Pelosi's Succession (Scott Wiener vs. Connie Chan), Bari Weiss & Zohran Mamdani
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Department of Elections ↗
San Francisco Department of Elections landing page (original stub).
The Free Press ↗
The Free Press homepage (original stub).
Official Website of New York City Government ↗
NYC.gov homepage (original stub).
Mayor Mamdani Releases “Block by Block: The Housing Plan for A New Era” ↗
May 2026: 200,000 new + 200,000 preserved affordable homes over a decade; $22B over five years; $5.6B for NYCHA; Open Door doubled; "Our Home" co-ops.
Nancy Pelosi ↗
Born 26 Mar 1940; announced on 6 Nov 2025 that she would not seek reelection.
Nancy Pelosi isn't sitting out the fight to replace her ↗
21 Oct 2026 (Mark Z. Barabak): Pelosi's role backing Chan against Wiener: ads, comms director, endorsements; grudge, Christine, or sisterhood?
USC California Elections and Policy Poll, 2026 CA-11 ↗
Oct 2026 CA-11 poll: Wiener 47%, Chan 41%, 9% undecided.
Poll: Chan trailing Wiener despite Pelosi support ↗
22 Oct 2026: the USC poll, shared with the Standard.
The inside story behind the mysterious rift between Pelosi and Wiener ↗
13 Oct 2026: timeline of the Pelosi–Wiener rift, including the 2023 call, the March 2023 exploratory committee, the Oct 2025 call, and coffee with Christine.
Christine Pelosi steps out of her mom’s shadow and jumps into race for state Senate ↗
10 Nov 2025: Christine Pelosi launches her state Senate campaign.
Bari Weiss ↗
Born 25 Mar 1984, Pittsburgh; eldest of four sisters; Columbia 2007; Haaretz and Forward; WSJ 2013–17; NYT 2017–20; The Free Press; Paramount deal and CBS News.
Zohran Mamdani ↗
Born 18 Oct 1991, Kampala; Assembly 2020; announced Oct 2024; elected 4 Nov 2025; youngest since 1892; sworn in on the Quran at the City Hall subway station.