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The death of Lucky’s and the rise (again) of a food desert in Bayview Hunters Point

With little notice, a grocery store once promoted as a 'game changer' shuts down—just as people are losing their SNAP benefits
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Elections

‘Let’s bring some of those vittles back to the table:’ What the Nov. 4 election means

Economic populism seems to be working. Siding with Trump doesn't. Where does the Democratic Party go now?
Tim Redmond -
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Housing

Rich Family Zoning Plan delayed again as data shows it will not lower rents

State Sen. Scott Wiener was (finally) front and center in the debate over a plan that has no funding or provisions for affordable housing
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News + Politics

The death of Lucky’s and the rise (again) of a food desert in Bayview Hunters Point

With little notice, a grocery store once promoted as a 'game changer' shuts down—just as people are losing their SNAP benefits
Tom Molanphy -
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Elections

‘Let’s bring some of those vittles back to the table:’ What the Nov. 4 election means

Economic populism seems to be working. Siding with Trump doesn't. Where does the Democratic Party go now?
Tim Redmond -
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Housing

Rich Family Zoning Plan delayed again as data shows it will not lower rents

State Sen. Scott Wiener was (finally) front and center in the debate over a plan that has no funding or provisions for affordable housing
Tim Redmond -
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Homelessness

Dorsey pushes an end to Housing First—and an end to controls on government spying

Supes oust Prop. C author from commission as Dorsey calls for an end to tight limits on surveillance technology
Tim Redmond -
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Exclusive

Score a FREE Cirque du Soleil ticket (and help save local indie media, too)

New big top show ECHO comes to Oracle Park starting Nov. 20—here's how to get a ticket and support 48 Hills.
Marke B. -
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LGBTQ

75 years ago, they sparked the gay rights movement with ‘exhilarating freedom’

Library event celebrates groundbreaking 1950 Mattachine Society, which helped shape modern queer identity.
Joshua Rotter -
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The Agenda

Obscure bill could open more neighborhoods to chain stores (and undermine labor)

Plus: Conditions at a private prison in the Tenderloin, Lurie's Rich Family Housing Plan, and taxing the billionaires ... that's The Agenda for Nov. 3 to 10
Tim Redmond -
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Protest

Queer activists ‘Scare the State’ at ICE protest on Halloween

Colorful protest at 100 Montgomery drew attention to immigration court abductions, with drag, costumes, and piñatas.
Marke B. -
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Housing

New study makes clear: The Wiener-Lurie plan will NOT bring down housing prices

The Yimbys are furious that a new report says upzoning won't produce much new housing. The bigger story is that it will fail to produce affordability
Tim Redmond -
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Development

Activists pressure Melgar on key element of mayor’s Rich Family Zoning Plan

Land Use chair will have to decide between tenant activists and the mayor
Tim Redmond -
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City Hall

Natalie Gee, community organizer, enters race for D4 supervisor

Candidate offers a platform of opening the Great Highway, opposing Lurie's upzoning—and taxing the rich
Tim Redmond -
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Development

Supes deregulate land use in North Beach, in sign of what is to come

A test case for ending historic neighborhood protections wins 8-2 approval
Tim Redmond -
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Immigration

Drag queen snatched by ICE released with asylum: ‘It was terrible’

Detained during Pride week at a routine immigration court date, Hilary Rivers is now home recovering from her traumatic ordeal.
Emma Lorraine Garcia -
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Economy

Supes to vote on public bank—and we can start to talk about ways to fund it

Several ballot measures at the state and local level would start to tax the very rich
Tim Redmond -
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The Agenda

The billionaires really are running SF

Plus: Saving small businesses (or not), and the imminent destruction of the protections for North Beach history and small businesses .... That's The Agenda for Oct. 26 to Nov. 2
Tim Redmond -
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Immigration

Thousands march against ICE

Somber yet also jubilant rally serves as reminder that federal agents are still here in San Francisco
JJ Lansing -
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Featured

The Gala was terrific—and you can still support us!

