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Alcatraz Stays a Tourist Trap, Not an Actual Trap
PublishedIn news that somehow needs to be reported in the year 2025, federal officials have declined to reopen Alcatraz Island…
PG&E: Where Using Less Energy Costs You More, Somehow
PublishedHere's a fun little riddle for your Wednesday morning: What happens when you do everything right — cut your energy use…
The Plexiglass Economy: How SF Shoppers Became Prisoners of Failed Policy
PublishedHere's a fun experiment: try buying deodorant at a San Francisco Walgreens in under ten minutes.
Trump Bets on a Fox-to-Governor Pipeline in California. Good Luck With That.
PublishedPresident Trump has officially endorsed Steve Hilton, the former Fox News host, for governor of California — banking on…
127 Pink Slips Down, 373 to Go: Lurie Finally Takes a Scalpel to City Hall
PublishedMayor Daniel Lurie just handed out 127 pink slips across 18 city departments, and honestly?
Lurie's Charter Reform War Chest Is Growing — And You Should Pay Attention
PublishedMayor Daniel Lurie's push for charter reform is attracting serious money, and if you've been paying attention to San…
Two More Shootings in SF This Weekend — But Sure, Everything's Fine
PublishedTwo people were shot in separate incidents across San Francisco on Saturday — one in SoMa at 6th and Minna, the other…
San Francisco Sues Big Food Over Ultra-Processed Products — But Will It Actually Help Anyone?
PublishedSan Francisco is making history again — and not the good kind where we invent something useful.
Trump Sends Vance After Blue States — And California Has a Giant Target on Its Back
PublishedPresident Trump has announced that Vice President JD Vance will be leading a new effort to crack down on blue states…
Engines Revving, Cops Swarming: Another Night of Embarcadero Chaos
PublishedIf you were anywhere near the Embarcadero on a recent evening, you probably heard it before you saw it — engines…
A Redwood City Attorney Is Suing First Amendment Auditors — And He's Got a Point
PublishedA Redwood City attorney is taking so-called "First Amendment auditors" to court after a confrontation in Menlo Park…
Jackie Fielder Vanishes as Leak Investigation Heats Up — D9 Left Without a Supervisor
PublishedSupervisor Jackie Fielder is MIA from the Board of Supervisors, and the timing could not be more conspicuous.
Screen Guy Is All of Us: SF Rooftop Robbery Chase Has the City Cheering
PublishedThere's something deeply satisfying about watching suspects get chased across San Francisco rooftops like a real-life…
San Francisco's Job Market Is Bleeding Out While the Rest of America Heals
PublishedWhile the rest of California — and the nation — posts solid job gains, San Francisco is moving in the wrong direction.
Duboce Triangle Burglar Hits Multiple Apartments in a Single Night — And Walked Away With a Wagon
PublishedA Brazen, Multi-Unit Break-In Raises Familiar Questions Sometime around 1 a.m.
Rideshare Rapist Found Guilty — Now Let's Talk About the System That Let It Happen
PublishedA jury has found a man dubbed the 'rideshare rapist' guilty of sexual assault and violence, bringing a measure of…
Big Brother on Every Corner: It's Time to Talk About Flock Safety
PublishedSan Francisco has a surveillance problem, and it's rolling out on our streets one camera at a time.
San Francisco Is Auctioning Off the Right to Name an Alley, and We Have Questions
PublishedBecause San Francisco apparently has nothing more pressing to deal with — not the budget deficit, not the fentanyl…
San Quentin's Arts Programs Face the Chopping Block — But Is Anyone Asking the Right Questions?
PublishedSan Quentin, the storied prison just across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, is facing the potential loss of arts…
David Sacks Wants a Refund From GrowSF. Good Luck With That.
PublishedHere's a fun little tale about what happens when political alliances shift faster than San Francisco's fog: tech…
SF Probation's New Van: Smart Outreach or Another Government Purchase We'll Forget About?
PublishedThe San Francisco Probation Department has rolled out a shiny new mobile services van, designed to bring reentry…
Trump's Alcatraz Fantasy: $152 Million to Solve a Problem Nobody Asked About
PublishedLook, we're all for tough-on-crime policies around here.
District 2's Supervisor Race: Will the Marina Finally Get a Fiscal Grown-Up?
PublishedDistrict 2's Supervisor Race: Will the Marina Finally Get a Fiscal Grown-Up?
The Tenderloin's Complicated Cocktail: Focaccia Dreams and Taxpayer-Funded Paraphernalia
PublishedThe Tenderloin continues to be San Francisco's most contradictory neighborhood — a place where genuine entrepreneurial…
19 Charges, Zero Accountability: The Sheryl Davis Saga Is Peak SF
PublishedSheryl Davis, the former executive director of San Francisco's Human Rights Commission, now faces 19 criminal charges —…
District 4's Congressional Race: Time to Actually Vet These Candidates
PublishedElection season is heating up in California's 4th Congressional District, and voters are being asked — once again — to…
Ethics Commission Poking Around Lurie's Phone Records — And We Have Questions
PublishedThe San Francisco Ethics Commission is stepping into the spotlight again, this time weighing in on phone records…
Power Plays and Pay-to-Play: SF's Political Machine Never Sleeps
PublishedThe Revolving Door of San Francisco Influence Another week in San Francisco politics, another round of backroom…
East Bay's Weekend Gaza Protests: Free Speech in Action, But Who's Listening?
PublishedAnother Weekend, Another Human Billboard Residents of Albany and El Cerrito got a dose of political theater this…
The 14th Amendment Isn't the Problem — Executive Overreach Is
PublishedThe Supreme Court is now weighing one of the most consequential constitutional questions in a generation: does the 14th…