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SF Public Defenders Dress in Black to Protest Crushing Caseloads — But Who's Asking the Real Questions?
PublishedOn Thursday, staffers at the San Francisco Public Defender's Office staged a visual protest against what they describe…
Sunset Dunes Turns One — And Some People Still Want Their Highway Back
PublishedSunset Dunes just celebrated its first birthday as a car-free park, and by all accounts, the party was pretty solid —…
District 4's Election Is Already the Loudest Race in SF's Quietest Neighborhood
PublishedDistrict 4 — the Sunset, for the uninitiated — is gearing up for what promises to be San Francisco's most theatrical…
When Thieves Take What They Can't Sell: The Mission's Car Theft Problem Hits Different
PublishedAnother week, another San Franciscan adding themselves to the ever-growing roster of car break-in victims.
The 'Solidarity Economy' Map Has 1,700 Pins — But What Does It Actually Solve?
PublishedA new interactive map from Degrowth California charts over 1,700 locations across the Bay Area that supposedly…
Jury Says 'Not Guilty' After DA Sat on Evidence for 18 Months. Let That Sink In.
PublishedHere's a scenario that should make every San Franciscan's blood boil, regardless of where you fall on the political…
You Can Rent a Cop in San Francisco — And Honestly, Maybe That's Fine?
PublishedSan Francisco has a program that lets private companies hire real, uniformed, armed SFPD officers at hourly rates —…
The D5 Supervisor Race: Where Gotcha Politics Meets Actual Questions Nobody Wants to Answer
PublishedThe District 5 supervisor race is shaping up to be exactly the kind of spectacle that makes you wonder if San…
When the People Guarding Your Safety Can't Guard Their Own Cash
PublishedHere's a question for you: If someone can't be trusted with a union checkbook, should they be trusted as a top aide to…
SFUSD Wants to Overhaul Its Curriculum — But Won't Let Parents See the Playbook
PublishedSan Francisco's public school students are finally getting new history and social studies textbooks.
SF Wants Doctors to Prescribe Parks Instead of Pills — And Taxpayers Get the Bill
PublishedHere's an idea that sounds lovely on a bumper sticker: doctors writing prescriptions for seniors to spend time in parks.
A Tribe, Roger Stone, and the Presidio Walk Into a Bar...
PublishedA Native American tribe is asking the Trump administration to hand over the Presidio — yes, the entire 1,500-acre…
Bay Area Added 35K Jobs Last Year — But Are They the Right Jobs?
PublishedHere's some genuinely good news for once: the Bay Area added nearly 35,000 jobs over the past year, putting…
Lose Your Green Card in SF? Good Luck — USCIS Replacements Are Taking Two Years
PublishedA wallet slipped out of a pocket somewhere between Yerba Buena and the Trader Joe's on 4th Street on Friday, and within…
California's Billionaire Tax Is Heading to the Ballot — And Your Wallet Should Be Nervous
PublishedA proposed billionaire tax has reportedly gathered enough signatures to land on the California ballot, and if you think…
Billionaire Beef: Brin vs. Newsom Shows What Happens When Tech Gets Political
PublishedThere's something almost poetic about a political feud between a tech billionaire and California's governor starting at…
Your Water Bill Is About to Jump 24% — And Nobody's Asking Where the Money Goes
PublishedHope you're sitting down, San Francisco homeowners and renters (yes, landlords pass these costs along).
The Green Vests of the Tenderloin: Who Are They and Are They Working?
PublishedIf you've driven through the Tenderloin recently — or, bravely, walked through it — you've probably noticed them…
A New Opioid Is Killing People in SF — And Your Test Strips Can't Even Detect It
PublishedSan Francisco just logged an overdose death linked to a new synthetic opioid — one that's reportedly more potent than…
Judge Gets It Right: Hit-and-Run Murder Suspect Stays Behind Bars
PublishedA San Francisco judge has ordered the suspect in a fatal hit-and-run to remain in jail, citing the man as a public…
Over $1.5M in PAC Money Is Flooding Two SF Supervisor Races. Who's Really Buying Your Vote?
PublishedIf you thought San Francisco's supervisor races were quaint little neighborhood affairs, allow us to disabuse you of…
Give the Kids Back Their Blocks: It's Time Bay Area Schools Ditched the iPads
PublishedLos Angeles just did something that Silicon Valley has quietly been doing for its own kids for years — pulling screens…
San Francisco Wants to Bring Back Dog Court. No, Seriously.
PublishedSan Francisco — a city that can't keep its subway escalators running or its streets free of fentanyl — is now turning…
The City Might Owe You Thousands — But Only If You Act Before the Deadline
PublishedHere's a fun one: San Francisco is sitting on roughly $240 million in health funds that may belong to city workers —…