Photos: Lovers of independent media and Best of the Bay winners flooded El Rio on Wednesday—help us reach our goal.
Marke B. -
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Immigration

Labor, community groups rally against Trump’s threats of an ICE invasion

White House backs off—for the moment—but the community is organized and ready
JJ Lansing -
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Drama Masks

Drama Masks: In no mood for theatrics

When self-professed "villain" Scott Wiener is centerstage at the No Kings rally, maybe it's time to question the whole production.
Charles Lewis III -
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Opinion

Gee, maybe San Francisco needs a few more billionaires

If we paid eight supes $1 billion a year, would Trump listen to them and give our city what it really needs?
Joel Schechter -
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Housing

The surreal world of the supes and the Lurie [Rich] Family Zoning Plan

Are real estate speculators going to make housing affordable? Or is Scott Wiener forcing us to displace existing vulnerable communities?
Tim Redmond -
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News + Politics

If the National Guard arrives in SF, the Lurie Administration isn’t ready

The mayor's statements show little recognition of how serious a threat this is, and how he plans to respond
Tim Redmond -
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Featured

There will be tickets at the door for Wednesday’s Community Gala!

Join us 6pm-9pm at El Rio and celebrate 12 years of indie media. Feel free to buy a ticket beforehand for a free drink, though!
Marke B. -
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Housing

Protesting Donald Trump is not enough

We need to demand elected officials address economic inequality at every level—including here at home
Tim Redmond -
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Opinion

The GOP speaker finds some anarchists in San Francisco

If not for Mike Johnson, they might have gone unnoticed among the wide range of people who showed up at the No Kings march.
Joel Schechter -
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The Agenda

Lurie’s (Rich) Family Zoning Plan faces its first test at supes committee

Plus: Looks like Pelosi will not run again. Will the progressives have a candidate? That's The Agenda for Oct. 19-26
Tim Redmond -
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Housing

A pro-growth Yimby ally has some untimely questions about Wiener’s new bill

Veteran planner Bill Fulton is all about more housing, but he isn't sure that SB 79 will work. He could have said that sooner.
Zelda Bronstein -
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Protest

Massive No Kings protest in SF—and all over the country. Where was Lurie?

Lots of talk about the billionaire class. The city's billionaire mayor was nowhere in sight
Tim Redmond -
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Protest

No Kings protests this weekend: A guide

Here's where to go and how to participate
Tim Redmond -
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News + Politics

Task Force moving to eliminate community oversight of many departments

Why make a very strong mayor even stronger? It's all part of the oligarch agenda
Tim Redmond -
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LGBTQ

Trans trailblazer Miss Major has passed: Read our 2023 interview with the Stonewall veteran

'The best trait an organizer can have is to listen, and to listen closely to what the people want,' she told us.
Caitlin Donohue -
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Development

News media coverage about Lurie’s upzoning plan misses the most important player

The ugly choices the city faces are largely the result of one person: Scott Wiener
Tim Redmond -
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Police

Inside SF’s private surveillance state

The privatization of public safety (and spy cameras) is a costly threat to all of us
Ian Firstenberg -
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The Agenda

A political attack on supportive housing

Plus: Protecting legacy businesses—and is there a real search for a new police chief? That's The Agenda for Oct. 12-19
Tim Redmond -
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Opinion

OPINION: The serious problems with Dorsey’s sober-housing legislation

It bans all supportive housing that isn't 'drug free.' This will make the situation on the streets worse.
Jordan Wasilewski -
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Business + Tech

Dear Marc Benioff: Are you a socialist?

You seem to want the government to pay for your private security. Is a wealth tax next?
Joel Schechter -
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Housing

Berkeley’s city planning ‘cancel culture’

Small shops and the public cut out of the process of upzoning three neighborhoods
Zelda Bronstein -
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Labor

Labor-led coalition calls for Airbnb boycott

The company is trying to get out of $120 million in local taxes. Labor is fighting back
JJ Lansing -
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Drug policy

Dorsey wants to block city funding for supportive housing that isn’t drug-free

Bill is a direct challenge to years of data-driven policy that focuses on 'housing first' and harm reduction
Tim Redmond -
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Homelessness

Catch a new film about the brutality of sweeps and attacks on the unhoused

With no love from Hollywood, 'Crushing Wheelchairs' gets two Bay Area screenings
Tiny -
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