakland marijuana permits facing obstacles
Nov. 24, 2010: Jean Quan, Oakland’s new mayor, gets car booted
Nov. 22, 2010: UC Berkeley vows to build museum despite finances
Nov. 21, 2010: Kamal Harris win would be new twist in power play
Nov. 17, 2010: Ron Dellums, facing IRS lien, explores early exit
Nov. 15, 2010: Asian Art Museum reported in financial turmoil
Nov. 14, 2010: More new faces in lineup for S.F. mayor
Nov. 10, 2010: Oakland mayoral hopefuls dug deep into own pockets
Nov. 8, 2010: SF Giants, America’s Cup tussle over piers
Nov. 1, 2010: Gavin Newsom win means fight over successor
Oct. 31, 2010: Don Perata, Jean Quan mailer slugfest in Oakland
Oct. 27, 2010: SF Giants cash registers fill with playoff wins
Oct. 25, 2010: San Francisco and 49ers aren’t playing ball
Oct. 24, 2010: Dem insiders feel Brown can’t be beat by checkbook
Oct. 20, 2010: Obama fundraiser for Democrats shifts to Peninsula
Oct. 18, 2010: Meg Whitman chips in to protect homestead
Oct. 17, 2010: 49ers, Raiders may team up for Oakland stadium
Oct. 13, 2010: DMV computer glitches stall drivers
Oct. 10, 2010: Oakland won’t pay cops going to Redding event
Oct. 6, 2010: Whitman’s ex-housekeeper advised by S.F. lawyer
Oct. 4, 2010: Losses burst Niners’ bubble for pricey licenses
Oct. 3, 2010: Brown campaign not behind Whitman bombshell
Sept. 28, 2010: Newsom losing appetite for healthy-food laws?
Sept. 27, 2010: Homeless problem lingers as S.F. spends millions
Sept. 22, 2010: Gators’ cheerleading coach pleads not guilty
Sept. 21, 2010: California Democrats look to Obama for a lift
Sept. 20, 2010: Jerry Brown’s pay reviews can start in Bay Area
Sept. 14, 2010: Maldonado leaves campaign for disaster duty
Sept. 13, 2010: ‘Missed Monday’ costs DMV workers
Sept. 6, 2010: Tight California races head into final frenzy
Sept. 5, 2010: LovEvolution party plans hit snag in S.F.
Sept. 3, 2010: Alameda fire chief put on administrative leave
Sept. 1, 2010: S.F. supe hopeful owes $20,000 in back taxes
Aug. 30, 2010: Time for Muni drivers to pay to park
Aug. 29, 2010: Lieutenant governor hopefuls to go negative
Aug. 25, 2010: Some DMV workers extend their furlough
Aug. 23, 2010: Montel Williams looks at Oakland’s pot business
Aug. 22, 2010: Alameda Fire Chief David Kapler’s car troubles
Aug. 18, 2010: Alameda fire chief gasses up his vehicles on city’s dime
Aug. 3, 2010: Poll puts spin on high-speed bullet train
Aug. 2, 2010: AT&T site sits in middle of proposed A’s site
July 28, 2010: San Jose likely to pull back on ballpark vote
July 26, 2010: Maldonado faces tax lien over farm’s truck use
July 25, 2010: Passengers pass on BART fare rollback
July 21, 2010: BART survey: Riders don’t want fare rollback
July 19, 2010: Boxer calls out Fiorina as multiple yacht owner
July 18, 2010: Ellison miscalculated move to score Warriors
July 14, 2010: Oakland cops probing 2 councilwomen at protest
July 12, 2010: Community colleges cash in on foreign students
July 11, 2010: Governor-Whitman chill turning to ice
July 7, 2010: 2011 Bay to Breakers to run dry
July 6, 2010: BART brass keeps low profile as verdict nears
July 5, 2010: Adachi’s petition to push for pension overhaul
June 30, 2010: Newsom, wife invested in BP’s gulf oil rig
June 28, 2010: Big BART fare rollback gets whittled way down
June 27, 2010: With Medvedev in spotlight, Newsom steps aside
June 23, 2010: Dysfunctional politics on display in Oakland
June 21, 2010: Fiorina’s husband has license to pack heat
June 20, 2010: Mass police layoffs seem inevitable in Oakland
June 16, 2010: Buddha sculpture proves to be a graffiti magnet
June 14, 2010: BART spending $800K to define three words
June 7, 2010: Choice of power in S.F. likely to raise costs
June 6, 2010: Candidates play to win with record spending
June 2, 2010: Moving manzanita bush costs S.F. a small fortune
