News + Politics

Supes approve affordable senior housing project—but discussion raises larger issue

Nonprofit housers are good neighbors. Speculators are not. But Wiener's law treats both the same way

Housing Tim Redmond - February 4, 2026

United Nations, won’t you come on home?

The U.N. was founded in SF. Thanks to Trump, it's nearly bankrupt in New York. Why can't SF give it space and bring it back?

Opinion Joel Schechter - February 3, 2026

Finally, a media breakthrough of the pro-Yimby narrative that has dominated press and politics

The Washington Post, of all places, runs a story on a new study debunking the idea that more market-rate housing will bring down prices

Housing Zelda Bronstein - February 2, 2026

Hardly anyone opposes low-income senior housing, but there’s an appeal anyway

Bernal Heights project will go before the supes—but why?

The Agenda Tim Redmond - February 2, 2026

Healthcare

Rainbow Families Action fights for local trans kids with protests, board resolution

Marke B. - February 2, 2026

Facing federal ban on gender-affirming care, parents of trans kids join with labor and Sup. Chan to stand up to attacks.

The Agenda

Lurie wants to give away $40 million in public money for a private hotel—but it may not be legal

Tim Redmond - February 1, 2026

Plus: Is somebody really, seriously, organizing a "March for Billionaires?" If it's a hoax, it's a good one. That's The Agenda for Feb. 1-8

Opinion

HIV denialist Peter Duesberg is dead. Good.

Bruce Mirken - February 1, 2026

With his influential lies about the cause of AIDS, the quack left a trail of death and doubt that continues to this day.

Transportation

BART cuts deal with Uber—without approval of the elected board

Tim Redmond - January 29, 2026

Private car company that wants to destroy public transit now gets a free ride on the BART app

Healthcare

Optional vaccines? CDC chair’s bizarre views would turn US into deadly experiment

Bruce Mirken - January 29, 2026

Vaccine panel head Kirk Milhoan says 'science is what I observe' and questions polio shot, among others.

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City Hall

Supes move forward a term-limits bill that’s a ‘solution in search of a problem’

Tim Redmond - January 27, 2026

Charter amendment ignores the real issue: The ability of the executive to make appointments to the legislature.

The Agenda

A very dubious term-limits bill that could easily be amended ….

Tim Redmond - January 25, 2026

... Plus: Parking in driveways and Yimby Law's suit against SF misses the point about affordable housing. That's The Agenda for Jan. 25-Feb. 1

Protest

And now, ICE has killed a nurse

Sasha Cuttler - January 25, 2026

It could have been me or any one of my colleagues, but this time it was Alex Pretti RN.

Opinion

People do not need to ask permission to belong

Richard Whipple - January 25, 2026

In these times, it's critical to remember that all residents belong and matter, especially those furthest from power

Protest

Watch: Protest in SF after ICE kills Alex Pretti

Emma Garcia - January 25, 2026

Pretti, a Minneapolis ICU nurse, is the second person to be shot to death by ICE in the past month.

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Protest

Minneapolis is showing us the way

Marc Norton - January 24, 2026

Labor, faith, and community organizations shut down the city. There is no going back

Opinion

Why the Public Defender’s Office can’t take all the felony cases the Superior Court is forcing on us

Matt Gonzalez - January 21, 2026

The mayor's anti-crime agenda has a cost—and the indigent clients of Public Defender Mano Raju shouldn't be paying it

Humor

Will Trump try to kidnap Newsom and seize California’s oil wells next?

Joel Schechter - January 21, 2026

Watch out, Gav: Maybe your state is his next takeover target

Housing

New study shows that deregulation is not the answer to the affordable housing crisis

Tim Redmond - January 20, 2026

Upzoning might make SF affordable—in 100 years. Or we could address economic inequality, the real cause of the problem

City Hall

Lurie discovers affordability

Tim Redmond - January 16, 2026

But of course, that doesn't mean taxing the billionaires

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News + Politics

Supes approve affordable senior housing project—but discussion raises larger issue

United Nations, won’t you come on home?

Finally, a media breakthrough of the pro-Yimby narrative that has dominated press and politics

Hardly anyone opposes low-income senior housing, but there’s an appeal anyway

Rainbow Families Action fights for local trans kids with protests, board resolution

Lurie wants to give away $40 million in public money for a private hotel—but it may not be legal

HIV denialist Peter Duesberg is dead. Good.

BART cuts deal with Uber—without approval of the elected board

Optional vaccines? CDC chair’s bizarre views would turn US into deadly experiment

Supes move forward a term-limits bill that’s a ‘solution in search of a problem’

A very dubious term-limits bill that could easily be amended ….

And now, ICE has killed a nurse

People do not need to ask permission to belong

Watch: Protest in SF after ICE kills Alex Pretti

Minneapolis is showing us the way

Why the Public Defender’s Office can’t take all the felony cases the Superior Court is forcing on us

Will Trump try to kidnap Newsom and seize California’s oil wells next?

New study shows that deregulation is not the answer to the affordable housing crisis

Lurie discovers affordability

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