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Jury Says 'Not Guilty' After DA Sat on Evidence for 18 Months. Let That Sink In.

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Here's a scenario that should make every San Franciscan's blood boil, regardless of where you fall on the political…

April 27, 2026

You Can Rent a Cop in San Francisco — And Honestly, Maybe That's Fine?

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San Francisco has a program that lets private companies hire real, uniformed, armed SFPD officers at hourly rates —…

April 27, 2026

The D5 Supervisor Race: Where Gotcha Politics Meets Actual Questions Nobody Wants to Answer

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The District 5 supervisor race is shaping up to be exactly the kind of spectacle that makes you wonder if San…

Lower HaightApril 27, 2026

When the People Guarding Your Safety Can't Guard Their Own Cash

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Here's a question for you: If someone can't be trusted with a union checkbook, should they be trusted as a top aide to…

April 27, 2026

SFUSD Wants to Overhaul Its Curriculum — But Won't Let Parents See the Playbook

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San Francisco's public school students are finally getting new history and social studies textbooks.

April 27, 2026

SF Wants Doctors to Prescribe Parks Instead of Pills — And Taxpayers Get the Bill

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Here's an idea that sounds lovely on a bumper sticker: doctors writing prescriptions for seniors to spend time in parks.

April 27, 2026

A Tribe, Roger Stone, and the Presidio Walk Into a Bar...

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A Native American tribe is asking the Trump administration to hand over the Presidio — yes, the entire 1,500-acre…

PresidioApril 27, 2026

Bay Area Added 35K Jobs Last Year — But Are They the Right Jobs?

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Here's some genuinely good news for once: the Bay Area added nearly 35,000 jobs over the past year, putting…

April 26, 2026

Lose Your Green Card in SF? Good Luck — USCIS Replacements Are Taking Two Years

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A wallet slipped out of a pocket somewhere between Yerba Buena and the Trader Joe's on 4th Street on Friday, and within…

SoMaApril 26, 2026

California's Billionaire Tax Is Heading to the Ballot — And Your Wallet Should Be Nervous

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A proposed billionaire tax has reportedly gathered enough signatures to land on the California ballot, and if you think…

April 26, 2026

Billionaire Beef: Brin vs. Newsom Shows What Happens When Tech Gets Political

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There's something almost poetic about a political feud between a tech billionaire and California's governor starting at…

April 26, 2026

Your Water Bill Is About to Jump 24% — And Nobody's Asking Where the Money Goes

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Hope you're sitting down, San Francisco homeowners and renters (yes, landlords pass these costs along).

April 25, 2026

The Green Vests of the Tenderloin: Who Are They and Are They Working?

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If you've driven through the Tenderloin recently — or, bravely, walked through it — you've probably noticed them…

TenderloinApril 25, 2026

A New Opioid Is Killing People in SF — And Your Test Strips Can't Even Detect It

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San Francisco just logged an overdose death linked to a new synthetic opioid — one that's reportedly more potent than…

April 24, 2026

Judge Gets It Right: Hit-and-Run Murder Suspect Stays Behind Bars

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A San Francisco judge has ordered the suspect in a fatal hit-and-run to remain in jail, citing the man as a public…

April 24, 2026

Over $1.5M in PAC Money Is Flooding Two SF Supervisor Races. Who's Really Buying Your Vote?

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If you thought San Francisco's supervisor races were quaint little neighborhood affairs, allow us to disabuse you of…

April 24, 2026

Give the Kids Back Their Blocks: It's Time Bay Area Schools Ditched the iPads

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Los Angeles just did something that Silicon Valley has quietly been doing for its own kids for years — pulling screens…

April 24, 2026

San Francisco Wants to Bring Back Dog Court. No, Seriously.

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San Francisco — a city that can't keep its subway escalators running or its streets free of fentanyl — is now turning…

April 24, 2026

The City Might Owe You Thousands — But Only If You Act Before the Deadline

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Here's a fun one: San Francisco is sitting on roughly $240 million in health funds that may belong to city workers —…

April 24, 2026

Scott Wiener's Congressional Bid: Five House Parties a Week and a Whole Lot of Panic Texting

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State Senator Scott Wiener is going full grassroots in his congressional campaign — reportedly hosting five house…

April 24, 2026

When the Guards Are the Criminals: Another SF Jail Beating Allegation

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A San Francisco Sheriff's deputy who was already under investigation for beating an inmate has now been accused in a…

April 24, 2026

Anh Phoong's Rolling Billboards Are Blinding Drivers — And Probably Illegal

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If you've driven Bay Area highways lately, you've probably been momentarily flash-banged by one of Anh Phoong's roving…

April 24, 2026

Eric Swalwell Spent $40K of Campaign Cash on His Own Legal Defense. Totally Normal, Right?

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Here's a fun line item for you: outgoing Congressman Eric Swalwell reportedly dropped $40,000 in campaign funds on a…

April 24, 2026

The Danielle Spillman Case Doesn't Need a PR Campaign — It Needs Justice

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There's something deeply unsettling about watching the defense team in the Danielle Spillman murder case launch what…

April 24, 2026

The Congressional Race Nobody's Talking About: Who Wants to Represent Southern SF?

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While all of San Francisco's political oxygen gets sucked into the D-11 Wiener-Chan-Chakrabarti drama — complete with…

April 23, 2026

Tom Steyer's Billionaire Guilt Trip Isn't the Policy We Need

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Tom Steyer keeps showing up in San Francisco political conversations like that guy at the party who won't stop telling…

April 23, 2026

SF's Congressional Race: Who's Actually Selling You on Something?

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Here's something refreshing: an SF voter recently asked a simple question that apparently broke a lot of brains — why…

April 23, 2026

City Report Confirms What Everyone Already Knew: Safety Gaps Led to Ward 86 Stabbing Death

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The Department of Public Health has finally released its report on the fatal stabbing of a worker at Ward 86 — the…

Potrero HillApril 23, 2026

District 4's Real Estate Transfer Tax Question Deserves Better Than This Circus

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The District 4 supervisor race should be about policy.

Sunset DistrictApril 23, 2026

The Board of Supervisors Is Having an Identity Crisis — And That Might Be a Good Thing

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San Francisco's Board of Supervisors is going through something right now, and depending on where you sit, it's either…

April 23, 2026