May 31, 2010: Much ado over waterfront trailer and a loo
May 30, 2010: Ad blitz hits Harris hard in attorney general’s race
May 26, 2010: Sponsor ING drops Bay to Breakers
May 24, 2010: 49ers spend big to score stadium votes
May 23, 2010: Face-to-face time recharges Tesla deal
May 17, 2010: An $18 million bus stop - at least, temporarily
May 16, 2010: All is fair game as state budget season begins
May 12, 2010: Police say school blocked interview in stalking
May 10, 2010: High-speed-rail exec’s fast track to premium pay
May 9, 2010: Chris Kelly’s ads will attack Kamala Harris
May 5, 2010: Porn probe snags S.F. planning officials
May 3, 2010: Costs put transit agencies on ‘road to ruin’
May 2, 2010: North Beach like a night at a museum
April 30, 2010: Oakland mayor breaks promise to take pay cut
April 28, 2010: Call to boycott Arizona boosts Herrera with left
April 26, 2010: MTA parking fee hikes fuel S.F. agency’s profit
April 25, 2010: S.F. untangling a skein of ticket-fixing scams
April 19, 2010: Premium pay costing S.F. big bucks
April 18, 2010: Turmoil in D.A. office over drug lab scandal
April 14, 2010: Muni union not giving what city wants to take
April 13, 2010: Waterfront residents want ‘Peter Pan’ to fly away
April 12, 2010: State’s high-speed rail plan is up in the air
April 7, 2010: State cash, elections politics: BART fare cut?
March. 22, 2010: Prominent Pelosi tailor-made for attack ads
March. 21, 2010: Is $7.1 million kept in vault by SFPD safe?
March. 17, 2010: Special election idea for S.F. mayor fizzling
March. 15, 2010: Burglar reels off one story after another
March. 14, 2010: Newsom wants to mend fences with Jerry Brown
March. 8, 2010: Newsom exploring ways to outlast current board
March. 7, 2010: San Francisco’s shifting alliances on Tasers
March. 3, 2010: Pols likely to keep distance in Sacramento bids
March. 1, 2010: Santa Clara voters split on 49ers stadium
Feb. 28, 2010: Black Muslims’ scuffle with ex-cop apt to fade
Feb. 24, 2010: 2-team football stadium in Oakland in works
Feb. 22, 2010: S.F. clean-energy plan could fuel higher rates
Feb. 21, 2010: Perata picks up pretty penny from prison guards
Feb. 17, 2010: Newsom builds team for possible race
Feb. 15, 2010: West Dublin costs soar as BART scraps walkways
Feb. 14, 2010: Dellums stirs pot with talk of another term
Feb. 10, 2010: Brown’s allies fund effort targeting Whitman
Feb. 8, 2010: Whitman putting her money where her campaign is
Feb. 7, 2010: Judge being gay in nonissue during Prop. 8 trial
Feb. 3, 2010: Newsom leads lieutenant governor’s race
Feb. 1, 2010: Unexpected help for Mehserle - Grant’s friends
Jan. 31, 2010: Newsom hears haunting stories from truants
Jan. 27, 2010: Speier’s got her eye on attorney general race
Jan. 26, 2010: Prison guards’ suit prompts threat to pay perks
Jan. 25, 2010: Daughter in mummified mom case runs for council
Jan. 20, 2010: Prop. 8 aid puts Paramount board member on hold
Jan. 19, 2010: Extra duty for unemployment office workers
Jan. 18, 2010: Illegal teen’s arrest stirs sanctuary law fight
Jan. 13, 2010: Perata money machine in full operation
Jan. 11, 2010: Principal boots cop over student’s arrest
Jan. 10, 2010: Barneys fighting city seizure of basement space
Jan. 8, 2010: 2 Oakland cops face demotion after report
Dec. 21, 2009: BART to rein in New Year with beefed-up patrols
Dec. 20, 2009: York: Oakland beats S.F. as 49ers stadium site
Dec. 14, 2009: S.F. officials earn more than state counterparts
Dec. 13, 2009: Governor parks his jet for climate summit trip
Dec. 9, 2009: S.F. chief offers break to cops in trouble
Dec. 7, 2009: Oakland mayor’s a traveling man - $60,000 worth
Dec. 6, 2009: Spin cycle picks S.F.’s pocket coming and going
Dec. 2, 2009: Jerry Brown campaign gets funds from casinos
Nov. 30, 2009: Possible A’s site a case of fantasy baseball?
