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San Francisco's CEO Tax: Punishing Success or Closing a Gap?

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San Francisco is once again doing what it does best: finding creative new ways to tax businesses that haven't already…

May 1, 2026

Block a Bridge, Face 14 Years: Golden Gate Protest Trial Finally Begins

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Seven pro-Palestine protesters got their first day in court this week, facing up to 14 years in prison for their role…

May 1, 2026

SF's Attack Ad Season Is Here, and It's Accidentally Hilarious

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It's campaign season in San Francisco, which means one thing: your mailbox is about to become a landfill of glossy card…

May 1, 2026

SF Supervisors Get Arrested at SFO — And That's Exactly the Point

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Twenty-five protesters were arrested at SFO on May Day after blocking the departure-level roadway at the International…

May 1, 2026

The Silence Is Deafening: Bernie and AOC Want Nothing to Do With SF's Pelosi Succession Fight

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Here's something worth noticing in the race to fill Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat: the progressive left's two…

May 1, 2026

Sacramento Just Killed SF's Chance to Dump PG&E. Guess Who Benefits?

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San Francisco has been trying to break up with PG&E for years.

May 1, 2026

Bashed His Gate With a Microphone Stand, Called Him the N-Word — SFPD Said It Was a 'Mental Health Crisis'

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A NOPA resident was targeted in a violent, racially motivated assault Monday morning — a man armed with a microphone…

NoPaMay 1, 2026

SF's New Sobering Center: Forced Detox Instead of Jail. Progress or Just a Rebrand?

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San Francisco just opened the RESET Center in SoMa, a short-stay sobering facility where people arrested for public…

SoMaMay 1, 2026

SF's New Drug Detention Center Has an Unlocked Front Door. No, Seriously.

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San Francisco just opened its much-hyped RESET Center — the city's answer to the open-air drug crisis that has plagued…

May 1, 2026

Before the Senate, J.D. Vance Was Just Another SF Guy Volunteering at a Community Garden

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Here's a fun piece of trivia that most San Franciscans have absolutely no idea about: Vice President J.D.

Bernal HeightsMay 1, 2026

SFUSD Can't Teach Kids to Read, But Sure, Let's Mandate More Ethnic Studies

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San Francisco Unified School District has officially adopted a new ethnic studies curriculum — and if you've been…

May 1, 2026

San Francisco Will Ignore Your 311 Calls, But Never Miss a Chance to Fine You

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Here's a story that perfectly distills the San Francisco governing experience into a single, infuriating anecdote.

May 1, 2026

May Day in SF: Workers March Against Billionaires, Billionaires Don't Notice

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San Francisco's annual May Day festivities kicked off Thursday with a march starting at 2 p.m.

Civic CenterApril 30, 2026

SFUSD's Bold Plan: Fix the Lottery, Close Schools... Eventually

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SFUSD has a new plan, and if you've been paying attention to this district for more than five minutes, you already know…

April 30, 2026

Eyes in the Sky: What's Flying Over San Francisco and Who's Watching?

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If you looked up at the San Francisco sky on April 30th, you might have noticed something unsettling — surveillance…

April 30, 2026

District 4's Supervisor Race Is About Way More Than the Great Highway — Finally

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If you've followed District 4 politics for the past couple of years, you'd be forgiven for thinking the entire Sunset…

Sunset DistrictApril 30, 2026

Chakrabarti Demands Transparency From Rivals While Playing Word Games With His Own Finances

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Here's a fun rule of thumb in politics: when a candidate demands radical transparency from their opponents while…

April 30, 2026

District 4's 'War on Cars' Debate Misses the Robot Elephant in the Room

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District 4 candidates are gearing up for a familiar San Francisco fight: is there a "war on cars" in the Sunset?

Sunset DistrictApril 30, 2026

SF Residents Find a Way to Oppose $50 Million in Free Park Upgrades

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San Francisco has done it again. Someone is offering to spend $50 million to fix up a neglected public park, and locals…

April 30, 2026

750 New Child Care Subsidies Are Coming — But Let's Talk About the Fine Print

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Mayor Daniel Lurie announced this week that 750 new child care subsidies will be available to San Francisco families…

April 30, 2026

A Crypto Billionaire Wants to Fix Your Thanksgiving Crab Situation

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If you've spent a Thanksgiving in San Francisco, you know the drill: Dungeness crab is supposed to be on the table.

Fisherman's WharfApril 30, 2026

When Campaign Consultants and Advocacy Groups Get a Little Too Cozy

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Here's a fun exercise in San Francisco political mechanics: try to figure out where the mayor's campaign apparatus ends…

April 30, 2026

Block a Bridge, Win a Felony: The Golden Gate Protest That Should Surprise No One

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Here's a concept that apparently needs re-explaining in 2025: if you shut down one of the most iconic — and critical —…

April 30, 2026

Anti-Prop D Ads Are Running 'Progress' Footage From 2019 and Hoping You Won't Notice

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Here's a fun little exercise in political honesty: the campaign ads running against Proposition D — the measure…

April 30, 2026