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All sections · May 2026 · 1,948 stories

Bay Area Transit Tax Effort Submits 305,000 Signatures for November Ballot

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A regional transit funding campaign submitted more than 305,000 signatures to qualify a half-cent sales tax measure for…

TransitMay 26, 2026

Chakrabarti Shifts Fire to Chan as CD-11 Race Tightens

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Saikat Chakrabarti's congressional campaign has begun running negative contrast against Supervisor Connie Chan, a…

PoliticsRichmondMay 26, 2026

What Ocean Beach Looked Like Before Playland Showed Up

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At the far western edge of the city, where the Great Highway dead-ends into sand and the fog rolls in off the Pacific…

CultureOuter SunsetMay 26, 2026

A Tree Came Down in the Panhandle. The Hole It Left Is Enormous.

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Somewhere along the Panhandle's narrow green strip, a section of path that regulars use as a cut-through between Oak…

GeneralPanhandleMay 26, 2026

Muni Rider Reports Harassment of Minor on 38 Line, SFMTA Urges Incident Reports

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A Muni rider reported a harassment incident involving a minor on the 38 Geary line near the Van Ness stop around noon…

TransitWestern AdditionMay 26, 2026

The Confessional: SF's Improv Show Built on Audience Secrets

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Check the SFFuncheap listing for current showtimes and the venue address — The Confessional runs regularly in SF and…

CulturenullMay 26, 2026

Free Talk on MLK Jr.'s Early Years Comes to SF This Weekend

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A free public talk built around Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.

CultureCivic CenterMay 26, 2026

The Academy's Other Exhibit: An $8M Mansion and a Board of Forty-Five

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On the corner of Music Concourse Drive, inside Golden Gate Park, the California Academy of Sciences still opens its…

CultureGolden Gate ParkMay 26, 2026

Where to Actually Meet People on a Weeknight in SF

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The Castro on any given Thursday is still the most reliable answer to this question.

CultureThe CastroMay 26, 2026

The Highway 1 Run: LA to SF in Three Days Without Wasting a Single One

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If you're flying out of SFO on Tuesday at 10 PM, you have roughly three days to cover about 400 miles of coastline.

CultureMay 26, 2026

665,000 Californians Face CalFresh Cuts as Federal Work Requirements Take Effect

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More than 665,000 Californians are expected to lose food assistance benefits under new federal work requirements taking…

PoliticsMay 26, 2026

Micron and Sandisk Stocks Had a Monster Run. Whether Employees Cashed In Depends on When They Were Hired and How High Up They Sat.

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Micron's stock is up roughly 860% over the past twelve months, according to the Reddit thread circulating in r/bayarea…

TechMay 26, 2026

Meta Files WARN Notices for Nearly 700 Bay Area Workers in Layoffs Already Announced in May

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Meta filed WARN Act notices this week covering nearly 700 Bay Area workers and roughly twice that number in the Seattle…

TechMay 26, 2026

SF Voter's Ballot Turned Up 80 Miles Away in Gilroy After Mail Theft

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A voted San Francisco ballot deposited at the 18th Street post office ended up 80 miles away in Gilroy after being…

PoliticsCastroMay 26, 2026

A Parish on the Avenues Is Keeping the Lights On for Ukrainian Arrivals

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Somewhere in the outer neighborhoods, a church has been doing the quiet, unglamorous work of receiving people —…

CultureMay 26, 2026

SF Median One-Bedroom Rent Climbs to $4,000 a Month

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The median asking rent for a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco reached $4,000 a month, according to figures…

HousingMay 26, 2026

Cybertruck Spotted in SF Red Zone, Wrapped in AI Ad Nobody Can Parse

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A Cybertruck was photographed parked in a red zone in San Francisco this week, wrapped in what the person who posted it…

TechSan FranciscoMay 26, 2026

Caro Burke Brings 'Yesteryear' to SF for a Book Talk and Signing

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Check SFFuncheap for the confirmed time and exact address before you go — details are still circulating, but this is a…

CultureMay 26, 2026

DocFest Opens With a Deadhead Film — Here's How to Get In Free

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SF DocFest is kicking off its run with the opening-night screening of a new documentary about Deadheads — the kind of…

CultureMissionMay 26, 2026

Epic Church Moves to Buy $15 Million Union Square Building

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Epic Church is under contract to purchase a building in Union Square for $15 million, according to reporting from the…

CultureUnion SquareMay 26, 2026

Staci Slaughter Exits Lurie Administration, Removing Key City Hall Institutional Voice

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Staci Slaughter has left the Lurie administration, The Dissent has confirmed, ending her role as one of the few senior…

PoliticsMay 26, 2026

Mission Comics Plants a Second Flag on Geneva Avenue

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On Geneva Avenue, between the pupuserías and the nail salons, a new storefront is starting to look like something —…

CultureExcelsiorMay 26, 2026

The Slow Group Is the Point

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On Sunday mornings in the Panhandle, a loose cluster of people in reflective gear assembles near the Fell Street…

CulturePanhandleMay 26, 2026

The Unemployed Tech Worker Hiking Story Has Become Its Own Trail

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Somewhere on a fire road above the East Bay, a recently laid-off software engineer is eating a sandwich and talking to…

CultureMay 26, 2026