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We will probably know Tuesday evening if Sup. Joel Engardio keeps his seat

Early results could tell the tale—and if the D4 supe is out, what will Lurie do?

Elections Tim Redmond - September 15, 2025

Planning Commission passes Lurie plan over strong community opposition

Key measure advances to Board of Supes, where neighbors from the swing vote districts will be pitted against the mayor and the big developers

Housing Serena Finney and Tim Redmond - September 12, 2025

Opposition grows to Lurie’s zoning plan that would transform San Francisco

Tenants, neighborhood groups, and some supes are saying the plan will hurt renters and small businesses—and needs more environmental review

Housing Tim Redmond - September 9, 2025

The six fatal flaws in Mayor Lurie’s so-called ‘Family Zoning Plan’

It won't bring down housing prices. It will create displacement—and it's terribly divisive

Development Calvin Welch - September 7, 2025

News + Politics

How the Engardio recall has scrambled local politics

Tim Redmond - August 29, 2025

The billionaire-backed DCCC slate won with West Side Chinese voters—who want to get rid of Engardio. The big money seems willing to throw him under the bus

Homelessness

The unfairness of the RV eviction process

Charlie Fisch - August 27, 2025

The SFMTA can make life a lot easier for RV dwellers—but so far, the agency refuses

Healthcare

The missing 120 beds at Laguna Honda

teresa palmer - August 19, 2025

While hundreds of San Franciscans are shipped out of town for skilled nursing care, why isn't the city fighting harder for the space that's already available?

Music

Watch: Who we loved (and what we ate) at Outside Lands 2025

Marke B. - August 12, 2025

Our online reporters and food & drink crew were out in full force to capture the tasty musical spectacle.

Crime

When a minor parole violation becomes another life sentence

Timothy Peoples - August 6, 2025

State law now limits "one-year-to-life" sentences. But many are still stuck in prison for very small violations

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Letters We Answer

Letters we answer: Why aren’t cities fighting back against Wiener’s buildathon?

Tim Redmond - August 5, 2025

And why can't San Francisco buy these empty or unbuilt units for affordable housing?

Culture

A long, strange trip from counterculture to $6,000 tickets and fancy hotels

Serena Finney - August 4, 2025

Not the old Dead scene—but the power of the music remains

Homelessness

Trump’s attack on the unhoused is nothing new

Tiny - July 30, 2025

We've seen this for years, from Newson to Lurie. And we are fighting back

Opinion

The cruelty of RV evictions

Armando Bravo Martinez - July 28, 2025

Forcing people out of their homes and communities isn't a glitch; it's the point.

Music

Under the Stars: Giving jazz the juice again, Mr. Peterson?

John-Paul Shiver - July 17, 2025

Plus: Hip-Hop Fest sees RBL Posse's return, 'Woga' lives, Los Bitchos take GAMH—and do we really need a Four Tet Mazzy Star moment?

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Opinion

Opinion: Erasing queer history in North Beach

Shayne Watson - July 8, 2025

Why is Scott Wiener so opposed to recognizing the historic importance of the city's first LGBTQ+ neighborhood?

Opinion

Opinion: Preserve the housing money—and stop the mayor’s power grab

Whit Guerrero - July 7, 2025

The supes need to reject Lurie's plan to gut affordable housing money from Prop. C

City Hall

Behind the late-night budget deal

Tim Redmond - June 26, 2025

The mayor got most of what he wanted. The process was a train wreck

News + Politics

State Legislative staffers make money on outside political gigs–and it’s a potential conflict

Dylan Gunn and Tim Redmond - June 2, 2025

Records show some senior staffers are also political consultants on the side; 'it looks bad'

Housing

The new state housing numbers, the Yimbys, and a bit of Econ 101

Michael Barnes - June 2, 2025

An economist explains what the latest data shows—and doesn't show—about the affordable housing crisis in California

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Uncategorized

We will probably know Tuesday evening if Sup. Joel Engardio keeps his seat

Planning Commission passes Lurie plan over strong community opposition

Opposition grows to Lurie’s zoning plan that would transform San Francisco

The six fatal flaws in Mayor Lurie’s so-called ‘Family Zoning Plan’

How the Engardio recall has scrambled local politics

The unfairness of the RV eviction process

The missing 120 beds at Laguna Honda

Watch: Who we loved (and what we ate) at Outside Lands 2025

When a minor parole violation becomes another life sentence

Letters we answer: Why aren’t cities fighting back against Wiener’s buildathon?

A long, strange trip from counterculture to $6,000 tickets and fancy hotels

Trump’s attack on the unhoused is nothing new

The cruelty of RV evictions

Under the Stars: Giving jazz the juice again, Mr. Peterson?

Opinion: Erasing queer history in North Beach

Opinion: Preserve the housing money—and stop the mayor’s power grab

Behind the late-night budget deal

State Legislative staffers make money on outside political gigs–and it’s a potential conflict

The new state housing numbers, the Yimbys, and a bit of Econ 101

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