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State Legislature moving to give telecom companies immense power

Bills would block any local control over placement of cell towers and antennas -- and it's passing with almost no opposition.

Business + Tech Tim Redmond - May 10, 2021

The biased coverage and real story around Lowell High and school renaming

Attention Chronicle: A lottery for the 'elite' school is neither new nor a radical idea -- and neither is discussing changing the names of schools celebrating racists and colonialists.

Exclusive Tim Redmond - October 25, 2020

Folsom Street Fair 2020 moves online due to COVID concerns

The world's biggest kink and fetish festival (and its satellite events) will go virtual this year.

Culture Marke B. - April 27, 2020

What’s really going on with the US and Iran?

Reese Erlich, who has reported from the region for 20 years, sorts out the impact of Trump's drone attack that killed a popular Iranian general.

Exclusive Reese Erlich - January 3, 2020

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Investigation: Complaints cite racist, sexist harassment by Muni fare inspectors

Chloe Bennett - December 9, 2019

More than 200 alarming reports of bad conduct by the inspectors appear in Muni records.

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SF General nurses told not to provide bilingual services

Michael Toren - December 1, 2019

Even after taking an exam, fluent speakers of non-English languages can't get permission to help patients.

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Special report: Bay Area academics visit Kurds in Northern Syria

Reese Erlich - November 8, 2019

Expedition connected with Rojava citizens in months before Turkey's devastating invasion. Exclusive photos by Beth LaBerge

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Breed’s popularity dropping rapidly

Tim Redmond - October 8, 2019

Recent poll numbers show major slide in the past eight months; could this impact the Nov. 5 election?

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SF pays $58,000 for Uber and Lyft rides

Tim Redmond - June 3, 2019

City employees reimbursed for 1,664 rides in the past year with companies that have labor trouble and are trying to destroy public transit -- and that violates city policy.

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Uber’s plans include attacking public transit

Tim Redmond - May 6, 2019

Documents filed for IPO reveal plans to privatize transportation, getting riders off public buses and trains and onto "Uber buses."

News + Politics

Regional planners mount a quiet coup to promote developers and attack vulnerable communities

Zelda Bronstein - January 3, 2019

Public money finances secret meetings of powerful group—to encourage the Growth Machine with no protections for tenants and no barriers against displacement, all in the name of solving the housing crisis.

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Scott Wiener’s war on local planning

Zelda Bronstein - February 1, 2018

His next round of housing bills force cities to accept growth and displacement—without giving them the money or tools to mitigate it

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Protecting tenants from ‘renoviction’

Jennifer Fieber and Mary Gallagher - January 30, 2018

Renters are getting pushed out of their long-term homes because city planners don't consider evictions in the permit process

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Marke B. - January 23, 2018

The 20th annual movie extravaganza happens Feb 1-15: We've got 30 free tickets to three of the hottest shows to give away.

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A devious move to oust SF’s best Police Commission member

Tim Redmond and Sana Saleem - April 19, 2017

Safai ally Olga Miranda didn't even live in the city until a few weeks ago -- and suddenly wants to be on the commission

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‘This is my home:’ Yemeni-American reunites with family, says about 50 others detained

Sana Saleem - January 29, 2017

First reports of how many still locked up at SFO

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Reports from Standing Rock: Concussion grenades, hypothermia & the fight for clean water

Rose Aguilar - November 23, 2016

"There are no words to describe the pain of watching my daughter cry"

Arts + Culture

BEST OF THE BAY 2016

Marke B. - October 20, 2016

The Bay Guardian's annual celebration of all things "Best" is back -- check out all the winners here!

Arts + Culture

BEST OF THE BAY 2016: ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT WINNERS

Marke B. - October 20, 2016

Our readers' picks for Best Music Festival, Best DJ, Best Drag Queen, Best Dance Party, Best Literary Night, and more.

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