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Oakland Can't Even Enforce Its Own Tree Laws — And the Excuse Is Absolutely Wild
Across the bay, Oakland's city council is providing yet another masterclass in how not to govern.
SF Finally Wants to Grade Its Own Homework on Police Oversight
Here's a novel concept for San Francisco government: actually evaluating whether the people in charge are doing their…
San Francisco Wants to Ban Smoking on Outdoor Patios, Because Obviously
Just when you thought San Francisco had regulated every conceivable human behavior, a supervisor has found one more…
San Jose Drivers Fight Back Against Nearly 500 Surveillance Cameras Tracking Their Every Move
Here's a question that shouldn't be controversial: Should the government be able to track where you drive, when you…
SFUSD's Bold New Strategy for Failing Students: Just Move the Deadline
If you've ever asked your boss for an extension on a project you barely started, congratulations — you have something…
Weekend Gunfire Tears Through SF — And City Hall's Silence Is Deafening
San Francisco police are investigating a burst of weekend gunfire that damaged cars and homes — and if that sentence…
Lurie's Layoffs Hurt — But Decades of Bloat Hurt More
Mayor Daniel Lurie stood before the Board of Supervisors this week and called his decision to lay off hundreds of city…
California's Abortion Fund Is Going Broke — And Nobody Seems to Have a Plan
California's Uncompensated Care Grant Program — the state fund created in 2022 to cover abortion costs for low-income…
A Pedestrian Is Dead, a Mercedes Driver Is in Custody, and SF Needs Answers
A San Francisco pedestrian is dead after being struck and killed in what police are calling a hit and run — though…
eBay Bails on SF — And Honestly, Did You Even Know They Were Here?
eBay is shutting down its San Francisco office and shipping 198 employees south to its San Jose headquarters.
A Mercedes, a Murder, and the Question Nobody Wants to Answer
Video has surfaced of the fatal hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian in San Francisco — and let's stop sugarcoating…
San Francisco Pays $750K Because Someone Lost a Skull and Then Punished the Person Who Noticed
You Can't Make This Up San Francisco is paying $750,000 to settle a whistleblower case involving — and we genuinely…
Firebomb a Tech CEO's House? Just Plead Crazy.
The man accused of firebombing Sam Altman's San Francisco home is now mounting the defense that surprises absolutely no…
WhatsApp Co‑Founder Drops $250K on Pro‑Lurie PAC — And SF's Political Class Is Squirming
Jan Koum, the billionaire co-founder of WhatsApp, has dropped a cool $250,000 into a PAC aligned with Mayor Daniel…
Firebombing a Tech CEO's Home Is Not Protest — It's Terrorism
A Texas man has been charged after allegedly traveling to San Francisco with the explicit intent to kill OpenAI CEO Sam…
24 Years of a School Lottery and SFUSD Still Can't Get Out of the Red
For nearly a quarter century, SFUSD has assigned students to schools through a lottery system — a mechanism that was…
1.7 Million Visits to Sunset Dunes — But At What Cost?
Sunset Dunes turned one year old this week, and the city is taking a victory lap.
Fewer California Teens Checking the 'X' Box on Their Driver's Licenses — And Nobody's Sure Why
California made headlines in 2019 when it became one of the first states to offer a nonbinary gender marker — the "X"…
SF's Billionaire Class: If You Can't Beat Him, Buy His Agenda
Politics makes strange bedfellows. San Francisco politics makes absolutely shameless ones. Two of the city's most…
Buying Democracy: Forged Signatures on Pro‑Billionaire Petitions Should Alarm Every San Franciscan
Here's a fun civics lesson they don't teach in school: apparently, if you want to get something on the San Francisco…
400 SF Residents Seek Self‑Deportation — And the Story Is More Complicated Than Either Side Wants to Admit
More than 400 people in San Francisco have sought voluntary departure from the United States — essentially…
Swalwell's Out — And the Bar Remains on the Floor
Eric Swalwell, the East Bay congressman best known for his quixotic presidential bid and his apparent inability to stay…
Libby Schaaf Fails Upward Into Bay Area Council's Top Job
Former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has landed her next gig: president and CEO of the Bay Area Council, the influential…
SF's 'Recovery' Has a Zip Code Problem — And City Hall Helped Create It
San Francisco loves to talk about its comeback.