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United Airlines Employee Threatens to Call ICE on Mexican-American Passenger at SFO

A uniformed United Airlines employee at San Francisco International Airport told a Mexican-American U.S.

Bex ConnollyCity HallPoliticsJuly 21, 2026

Naked Guy vs. Park Rangers: Case Dismissed, Questions Remain

In a story that could only happen in San Francisco, charges have been dismissed against Martin Moulton — the man who allegedly stripped down at a Bob…

PoliticsApril 8, 2026

SF Politicians Condemn ICE at SFO — But the Facts Tell a More Complicated Story

San Francisco's elected officials are once again racing to the microphones to condemn federal immigration enforcement — this time over ICE actions at…

PoliticsMay 6, 2026

No Due Diligence, No Accountability: How SF Let an Unvetted Promoter Con City Hall Out of a Civic Center Boxing Bonanza

A British marketing executive with no boxing license and a questionable track record talked his way into a mayoral press conference and nearly staged…

Bex ConnollyCity HallPoliticsJune 13, 2026

The Airport That Generates $85 Billion Says Contractor Wages Are None of Its Business

Two weeks after San Francisco International Airport released a report boasting $85 billion in regional economic impact, the cabin cleaners and…

Bex ConnollyCity HallPoliticsJune 24, 2026

SFPUC Wants You to Pay for Its Electrification Dreams

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has a bold new idea for its citywide electrification push: let the customers foot the bill.

PoliticsApril 29, 2026

Plainclothes ICE Agents Floor SF Resident at SFO; Attorneys Warn Airport Is a Federal Enforcement Trap

Iryna Gorb, a 38-year-old Ukrainian photographer who has lived in San Francisco for sixteen years, was tackled and handcuffed by plainclothes federal…

Bex ConnollyCity HallPoliticsJuly 24, 2026

A Is for Alphabet Soup Politics on Potrero Hill

A window display at Potrero and 17th Street is making the rounds: "A is for Abolish ICE" — because nothing says grassroots activism like turning…

PoliticsMay 9, 2026

Oakland Controls Its Airport. It Can't Stop the Weapons.

For nearly a year, activists have documented hundreds of military cargo shipments — including F-35 bomb-release systems bound for Israel — moving…

Bex ConnollyCity HallPoliticsJune 23, 2026