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Car Break‑Ins Are Down Dramatically — But Let's Not Throw a Parade Just Yet
Here's something you don't hear every day: San Francisco is actually getting better at something crime-related.
London Breed's Friends Paid Her Ethics Fines — And City Hall Thinks That's Totally Fine?
Here's a fun little quirk of San Francisco's political ecosystem: when you get slapped with an ethics fine for, say…
Brooke Jenkins Says the Quiet Part Out Loud: Prosecution Works
Love her or loathe her, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is running an experiment that San Francisco desperately…
Your District 9 Supervisor Is MIA — And You Deserve Better
Let's get two things out of the way upfront: mental health struggles are real, they are serious, and anyone dealing…
Hours After City Begs for Peace, Another Shooting Victim Fights for Their Life
You really can't make this stuff up. San Francisco officials recently issued a public ceasefire plea — essentially…
Sunset Dunes Hits 1.7 Million Visits — So Let's Talk About What That Actually Means
Sunset Dunes just turned one year old, and Rec and Park is rolling out the celebration cake with a headline number: 1.7…
Ceasefires Don't Stop Bullets — Actual Public Safety Policy Might
A man was shot in broad daylight on Mission Street last week.
The SF Zoo Is a Case Study in Government Mismanagement — And We Keep Letting It Happen
We love San Francisco. The skyline at dusk, the fog rolling over Twin Peaks, the absurd beauty of a city that somehow…
City Attorney Playing Detective Over a Leaked Document? That's Not How This Works.
Here's a question worth asking: when did the San Francisco City Attorney's Office get into the business of hunting down…
Seven Years to Open a Weed Shop: Excelsior's Newest Dispensary Is a Monument to SF Bureaucracy
A new cannabis dispensary called Green Field is set to open at 4687 Mission St.
Election Season Is Here: A Quick Guide to What's Actually at Stake
Election season in San Francisco is upon us, and if you're not paying attention yet, now's the time.
An Anonymous Donor Just Gave Every SFUSD Educator $250. That's Nice — Now About That Budget.
An anonymous tech worker just gave every single SFUSD educator $250 — roughly 4,500 staff members — totaling well over…
Could Ozempic Be the Next Weapon Against SF's Addiction Crisis?
San Francisco has spent billions on its homelessness and addiction crises over the past decade, cycling through harm…
Matt Dorsey Wants to Evict Drug Users From Public Housing — And Says He Would've Deserved It Too
Supervisor Matt Dorsey is pushing legislation that would make it easier to evict public housing tenants for drug use —…
Two Terms and You're Out: SF Finally Gets a Reform That Makes Sense
Here's something you don't see every day in San Francisco politics: a straightforward, common-sense reform that both…
Lurie's Budget Ax Falls: Health Clinics Close, and the Hard Math Is Just Beginning
Mayor Daniel Lurie promised to run San Francisco like it actually has a bottom line.
Chad Bianco Wants to Drill, Baby, Drill — And Call Environmentalism 'Terrorism'
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is running for governor, and he's not exactly tiptoeing into the race.
East Bay Sidewalks Become the Latest Front in the Gaza Debate
If you drove through Albany or El Cerrito recently, you may have noticed something beyond the usual farmers' market…
SFPD Chief Hasn't Had a Performance Review in Nearly a Decade. Cool, Cool, Cool.
Here's a fun experiment: try telling your boss you haven't had a performance review in nearly ten years and see how…
SF's Battery Fire Legislation: Bold Safety Move or Redundant Bureaucracy?
San Francisco legislators are pushing new rules targeting uncertified batteries, responding to a growing number of…
California Wants to Let You Hang Solar Panels Off Your Balcony — And Your HOA Can't Stop You
Here's a rare moment where Sacramento actually does something that expands individual freedom instead of restricting it.
SEIU Drops Wiener Over a Tax That Wouldn't Even Work
SEIU California has pulled its endorsement of State Senator Scott Wiener in his congressional race, and the reason…
Naked Guy vs. Park Rangers: Case Dismissed, Questions Remain
In a story that could only happen in San Francisco, charges have been dismissed against Martin Moulton — the man who…
SF Filmmaker Gets 6 Years for 2019 Killing He Called Self‑Defense
San Francisco documentary filmmaker Kevin Epps has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for the 2019 fatal…