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Dirty desperate lies about Prop. C
The Chamber of Commerce is promoting radical disinformation in an attempt to undermine a reasonable measure to address the city's most pressing problem.
Campaign Trail
Is everyone at City Hall incompetent?
Or is the private sector -- and clear policy positions -- at the root of our homeless crisis?
News + Politics
Brown, Bloomberg (and their agenda) face protests at Climate Action Summit
Diverse groups say the crisis is upon us -- and market-based solutions don't work and damage vulnerable communities.
News + Politics
Governor Brown’s climate shortcomings are bad for our health
The governor needs to shut down the toxic oil and gas wells -- or stop claiming he's an environmental champion
News + Politics
The wolves of Wall Street, here in San Francisco
Why consumer financial protection is a civil rights issue -- and the city needs to take it seriously
News + Politics
The Climate Change Agenda for the week
Plus: A critical vote on Soma's future and a conversation with Robert Kennedy Jr. -- that's what's happening this week
News + Politics
‘Founding Father’ knows best: The problem with Brett Kavanaugh
Should our rights today be determined by a group of 20- and 30-year olds who lived 250 years ago? The Supreme Court nominee thinks so.
Foreign Correspondent
The complex politics of Myanmar …
...and why the US should help the refugees but avoid sanctions
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Is everyone at City Hall incompetent?
Or is the private sector -- and clear policy positions -- at the root of our homeless crisis?
Campaign Trail
The Prop. C job-loss myth …
... Plus: The Chron's RCV hypocrisy, Breed and Wiener stick by transphobic candidate, and when will the Big Tech attacks start?
Campaign Trail
Prop. C kickoff puts politicians in the spotlight: Whose side are you on?
It's the most important effort to address homelessness in SF history; who is with the community and who is running away?
Campaign Trail
Prop. C will define progressive politics in SF
Homeless funding (along with state rent-control measure) pits tenants and community groups against landlords and Chamber of Commerce—and local officials will have to pick a side.
Campaign Trail
Breed, Wiener endorse transphobic School Board candidate
Josephine Zhao getting support despite comments about "public moral issues" with gender-neutral bathrooms.
Tenant Troubles
Tenant Troubles
Tenant Troubles: My washer broke — should I sign a lease?
In San Francisco, if you don't have a lease it may be harder for the landlord to evict you.
News + Politics
Tenant Troubles: Can I add two roommates? Should I?
Is it a good idea to move out, sort of, but keep a rent-controlled unit by subletting to new "roommates?"
Tenant Troubles
Tenant Troubles: How do I get my roommate to leave?
It's not easy -- and it shouldn't be. Hiring a lawyer and doing an eviction is expensive and ugly, so look for other options
Tenant Troubles
Tenant Troubles: Can my landlord refuse to let me have a service animal?
In many cases, no -- but be careful about the paperwork
Tenant Troubles
Tenant Troubles: Do landlords really have a secret ‘Rule of Seven?’
The occult background of a rule that has no actual basis in law or policy
The Agenda
News + Politics
The Climate Change Agenda for the week
Plus: A critical vote on Soma's future and a conversation with Robert Kennedy Jr. -- that's what's happening this week
The Agenda
Should private shuttles be able to use Muni-only lanes?
MTA says yes -- but the public can weigh in Tuesday.
The Agenda
The Agenda, July 22-July 29: The new (same old) Planning Commission …
... and finally, some action on Sunshine Task Force appointments (and on updating and improving the city's open-government law)
The Agenda
Too many jobs, too little housing in Soma
Plus: Taxing Uber, Lyft -- and cannabis. That's The Agenda for July 16-22
News + Politics
Protest Salesforce and its connection to ICE!
Plus: Accountability for the police -- and for PG&E. That's The Agenda for July 9-15
Opinion
News + Politics
Dirty desperate lies about Prop. C
The Chamber of Commerce is promoting radical disinformation in an attempt to undermine a reasonable measure to address the city's most pressing problem.
