News + Politics

Four rental units become one $4.75 million mansion. Will the supes legalize it?

Vote on Vallejo St. property would set a dangerous precedent for speculators to destroy rent-controlled housing

The Agenda Tim Redmond - April 5, 2026

CBS workers win tentative contract

While the agreement still needs to be ratified, the preliminary deal bodes well for writers and producers.

Labor Ian Firstenberg - April 5, 2026

John Elberling, advocate for economic and housing justice, dies at 79

'Elbo' helped define the affordable housing and slow-growth movement that was a critical part of the San Francisco left for decades

Development Tim Redmond - April 2, 2026

SF budget picture improves as mayor tries to cut the tax that is part of the recovery

The case for destroying the social safety net continues to unravel; the CEO tax might make cuts unnecessary

City Hall Tim Redmond - April 1, 2026

City Hall

Sup. Jackie Fielder hasn’t resigned—and doesn’t need to

Tim Redmond - March 31, 2026

Plenty of elected officials have taken time to recover from health problems.

Protest

At No Kings protest, war on Iran and Epstein files were big topics

Emma Garcia - March 30, 2026

'I don’t want to look back at this moment and think I was just watching Netflix,' said one of thousands of SF marchers.

The Agenda

Massive No Kings events show Trump is in trouble—but what comes next?

Tim Redmond - March 29, 2026

Leading Democrats need to be paying attention to the streets (and not Wall Street). Plus: Alan Wong's dilemma. That's The Agenda for March 29-April 5

News + Politics

Remembering Sutro Baths, and the 1896 law that helped fight racial discrimination in California

David Bacon - March 29, 2026

John Harris, a Black man, sued in 1897 after being refused admission—and won. Today, little remains of the baths

Lit

Four decades later, seminal queer punk zine ‘Homocore’ blasts back into view

Joshua Rotter - March 26, 2026

New anthology collects the DIY publication's precious few issues, which gave voice to anti-assimilationist sexual outlaws.

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Campaign Trail

The false narrative about SF’s real estate tax measure starts to emerge

Tim Redmond - March 26, 2026

Plus: Why Lurie's Charter reform would hurt tenants

Crime

Judge sanctions public defender in case that raises critical issues about criminal justice

Tim Redmond - March 24, 2026

Does a 'tough on crime' mayor have to fund the public defender as well as the cops and DA?

Humor

The US war economy and the ‘threat of peace’

Joel Schechter - March 23, 2026

In 1957, I.F. Stone suggested that global peace would kill the military industrial complex. That's even more true today.

The Agenda

So much to protest next weekend

Tim Redmond - March 22, 2026

Plus: Wiener's tech lord pals pay for an early hit piece on Chakrabarti, and will the DCCC oppose taxes on the rich? That's The Agenda for March 22-29

Gaming

Immigration Buddhas and decolonizing play: Game devs still work to diversify industry

Leah Isobel - March 21, 2026

At GDC Festival of Gaming, diverse communities and gamers from other countries shared recent challenges.

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Labor

CBS workers in SF walk off the job as Bari Weiss eliminates national news radio

Ian Firstenberg - March 20, 2026

One-day strike sends a message at a network now owned and run by allies of Trump

Crime

Lurie wants to be tough on crime—but won’t pay for the impacts on defendants

Tim Redmond - March 19, 2026

Public Defender's Office is a critical part of the legal system, and if it's underfunded, the mayor's strategy becomes radically unfair and illegal

Campaign Trail

Race for Congress takes shape—even as Wiener ducks community groups he doesn’t like

Tim Redmond - March 18, 2026

Chakrabarti runs on the national left while supporting the local right; how will D2 and D4 supes races impact turnout?

City Hall

Plan to ‘streamline’ commissions faces widespread opposition at supes hearing

Tim Redmond - March 17, 2026

Eliminate Police Commission oversight? Wipe out commissions on the arts, women, homeless oversight? Activists are not happy

Gaming

At Game Developers Conference, game-workers keep unionization hopes alive

Leah Isobel - March 16, 2026

In an industry buffeted by layoffs, tariffs, and AI, United Videogame Workers organizers keep pushing for labor rights.

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News + Politics

Four rental units become one $4.75 million mansion. Will the supes legalize it?

CBS workers win tentative contract

John Elberling, advocate for economic and housing justice, dies at 79

SF budget picture improves as mayor tries to cut the tax that is part of the recovery

Sup. Jackie Fielder hasn’t resigned—and doesn’t need to

At No Kings protest, war on Iran and Epstein files were big topics

Massive No Kings events show Trump is in trouble—but what comes next?

Remembering Sutro Baths, and the 1896 law that helped fight racial discrimination in California

Four decades later, seminal queer punk zine ‘Homocore’ blasts back into view

The false narrative about SF’s real estate tax measure starts to emerge

Judge sanctions public defender in case that raises critical issues about criminal justice

The US war economy and the ‘threat of peace’

So much to protest next weekend

Immigration Buddhas and decolonizing play: Game devs still work to diversify industry

CBS workers in SF walk off the job as Bari Weiss eliminates national news radio

Lurie wants to be tough on crime—but won’t pay for the impacts on defendants

Race for Congress takes shape—even as Wiener ducks community groups he doesn’t like

Plan to ‘streamline’ commissions faces widespread opposition at supes hearing

At Game Developers Conference, game-workers keep unionization hopes alive

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