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One of America's wealthiest cities has a huge problem with public poop. Between 2011 and 2018, San Francisco experienced a massive increase in reported incidents of human feces found on public streets. In 2011, just over 5,500 reports were logged by the San Francisco Department of Public Works; in 2018, the number increased to more than 28,000. The government watchdog Open the Books documented the sharp increase over time in a stunning chart, first spotted by the BuzzFeed editor John Paczkowski.

Socialism is surging in City Council. A total of five democratic socialists, and possibly a sixth, won races for alderman either in February or in Tuesday’s runoff elections. That sixth candidate, Rosanna Rodriguez-Sanchez is trailing longtime Ald. Deb Mell by only a few dozen votes. Mell, whose family has represented the 33rd Ward for more than 40 years, is hoping that mail ballots will help her maintain her seat. Two members backed by the Democratic Socialists of America won in the first round in February. Carlos Ramirez Rosa won re-election in the 35th Ward. In the 1st Ward, Daniel La...