News + Politics

RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine madness will make America sick again

The Health and Human Services Secretary's rampage at the CDC this summer exposed the dangers of his ignorance.

Healthcare Bruce Mirken - October 2, 2025

D8 supe race will create fascinating political battle

It's the D8 incumbent and maybe the mayor against the Nancy Pelosi operation. What will Wiener do?

Elections Tim Redmond - October 2, 2025

Booing the mayor isn’t political violence

Violence by the billionaire class has threatened vulnerable communities for years. You can't blame them if they show up and shout.

Protest Tim Redmond - October 1, 2025

Keep 48 Hills alive! Come to our Gala on October 22 and party for our future

We need you! Let's fill El Rio in the Mission with community spirit and dancing—and ensure that independent media survives.

Arts + Culture Marke B. - October 1, 2025

Immigration

Lurie appointee to Airport Commission opposed measure to block ICE in California

Tim Redmond - September 29, 2025

'So disappointing and scary for so many immigrants.'

The Agenda

How Scott Wiener is undermining affordable housing

Tim Redmond - September 28, 2025

Plus: A strange move to allow city donations to a law-enforcement group, and why SF should buy apartments from a bankrupt landlord. That's The Agenda for Sept. 28-Oct. 5

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the editor: The lack of fire safety on the West Side of town

Herbert F. Mintz II - September 28, 2025

Lurie wants more density in an area that has fallen behind in a key public safety area

Business + Tech

Neighborhood finds it’s hard to fight AT&T

Tim Redmond - September 25, 2025

Planners approve 104-foot tower in Diamond Heights over broad community opposition

Housing

New study shows why Lurie’s zoning plan will never make housing affordable

Tim Redmond - September 24, 2025

Detailed housing data from 2015 to 2022 shows that developers aren't building what the city needs—and are damaging vulnerable communities

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Watch: 48 Hills’ Tim Redmond talks Engardio recall, ‘family zoning plan’ on Doomloop Dispatch

Tim Redmond - September 24, 2025

Our editor appeared on the podcast to delve into the roots of the housing crisis and discuss how to fight another tech takeover.

Immigration

New state ‘loitering’ law could lead to racial profiling and deportations

Serena Finney - September 23, 2025

In the name of fighting sex trafficking, the state just opened the door to racial profiling, abuse, and helping ICE

Housing

The bizarre incompetence of Wiener’s SB 79

Michael Barnes - September 22, 2025

Do that math: This will never work. And it undermines all the twisted efforts cities are making to comply with RHNA

The Agenda

Here’s what Scott Wiener has done

Tim Redmond - September 21, 2025

Plus: A massive Amazon delivery center bringing more pollution to Bayview? That's The Agenda for Sept. 22-29

Opinion

Some modest suggestions for Mayor Lurie to appoint for D4 supe

Joel Schechter - September 21, 2025

A lot of people who could add some progressive humor to the city seem to be out of jobs

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News + Politics

The Engardio recall, Yimby urbanist elitism, and the next step in SF politics

Tim Redmond - September 18, 2025

Is there a potential alliance around growth and development that brings together a broad range of voters?

Culture

Folsom 2025 brings Twisted Windows, joyful gates, a continually expanding Playground

Joshua Rotter - September 17, 2025

Four of the kinky fair's players take us behind the juicy scenes (and history) of this year's fetish fest.

Opinion

The Engardio recall and the failure of conservative politics in SF

Dean Preston - September 17, 2025

In the first test of the new 'moderates' and their policies, the voters said, 'no thanks.'

Elections

Voters recall Engardio, by huge margin

Tim Redmond - September 16, 2025

Now it's up to Lurie to appoint a D4 supe—and it won't be an easy choice

Art

Mel Odom’s kaleidoscopic queer eye drew stunning art through AIDS

Race Bannon - September 16, 2025

New short film aims to capture turbulent milieu and indelible imagery of New York artist and dollmaker.

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