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Vol. IIINo. 184
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All sections · March 2026 · 135 stories

Former SF Official Sheryl Davis Hit With Felony Charges — And Nobody Should Be Surprised

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Sheryl Davis, the former head of San Francisco's Human Rights Commission, has been arrested and charged with felonies…

PoliticsMarch 30, 2026

SF's 911 System Went Down and You Should Be Furious About How Little We Know

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If you tried to call 911 from your cell phone in San Francisco recently and couldn't get through, you weren't imagining…

PoliticsMarch 30, 2026

The Flow Show Proves SF's Best Entertainment Doesn't Need a Government Grant

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Hoops, Wands, and Fans — Oh My San Francisco's live performance scene just got a shot of pure, unfiltered creativity.

CultureMarch 30, 2026

No Kings Protesters Want Answers on Iran and Epstein — And Honestly, Fair Enough

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The latest No Kings protest hit San Francisco streets over the weekend, and while the movement's anti-authority…

PoliticsMarch 30, 2026

SF Mapped Its Most Dangerous Streets — Now What?

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San Francisco has updated its high-injury street network map, giving us a fresh look at where the city's most severe…

TransitMarch 30, 2026

San Francisco: From Surveillance Watchdog to Surveillance Playground

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Remember when San Francisco banned facial recognition technology in 2019?

PoliticsMarch 30, 2026

The Giants' Bench Is Full of Right-Handers Nobody's Using

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Sometimes the most telling decisions in baseball aren't the ones a manager makes — they're the ones he doesn't.

SportsMarch 30, 2026

Former SF Human Rights Commission Head Arrested — Because Apparently 'Human Rights' Didn't Include Your Right to Honest Government

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Former San Francisco Human Rights Commission Executive Director Sheryl Davis and nonprofit executive James Spingola…

PoliticsMarch 30, 2026

Mayor Lurie's Asia Trip: Diplomacy or Taxpayer-Funded Tourism?

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Mayor Daniel Lurie is packing his bags for his first official international trip, heading to China and South Korea with…

PoliticsMarch 30, 2026

Luis Arráez Is Exactly the Kind of Player the Giants Need Right Now

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There's something refreshing about a ballplayer who talks about studying a Hall of Famer not for the brand deal, not…

SportsMarch 30, 2026

Your Wallet Will Thank You: SF's Thrift Scene Is the Free Market at Its Finest

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In a city where a one-bedroom apartment can run you $3,200 a month and a mediocre burrito somehow costs $18, San…

CultureMarch 30, 2026

Silicon Valley's Most Organic Perk: Free Psychedelics Growing in the Parking Lot

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Forget the kombucha on tap and the artisanal snack bars.

TechMarch 30, 2026

Buster Posey Can't Fix Everything — And That's the Giants' Real Problem

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Let's be honest with ourselves, San Francisco: the Giants have issues, and a front office title change isn't a magic…

SportsMarch 30, 2026

The Warriors' Window Is Closing — And They Can't Afford to Play It Safe

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Let's be honest about something Golden State Warriors fans don't love hearing: the clock is ticking.

SportsMarch 30, 2026

BART Wants Your Signature — And Eventually Your Wallet

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BART is hitting the streets, clipboard in hand, trying to collect 186,000 signatures to get a rescue ballot measure in…

TransitMarch 30, 2026

Your Monday Night Excuse to Actually Leave the House: SF's Comedy Scene Is Thriving

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Mondays are objectively the worst day of the week.

CultureMarch 30, 2026

Motown On Mondays Is Still the Best Reason to Leave Your Apartment on a Monday

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Let's be honest — most Mondays in San Francisco are a slog.

CultureNoPaMarch 30, 2026

Tick Tock, Steph: The Clock Is Running Out on Golden State's Season

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Let's be honest — the Warriors without Steph Curry aren't really the Warriors.

SportsMarch 29, 2026

Sheriff Miyamoto to Supervisor Fielder: See For Yourself Before You Audit Me

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San Francisco Sheriff Paul Miyamoto is not having it.

PoliticsMarch 29, 2026

SF Startup Raises $28.5M to Make Your Oscilloscope Obsolete

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If you've ever watched an electrical engineer wrestle with a cart full of expensive, single-purpose test equipment —…

TechMarch 29, 2026

9 Books That Actually Get San Francisco Right

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Look, we spend a lot of time around here talking about what's broken in this city — the budget gaps, the empty…

CultureMarch 29, 2026

The Rumors of SF's Death Were Greatly Exaggerated

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For the past few years, the hot take industrial complex has been churning out the same story on a loop: San Francisco…

TechMarch 29, 2026

SF Hackathon Baby 'Agency' Wants to Show You What Your AI Is Actually Doing

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Somewhere between the cold brew and the 2am debugging sessions, a useful company was born.

TechMarch 29, 2026

Only in SF: A Burned-Out Shell Just Hit the Auction Block — and Someone Will Probably Pay a Fortune for It

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Only in San Francisco can a fire-damaged, uninhabitable wreck of a building become a hot commodity.

HousingMarch 29, 2026