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Jury Says 'Not Guilty' After DA Sat on Evidence for 18 Months. Let That Sink In.
PublishedHere's a scenario that should make every San Franciscan's blood boil, regardless of where you fall on the political…
You Can Rent a Cop in San Francisco — And Honestly, Maybe That's Fine?
PublishedSan Francisco has a program that lets private companies hire real, uniformed, armed SFPD officers at hourly rates —…
The D5 Supervisor Race: Where Gotcha Politics Meets Actual Questions Nobody Wants to Answer
PublishedThe District 5 supervisor race is shaping up to be exactly the kind of spectacle that makes you wonder if San…
When the People Guarding Your Safety Can't Guard Their Own Cash
PublishedHere's a question for you: If someone can't be trusted with a union checkbook, should they be trusted as a top aide to…
SFUSD Wants to Overhaul Its Curriculum — But Won't Let Parents See the Playbook
PublishedSan Francisco's public school students are finally getting new history and social studies textbooks.
SF Wants Doctors to Prescribe Parks Instead of Pills — And Taxpayers Get the Bill
PublishedHere's an idea that sounds lovely on a bumper sticker: doctors writing prescriptions for seniors to spend time in parks.
A Tribe, Roger Stone, and the Presidio Walk Into a Bar...
PublishedA Native American tribe is asking the Trump administration to hand over the Presidio — yes, the entire 1,500-acre…
Bay Area Added 35K Jobs Last Year — But Are They the Right Jobs?
PublishedHere's some genuinely good news for once: the Bay Area added nearly 35,000 jobs over the past year, putting…
Lose Your Green Card in SF? Good Luck — USCIS Replacements Are Taking Two Years
PublishedA wallet slipped out of a pocket somewhere between Yerba Buena and the Trader Joe's on 4th Street on Friday, and within…
California's Billionaire Tax Is Heading to the Ballot — And Your Wallet Should Be Nervous
PublishedA proposed billionaire tax has reportedly gathered enough signatures to land on the California ballot, and if you think…
Billionaire Beef: Brin vs. Newsom Shows What Happens When Tech Gets Political
PublishedThere's something almost poetic about a political feud between a tech billionaire and California's governor starting at…
Your Water Bill Is About to Jump 24% — And Nobody's Asking Where the Money Goes
PublishedHope you're sitting down, San Francisco homeowners and renters (yes, landlords pass these costs along).
The Green Vests of the Tenderloin: Who Are They and Are They Working?
PublishedIf you've driven through the Tenderloin recently — or, bravely, walked through it — you've probably noticed them…
A New Opioid Is Killing People in SF — And Your Test Strips Can't Even Detect It
PublishedSan Francisco just logged an overdose death linked to a new synthetic opioid — one that's reportedly more potent than…
Judge Gets It Right: Hit-and-Run Murder Suspect Stays Behind Bars
PublishedA San Francisco judge has ordered the suspect in a fatal hit-and-run to remain in jail, citing the man as a public…
Over $1.5M in PAC Money Is Flooding Two SF Supervisor Races. Who's Really Buying Your Vote?
PublishedIf you thought San Francisco's supervisor races were quaint little neighborhood affairs, allow us to disabuse you of…
Give the Kids Back Their Blocks: It's Time Bay Area Schools Ditched the iPads
PublishedLos Angeles just did something that Silicon Valley has quietly been doing for its own kids for years — pulling screens…
San Francisco Wants to Bring Back Dog Court. No, Seriously.
PublishedSan Francisco — a city that can't keep its subway escalators running or its streets free of fentanyl — is now turning…
The City Might Owe You Thousands — But Only If You Act Before the Deadline
PublishedHere's a fun one: San Francisco is sitting on roughly $240 million in health funds that may belong to city workers —…
Scott Wiener's Congressional Bid: Five House Parties a Week and a Whole Lot of Panic Texting
PublishedState Senator Scott Wiener is going full grassroots in his congressional campaign — reportedly hosting five house…
When the Guards Are the Criminals: Another SF Jail Beating Allegation
PublishedA San Francisco Sheriff's deputy who was already under investigation for beating an inmate has now been accused in a…
Anh Phoong's Rolling Billboards Are Blinding Drivers — And Probably Illegal
PublishedIf you've driven Bay Area highways lately, you've probably been momentarily flash-banged by one of Anh Phoong's roving…
Eric Swalwell Spent $40K of Campaign Cash on His Own Legal Defense. Totally Normal, Right?
PublishedHere's a fun line item for you: outgoing Congressman Eric Swalwell reportedly dropped $40,000 in campaign funds on a…
The Danielle Spillman Case Doesn't Need a PR Campaign — It Needs Justice
PublishedThere's something deeply unsettling about watching the defense team in the Danielle Spillman murder case launch what…
The Congressional Race Nobody's Talking About: Who Wants to Represent Southern SF?
PublishedWhile all of San Francisco's political oxygen gets sucked into the D-11 Wiener-Chan-Chakrabarti drama — complete with…
Tom Steyer's Billionaire Guilt Trip Isn't the Policy We Need
PublishedTom Steyer keeps showing up in San Francisco political conversations like that guy at the party who won't stop telling…
SF's Congressional Race: Who's Actually Selling You on Something?
PublishedHere's something refreshing: an SF voter recently asked a simple question that apparently broke a lot of brains — why…
City Report Confirms What Everyone Already Knew: Safety Gaps Led to Ward 86 Stabbing Death
PublishedThe Department of Public Health has finally released its report on the fatal stabbing of a worker at Ward 86 — the…
District 4's Real Estate Transfer Tax Question Deserves Better Than This Circus
PublishedThe District 4 supervisor race should be about policy.
The Board of Supervisors Is Having an Identity Crisis — And That Might Be a Good Thing
PublishedSan Francisco's Board of Supervisors is going through something right now, and depending on where you sit, it's either…