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The Femcels: Barred from the US because their boobs got too big?

'Rubbish and annoying' yet incredibly fun UK duo face the truth of album title 'I Have To Get Hotter.'

Music Jasmin Shirazian - July 14, 2026

Nodding to tech conformity, ‘Escapement’ charted how relationships transform us

Tether Dance Project's time-bending, high-energy, first full-length work showed promise of what's to come.

Dance Lucia Verzola - July 14, 2026

Exploring SF’s recent history: New book looks at 1990 to 2024

Booms, busts, tech, evictions, Burning Man... We talk to 'City on the Edge' author Jonathan Weber about our contentious moment.

Lit Tim Redmond - July 14, 2026

The other problem with police drones: They don’t work well in San Francisco

The slick marketing gloss entirely ignores the basic laws of meteorology and aerodynamics

Police Shaun Haines - July 9, 2026

Crime

Again, Jenkins takes dubious case to trial—and loses. It’s a disturbing pattern

Tim Redmond - June 29, 2026

A felony charge over $54 worth of underpants (that weren't even stolen). This is what the current DA is doing to clog the courts

Police

Flock’s panopticon: sight, sound, and search

Ian Firstenberg - June 25, 2026

Flock Safety’s myriad devices and integrated network keep us all under surveillance, regardless of criminality

City Hall

After hours of heart-wrenching public testimony, supes may save some programs

Tim Redmond - June 24, 2026

Budget deal will include millions in add-backs—but not enough to prevent the loss of critical services as police budget approaches $1 billion

News + Politics

Some hard, factual truth about the needless brutality of the Lurie budget

Tim Redmond - June 10, 2026

It's not about waste. It's about bad priorities

The Agenda

Local news headlines get the economic impact of Prop. D totally wrong. Please: Do the math

Tim Redmond - May 17, 2026

Plus: Silence from the Chron on Breed-Sherrill-Bloomberg story—and a move to save community clinics from the Lurie axe. That's The Agenda for May 17-24

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Elections

Broad coalition urges No on B vote

JJ Lansing - May 14, 2026

Advocates say it's a solution in search of a problem.

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

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

City Hall

Why is the City Attorney’s Office ‘investigating’ a leaked document? It’s unprecedented and alarming

Tim Redmond - April 9, 2026

It's hard to see the focus on Sup. Fielder's Office as anything except a political vendetta, and the Chron should be ashamed to be part of it.

News + Politics

Seven rental units become a $32 million mansion; is this even remotely legal?

Tim Redmond - March 16, 2026

Plus: One chance to weigh in on the mayor's plan to give himself a lot more power—and can we please press a number to get a human on the phone? That's The Agenda for March 15-22

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The Agenda

How to tax AI when companies replace human workers

Tim Redmond - March 8, 2026

Plus: Will the supes be serious about protecting rent-controlled housing from greedy speculators? That's The Agenda for March 8-15

Dance

Born to the circus, Gypsy Snider brings acrobatic flair to ODC’s ‘Dance Downtown’

Aimée Ts'ao - March 5, 2026

At the meeting of two performance traditions, 'I came here to make bodies move in space'.

Labor

When you eat broccolini, remember the farmworkers who harvest it for you

David Bacon - March 2, 2026

Fresh produce is a great benefit of living in the Bay Area—but the workers in the fields are the ones who make it happen

News + Politics

Corporate Democrats are in control as party holds state convention in SF

Tim Redmond - February 19, 2026

No big-name speakers who support the billionaire tax get to take the stage, a sign of who controls the party as we head for the midterms

The Agenda

How Lurie bungled the teachers strike

Tim Redmond - February 15, 2026

Plus: Why is an administration obsessed with public safety cutting crime-prevention programs that are way cheaper than cops? That's The Agenda for Feb. 15-22

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Uncategorized

The Femcels: Barred from the US because their boobs got too big?

Nodding to tech conformity, ‘Escapement’ charted how relationships transform us

Exploring SF’s recent history: New book looks at 1990 to 2024

The other problem with police drones: They don’t work well in San Francisco

Again, Jenkins takes dubious case to trial—and loses. It’s a disturbing pattern

Flock’s panopticon: sight, sound, and search

After hours of heart-wrenching public testimony, supes may save some programs

Some hard, factual truth about the needless brutality of the Lurie budget

Local news headlines get the economic impact of Prop. D totally wrong. Please: Do the math

Broad coalition urges No on B vote

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

What the new Chakrabarti poll really shows

Why is the City Attorney’s Office ‘investigating’ a leaked document? It’s unprecedented and alarming

Seven rental units become a $32 million mansion; is this even remotely legal?

How to tax AI when companies replace human workers

Born to the circus, Gypsy Snider brings acrobatic flair to ODC’s ‘Dance Downtown’

When you eat broccolini, remember the farmworkers who harvest it for you

Corporate Democrats are in control as party holds state convention in SF

How Lurie bungled the teachers strike

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