Nov. 25, 2009: S.F. mayor dumps head of Film Commmission
Nov. 23, 2009: Gun opponents up in arms as Jerry Brown aids NRA
Nov. 22, 2009: Raiders could wind up in Santa Clara with 49ers
Nov. 18, 2009: Mayor Newsom hints why he’s ducking reporters
Nov. 16, 2009: S.F. meets goal of trees - but workers get ax
Nov. 15, 2009: Muni ride like being at work for prison guard
Nov. 11, 2009: Supe Daly does Inspector Clouseau impersonation
Nov. 9, 2009: S.F. hotel workers’ hand weaker in labor talks
Nov. 8, 2009: Newsom campaign spent $100,000 monthly
Nov. 4, 2009: Newsom jets to Hawaii to join his family
Nov. 2, 2009: Former Raider scuffles with Alameda supervisor
Nov. 1, 2009: Newsom’s exit from race came down to cash
Oct. 28, 2009: Did Schwarzenegger drop 4-letter bomb in veto?
Oct. 28, 2009: Emeryville official has San Francisco apartment
Oct. 26, 2009: S.F. to ease up on unlicensed drivers
Oct. 25, 2009: Feinstein targets insurers’ antitrust exemption
Oct. 21, 2009: UC Berkeley to admit more out-of-state students
Oct. 19, 2009: S.F. chief sets eyes on spies for safety’s sake
Oct. 18, 2009: Obama not a party animal like Clinton
Oct. 14, 2009: Obama to avoid the rabble on S.F. visit
Oct. 12, 2009: ‘Wellness’ program pays retirees healthy bonuses
Oct. 7, 2009: Michael Jordan caught smoking
Oct. 5, 2009: Newsom backs away from parking meter plans
Oct. 4, 2009: Grant Theft auto, S.F. style
Sept. 30, 2009: San Francisco pays for Oracle party tent
Sept. 28, 2009: Newsom plans college ’savings bond’
Sept. 27, 2009: Phillip Garrito gave client child-safety tips
Sept. 23, 2009: Garrido home wasn’t really a pigsty
Sept. 21, 2009: Oakland City Council rethinks parking changes
Sept. 20, 2009: Dugard said to deny daughters were molested
Sept. 16, 2009: Authorities to close Presidio roads to traffic
Sept. 16, 2009: Furloughs crimp state workers’ blood donations
Sept. 14, 2009: New SFPD chief no fan of ‘Cops Gone Wild’ crew
Sept. 13, 2009: Ethics probe unlikely after assemblyman quits
Sept. 9, 2009: Young stabbing victim scared to leave hospital
Sept. 6, 2009: S.F. unable to help fight wildfire near L.A.
Sept. 5, 2009: Boy, 11, stabbed on first solo Muni ride
Sept. 2, 2009: Murders or model parents?
Aug. 31, 2009: Perata recovering from prostate cancer
Aug. 30, 2009: Kidnap suspect looks good for other cases
Aug. 26, 2009: Bay Bridge welding woes lead to China trip
Aug. 24, 2009: Poll finds Newsom trailing Brown even in S.F.
