Assemblymember Matt Haney ought to be in political trouble. He’s been spending campaign money on Giants, 49ers, and Warriors tickets, he’s facing two open state investigations—and as the SF Standard just reported, he’s now using his donors’ money to pay his mounting legal fees.

That’s making it harder to raise funds from local folks, who don’t want to see their money wasted.

The Standard has run several investigative stories. KQED has picked it up. But the Chronicle, which is still the most widely read local news outlet, has largely ignored the story. That’s not much of a surprise: The Chron barely covers the city’s delegation to the state Legislature these days. Nobody knows what Haney is doing most of the time (except for his Yimby bills, that of course get Chron coverage).

That’s bee

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