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Politics · April 2026 · 287 stories

SFO ICE Arrest Reveals the Impossible Position We Keep Putting Local Cops In

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When ICE agents showed up at SFO to arrest a mother and daughter, things got chaotic fast.

April 28, 2026

When Your Own Staff Gets Caught in Federal Bureaucracy's Black Hole

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Here's a story that perfectly encapsulates why immigration reform has been a bipartisan failure for decades: one of…

TenderloinApril 28, 2026

SF Finally Discovers the Internet, Wants a Medal For It

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The Mayor's office is taking a well-deserved victory lap this week, celebrating the fact that San Francisco residents…

April 28, 2026

SFPD Drops GTA-Style Recruiting Ad That Looks Like It Was Made by a Bot — Because It Probably Was

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The San Francisco Police Department apparently decided that the best way to attract new recruits in 2025 is to cosplay…

April 28, 2026

Lurie Creates a New Arts Bureaucracy — But Will It Actually Cut Red Tape?

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Mayor Lurie has named Matthew Goudeau — a former adviser — as San Francisco's first-ever executive director of arts and…

April 28, 2026

Aaron Peskin: Not Running in D2, But Living Rent-Free in Its Attack Ads

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Aaron Peskin isn't running for the District 2 supervisor seat.

April 28, 2026

SF Public Defenders Dress in Black to Protest Crushing Caseloads — But Who's Asking the Real Questions?

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On Thursday, staffers at the San Francisco Public Defender's Office staged a visual protest against what they describe…

April 28, 2026

Sunset Dunes Turns One — And Some People Still Want Their Highway Back

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Sunset Dunes just celebrated its first birthday as a car-free park, and by all accounts, the party was pretty solid —…

Outer SunsetApril 28, 2026

District 4's Election Is Already the Loudest Race in SF's Quietest Neighborhood

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District 4 — the Sunset, for the uninitiated — is gearing up for what promises to be San Francisco's most theatrical…

Sunset DistrictApril 28, 2026

When Thieves Take What They Can't Sell: The Mission's Car Theft Problem Hits Different

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Another week, another San Franciscan adding themselves to the ever-growing roster of car break-in victims.

Mission DistrictApril 28, 2026

The 'Solidarity Economy' Map Has 1,700 Pins — But What Does It Actually Solve?

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A new interactive map from Degrowth California charts over 1,700 locations across the Bay Area that supposedly…

April 27, 2026

Jury Says 'Not Guilty' After DA Sat on Evidence for 18 Months. Let That Sink In.

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Here's a scenario that should make every San Franciscan's blood boil, regardless of where you fall on the political…

April 27, 2026

You Can Rent a Cop in San Francisco — And Honestly, Maybe That's Fine?

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San Francisco has a program that lets private companies hire real, uniformed, armed SFPD officers at hourly rates —…

April 27, 2026

The D5 Supervisor Race: Where Gotcha Politics Meets Actual Questions Nobody Wants to Answer

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The District 5 supervisor race is shaping up to be exactly the kind of spectacle that makes you wonder if San…

Lower HaightApril 27, 2026

When the People Guarding Your Safety Can't Guard Their Own Cash

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Here's a question for you: If someone can't be trusted with a union checkbook, should they be trusted as a top aide to…

April 27, 2026

SFUSD Wants to Overhaul Its Curriculum — But Won't Let Parents See the Playbook

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San Francisco's public school students are finally getting new history and social studies textbooks.

April 27, 2026

SF Wants Doctors to Prescribe Parks Instead of Pills — And Taxpayers Get the Bill

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Here's an idea that sounds lovely on a bumper sticker: doctors writing prescriptions for seniors to spend time in parks.

April 27, 2026

A Tribe, Roger Stone, and the Presidio Walk Into a Bar...

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A Native American tribe is asking the Trump administration to hand over the Presidio — yes, the entire 1,500-acre…

PresidioApril 27, 2026

Bay Area Added 35K Jobs Last Year — But Are They the Right Jobs?

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Here's some genuinely good news for once: the Bay Area added nearly 35,000 jobs over the past year, putting…

April 26, 2026

Lose Your Green Card in SF? Good Luck — USCIS Replacements Are Taking Two Years

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A wallet slipped out of a pocket somewhere between Yerba Buena and the Trader Joe's on 4th Street on Friday, and within…

SoMaApril 26, 2026

California's Billionaire Tax Is Heading to the Ballot — And Your Wallet Should Be Nervous

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A proposed billionaire tax has reportedly gathered enough signatures to land on the California ballot, and if you think…

April 26, 2026

Billionaire Beef: Brin vs. Newsom Shows What Happens When Tech Gets Political

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There's something almost poetic about a political feud between a tech billionaire and California's governor starting at…

April 26, 2026

Your Water Bill Is About to Jump 24% — And Nobody's Asking Where the Money Goes

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Hope you're sitting down, San Francisco homeowners and renters (yes, landlords pass these costs along).

April 25, 2026

The Green Vests of the Tenderloin: Who Are They and Are They Working?

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If you've driven through the Tenderloin recently — or, bravely, walked through it — you've probably noticed them…

TenderloinApril 25, 2026