Aug. 23, 2009: Perata had hand in Oakland’s police chief pick
Aug. 19, 2009: Much went wrong before BART shooting
Aug. 10, 2009: Walkway welds spark Dublin delays
Aug. 9, 2009: Verizon on stadium horizon
Aug. 5, 2009: Many no-shows at unemployment meeting
Aug. 3, 2009: Arson investigators’ secret probe of colleagues
Aug. 2, 2009: Lack of cash is crunching Newsom campaign
July 29, 2009: Daly, wife paid cash for Fairfield homes
July 28, 2009: Aide’s exit suggests Newsom campaign on attack
July 27, 2009: Firehouse flip could create home for Fisher art
July 26, 2009: Daly wins big in Fairfield housing free fall
July 20, 2009: Alioto-Pier to run for insurance commissioner
July 19, 2009: More S.F. retirees join $100,000 pension club
July 15, 2009: Migden called wild ride ’state business’
July 13, 2009: Brouhaha over bonuses at Fresno nonprofit
July 12, 2009: Jackson memorial nearly crashed S.F. servers
July 8, 2009: Deborah Edgerly, fired Oakland exec, fires back
July 6, 2009: Joe Montana to get $47 million in state bonds
July 1, 2009: S.F. mayor keeps security cost secret from supe
June 29, 2009: BART ‘N-word’ bombshell waiting to go off
June 28, 2009: BART bets on strike going bust
June 24, 2009: First lady’s visit bruises feelings in Bayview
June 22, 2009: Joe Montana’s new teammate has a history
June 21, 2009: The new chief: What’s in it for Newsom
June 15, 2009: SFPD’s new $5,000 mini-rides
June 14, 2009: Mayor sinks ‘Shimp Boy’ market
June 10, 2009: Change at Chinatown market under city scrutiny
June 8, 2009: ‘BART’ takes backseat on new badges
June 7, 2009: Gavin’s green turned Niners red
June 3, 2009: Food fight breaks out at BART
June 1, 2009: S.F. retirees’ solid-golden years
May 31, 2009: Coit’s towering problem - tourists are ticked
May 27, 2009: This time, Newsom plays it straight
May 25, 2009: Bust and blunder over Internet car scam
May 24, 2009: Fong takes parting shots at possible successors
May 20, 2009: Pocketbook pain gets personal for state leaders
May 18, 2009: TransLink almost set, BART looks at phone-pay
May 17, 2009: Legislature’s tab hit $252 million in 2007-08
May 13, 2009: Cops prime suspect in police car theft
May 11, 2009: Local teams go to bat for Prop. 1A
May 10, 2009: Air board pays $75K for columnist’s speech
May 6, 2009: Worker, exec pay - 2 sides of BART deficit
May 4, 2009: More bicycle crashes on Golden Gate Bridge
May 3, 2009: Domestic violence victim stands up for officer
April 29, 2009: Newsom raises $100,000 at block party
April 12, 2009: S.F. teen’s Muni ride ends up costing $766
April 8, 2009: Tongues wag after Marin teen’s party
April 6, 2009: Prop. 8 adman wins, ‘whether you like it or not’
April 1, 2009: New round in Newsom, Nation of Islam tiff
March 30, 2009: S.F. teachers urged to emulate Jimi Hendrix
March 29, 2009: Mayor Dellums persona non grata by Oakland Police
March 25, 2009: Assault rifles flow freely from Nevada
March 23, 2009: Doomed SWAT sergeants didn’t expect an AK-47
March 22, 2009: Bicycling tourists overwhelm Sausalito
March 18, 2009: Police officers told to zip lips on bombing
March 16, 2009: S.F.’s hiring binge for bosses
March 15, 2009: San Jose A’s? It all depends
March 11, 2009: Coin toss settles Oakland city parking war
March 9, 2009: Councilwomen clash over empty parking space
March 8, 2009: Suit: BART cops’ affair led to fatal shooting
March 4, 2009: GOP, Dems equally dislike Schwarzenegger
March 2, 2009: Roll through a red, fork over the green
Feb. 25, 2009: Sunset on horizon for Fairmont’s Tonga Room bar
Feb. 23, 2009: Bridge authorities considering carpooling toll
Feb. 22, 2009: A’s owner: ‘I don’t really have a Plan B’
Feb. 18, 2009: Mirkarimi: Let it all hang out at Breakers
Feb. 16, 2009: Feds sought dirt on Bonds by pumping iron
Feb. 15, 2009: Obama gets priestly slam
Feb. 11, 2009: Tag it Berkeley, dogs being dogs and public art
Feb. 9, 2009: S.F. General’s generator emergency
Feb. 8, 2009: State budget deal to be unveiled Monday
Feb. 4, 2009: Clothier Wilkes Bashford to lay of 18 workers
Feb. 2, 2009: Additional claims likely in Oscar Grant slaying
Feb. 1, 2009: Globe-trotting S.F. mayor’s security costs hit
Jan. 28, 2009: Where’s Waldo? Not in S.F. City Hall
Jan. 26, 2009: Questions over welds delay Bay Bridge project
Jan. 25, 2009: GOP official has Guantanamo idea for S.F.
Jan. 21, 2009: State’s Dems bask in spotlight - DiFi stars
Jan. 19, 2009: Teen battling cancer gets inauguration tickets
Jan. 18, 2009: SF ticket-writers’ cell phones silenced
Jan. 14, 2009: Niners could be stuck at the ‘Stick
Jan. 12, 2009: Plush hospitals for state’s felons


Ross Guehring