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Is the new Berkeley mayor really a conciliatory outsider?

Her history as president of the League of Women Voters suggests otherwise

PHOTOS: Families march on Newsom’s house for trans rights

On Trans Day of Visibility, more than 100 parents and kids descended on the governor's Kentfield residence—and then danced to 'Pink Pony Club.'

A $50,000 Rolex faces deportation

The secret signal chat between Trump and Kristi Noem

Is the new Berkeley mayor really a conciliatory outsider?

Her history as president of the League of Women Voters suggests otherwise

PHOTOS: Families march on Newsom’s house for trans rights

On Trans Day of Visibility, more than 100 parents and kids descended on the governor's Kentfield residence—and then danced to 'Pink Pony Club.'

A $50,000 Rolex faces deportation

The secret signal chat between Trump and Kristi Noem

Workers, families face eviction as racetrack in Pleasanton closes abruptly

Alameda County Fairgrounds stops horse racing—so stable workers lose their jobs, and their homes

Note to Matt Dorsey: UCSF doctors support harm reduction

Plus: SFPD still seems to have problems with illegal searches. That's The Agenda for March 31-April 6

When fundamentalist religious thought replaces science, we are in serious trouble

Under RFK Jr, researchers are looking for data that supports their political agenda, not data that seeks the truth.

Three bills that threaten the rights of sex workers—and civil rights in general

Sacramento is again cracking down on sex work—in ways that will just further criminalize vulnerable people

Poem: ‘Trans Power and Unity’

For Trans Day of Visibility, a meditation on the electric manifestations of trans power.

New study by Fed economists directly contradicts Yimby narrative on housing prices

Dramatic data suggests gentrification and income inequality are far more important than 'constraints' on development as the cause of high housing prices

OPINION: SF teachers fight to rebuild what Trump is tearing down

To save public education, start with fully staffed schools and fair pay for teachers

City College names building after Harry Britt

Legendary LGBTQ+ leader gets his due four yeas after his death. We spoke to his friend Tom Ammiano about why it's important.

Join us at Acterra’s ‘Promise to the Planet 2025’ celebration

The 55-year-old environmental action nonprofit's May 17 event will be truly special. Save $100 in early bird tickets!

OPINION: Time for local Democrats to step up the resistance to Trump

State and local party leaders should be looking for solutions here at home, including taxes on the rich and protections for vulnerable communities. Here are some ideas.

Another War on Drugs measure passes, with only two dissenting votes

Fielder and Chan oppose plan that has serious flaws and could lead to more deaths. 9-2 votes are becoming a pattern.

Once again, the myth that sporting events lead to sex trafficking has emerged

New CA bill would give cops more power to arrest sex workers—and could lead to deportations

Will SF Democrats stand up to Trump—right here at home?

DCCC resolution calls for taxes on the local rich to save essential services; will the members of the billionaire-backed slate oppose it?

Oh Canada! Newsom could tell Trump that the 51st state has free health care

The governor wants to reach out to the right wing. How about offering to import Canada's health-care system?

At Game Developers Conference, video game workers look to level up through unionization

Amid an industry downturn, the labor movement is racking up major points.

SF takes another step toward public power

First report released on buying out PG&E. Plus: Landlord allows illegal office use, now wants forgiveness (and no conversion fees). That's The Agenda for March 23-30

Planning Commission rejects landlord plan to convert SRO rooms to tourist hotel

5-2 vote sends a clear message that the city won't reward landlords for keeping affordable housing off the market.

Crowd packs theater for new doc on gentrification

Mario Riveira and Abraham Woodliff's 'City of Sensitive Frauds' looks at the root causes of displacement

Matt Dorsey attacks us on Twitter about harm reduction and the city’s priorities

He totally twisted what we said—but there's an important debate here around drug policies.

The dramatic and profound politics of the Mosser Hotel

Will even one mayoral appointed Planning Commission member stand up to a big (and troubled) landlord on a project that has no legal or policy justification? We will see.

Opinion: Save affordable housing! Stop the conversion of the Mosser Hotel

SF restricts conversions of residential hotel rooms to tourism. The owners of this building are trying an end run around that law.

Newsom’s right-wing podcast love affair doesn’t seem to be working

Polling data suggests his support on the left is crashing, he's picking up no support on the right ... so who exactly is going to vote for him for president?

The detention of Mahmoud Kahlil is a travesty of justice

The Trump Administration's arrest of the former Columbia student and protest leader is an unlawful breach of free speech rights.

This is one disease I thought I wouldn’t have to worry about. Wrong.

Plus: Is SF moving away from harm reduction and Housing First? That's The Agenda for March 17-24

A tsunami of chaos and destruction, but there may be hope

There's a car salesman in the White House and an evil billionaire in your Social Security file, yet cracks are starting to show.

What’s on next at the Trump Center for the Performing Arts (besides more booing)?

Buckle up for wrestling matches, rare earth mineral mining, and an extrajudicial spin on 'Mack the Knife'

Death by homeless sweep in Vallejo

James Edward Oakley crushed by a city backhoe 'cleaning' a homeless camp

Letters we answer: Pelosi, Newsom, trans athletes …

... and are taxes really too high in San Francisco?

Lurie won’t commit to an alternative approach to the opioid crisis

Mayor doubles down on law enforcement, rejects Fielder's call for a 'Four Pillars' approach that has worked in other cities

The death of a beloved wild burrowing owl may augur the next pandemic

Avian flu is claiming the lives of iconic San Francisco Bay wildfowl—and the Trump administration can hardly be trusted to contain it.

How is SF going to approach drug dealing? There are very different proposals

Plus: A report on police misconduct, and a documentary on the vulture capital firm that is destroying local news. That's The Agenda for March 9-16

After Newsom abandons trans people, a fairly tepid response at SF City Hall

Local officials were surprisingly cautious about responding to the governor's alarming (and inaccurate) statements.

Dear Gavin: You are all wrong about trans women athletes

I was a competitive college swimmer. There are no 'unfair advantages.' Just look at the numbers.

Newsom just threw the trans community under the bus

Why did the governor go out of his way to attack a small, vulnerable community? We can never trust him again.

Maybe San Francisco needs a luxury tax

Mansions? Teslas? $500,000 shoes? San Francisco could help Muni, the schools, and unhoused people by an extra sales tax on things nobody really needs

Supes open door for corruption, allow officials to solicit money from big business

There's a good reason SF limited 'behested payments.' Now the exceptions are out of control.

Trump was insulting, frightening, and deranged; where was Pelosi?

Five years ago, she tore up a Trump speech. This time? Nothing. What's up with the Democrats?

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