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Letters: Lurie’s ‘Reset Center is a disaster waiting to happen

Withdrawal from a drug of choice may be life threatening without skilled medical supervision.

Letters to the Editor 48 Hills - May 4, 2026

Progressives never push term limits

Opinion: In the labor movement, we elect the leaders we want. What's wrong with that?

Opinion Tim Paulson - May 4, 2026

Behind ‘Angel Island Project,’ a starry ensemble and dark history

Oakland Ballet Company enlists seven choreographers, 'Monkey King' composer to relate tales of Asian immigrant imprisonment.

Dance Aimée Ts'ao - May 4, 2026

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News + Politics 48 Hills - May 4, 2026

The Agenda

Celebrating May Day, with all sorts of politics

Tim Redmond - May 3, 2026

Plus: term limits for commission members? Where did that come from, and why can't we vote on it? That's The Agenda for May 3-10

Remembrance

The Pope of San Francisco has died

Marke B. - May 3, 2026

RIP to striking Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence icon Pope Dementia the Last, who has passed away at 91 but partied til the end.

Homelessness

Tax on big business for housing has been a huge success

Tim Redmond - April 30, 2026

But why is the city still not expanding proven programs to end homelessness?

Business + Tech

Our state and local efforts to tax the rich are getting national attention

Tim Redmond - April 29, 2026

New study by DC think tank looks at the money pouring into the campaign against Prop. D. It's stunning.

Crime

Jury acquits man who spent 18 months in jail while DA delayed giving evidence to his lawyer

JJ Lansing and Tim Redmond - April 27, 2026

In yet another case, DA Jenkins loses after questions arise about evidence and ethics

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Music

RIP, MTT: Read our 2012 review of the Maestro making a fruit smoothie onstage

Marke B. - April 26, 2026

SF Symphony conductor Michael Tilson Thomas passed last week, but left a legacy of avant-garde 'American Maverick' treasures.

The Agenda

Pushing back against a radical move to change SF’s housing and drug policy

Tim Redmond - April 26, 2026

Chen calls budget hearing to address the importance of 'housing first.' That's The Agenda for April 26-May 3

City Hall

The brutal Lurie budget: Cuts for everyone except the cops and the very rich

Tim Redmond - April 23, 2026

Mayor's Office admits that its budget will harm vulnerable communities while pouring vast sums of money into law enforcement

Humor

What if Tom Steyer wasn’t a billionaire any more?

Joel Schechter - April 23, 2026

If he gave away most of his fortune to good causes in the next few weeks, he could say he's not just a rich guy running for governor.

City Hall

Lurie wants to undermine mandate for big institutions to tell neighborhoods what they are doing

Tim Redmond - April 21, 2026

Colleges and universities would no longer file Institutional Master Plans in many parts of town

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Dance

Trans trailblazer Sean Dorsey: ‘When shit gets hard, we choose to show up for each other’

Joshua Rotter - April 21, 2026

His legendary dance company's 22nd annual home season offers 'a balm for this moment in America.'

The Agenda

SF backs away from harm reduction and Housing First

Tim Redmond - April 19, 2026

Plus: Fighting back against budget cuts to job training, affordability, and public health. That's The Agenda for April 19-26.

Housing

The best and worst of CA housing policy, on display at UCLA conference

Tim Redmond - April 16, 2026

Some rational discussion based on facts, and some Yimby presentations with no facts

Labor

Hundreds rally against health care cuts

Serena Finney - April 16, 2026

Layoffs and service reductions will harm the city's most vulnerable residents

News + Politics

What the new Chakrabarti poll really shows

Tim Redmond - April 14, 2026

The real question is not just percentage—it's who votes

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News + Politics

Letters: Lurie’s ‘Reset Center is a disaster waiting to happen

Progressives never push term limits

Behind ‘Angel Island Project,’ a starry ensemble and dark history

Have you subscribed to Tim’s political insider newsletter?

Celebrating May Day, with all sorts of politics

The Pope of San Francisco has died

Tax on big business for housing has been a huge success

Our state and local efforts to tax the rich are getting national attention

Jury acquits man who spent 18 months in jail while DA delayed giving evidence to his lawyer

RIP, MTT: Read our 2012 review of the Maestro making a fruit smoothie onstage

Pushing back against a radical move to change SF’s housing and drug policy

The brutal Lurie budget: Cuts for everyone except the cops and the very rich

What if Tom Steyer wasn’t a billionaire any more?

Lurie wants to undermine mandate for big institutions to tell neighborhoods what they are doing

Trans trailblazer Sean Dorsey: ‘When shit gets hard, we choose to show up for each other’

SF backs away from harm reduction and Housing First

The best and worst of CA housing policy, on display at UCLA conference

Hundreds rally against health care cuts

What the new Chakrabarti poll really shows

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