News + Politics
Governor Brown’s climate shortcomings are bad for our health
The governor needs to shut down the toxic oil and gas wells -- or stop claiming he's an environmental champion
News + Politics
‘Founding Father’ knows best: The problem with Brett Kavanaugh
Should our rights today be determined by a group of 20- and 30-year olds who lived 250 years ago? The Supreme Court nominee thinks so.
News + Politics
The case for another Rape Treatment Center in SF
One hospital is not enough -- and there may be federal money to help expand services in SF
News + Politics
OPINION: Yes we cannabis — even in Chinatown
Why neighborhood carve-outs banning a legal product are a bad idea
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent
The complex politics of Myanmar …
...and why the US should help the refugees but avoid sanctions
Foreign Correspondent
What 15 years of war has brought us: Angry Iraqis
A fortune in military spending. Years of bad policy. And now the Iraqis hate the US
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent: Trump in Afghanistan
President boasts of accomplishments -- but not in a country where he's expanding a failed US war.
Foreign Correspondent
Why Trump will lose the trade war with China
The tariffs and sanctions are going to hurt everyone, in China, Mexico, Canada ... and the US
Foreign Correspondent
Netanyahu, Putin, and Trump — jockeying for power in Syria
Foreign Correspondent: While foreign powers continue their squabbles, Syrian civilians pay the price.
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Campaign Trail
Is everyone at City Hall incompetent?
Or is the private sector -- and clear policy positions -- at the root of our homeless crisis?
Campaign Trail
Prop. C will define progressive politics in SF
Homeless funding (along with state rent-control measure) pits tenants and community groups against landlords and Chamber of Commerce—and local officials will have to pick a side.
Movies
Loving Gilda Radner, as a comedy genius and friend
Laraine Newman remembers her 'Saturday Night Live' co-star, as new movie 'Love, Gilda' documents Radner's life.
News + Politics
Brown, Bloomberg (and their agenda) face protests at Climate Action Summit
Diverse groups say the crisis is upon us -- and market-based solutions don't work and damage vulnerable communities.
News + Politics
The wolves of Wall Street, here in San Francisco
Why consumer financial protection is a civil rights issue -- and the city needs to take it seriously
Movies
Ficks’ Picks from TIFF, part one: Strong Chinese films + early Oscar buzz
35 features, 35 shorts in 11 days of the Toronto International Film Festival: Here's part one of Jesse Hawthorne Ficks' reports.
News + Politics
Five myths about the homeless problem in San Francisco
Most of what the politicians and the media are telling you isn't true. Here's why.
Topics
News + Politics
Dirty desperate lies about Prop. C
The Chamber of Commerce is promoting radical disinformation in an attempt to undermine a reasonable measure to address the city's most pressing problem.
Campaign Trail
Is everyone at City Hall incompetent?
Or is the private sector -- and clear policy positions -- at the root of our homeless crisis?
News + Politics
The wolves of Wall Street, here in San Francisco
Why consumer financial protection is a civil rights issue -- and the city needs to take it seriously
Campaign Trail
Prop. C kickoff puts politicians in the spotlight: Whose side are you on?
It's the most important effort to address homelessness in SF history; who is with the community and who is running away?
News + Politics
Tech and Prop. C
Ron Conway's against it -- but where are Zuckerberg, Benioff and the other "philanthropists" who put their names on city buildings and landmarks?
News + Politics
The wolves of Wall Street, here in San Francisco
Why consumer financial protection is a civil rights issue -- and the city needs to take it seriously
News + Politics
The Climate Change Agenda for the week
Plus: A critical vote on Soma's future and a conversation with Robert Kennedy Jr. -- that's what's happening this week
News + Politics
Climate-change denial, right here in California
Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom and so many other Democrats say climate change is a real threat -- but their policies on the local level don't reflect that
News + Politics
The case for another Rape Treatment Center in SF
One hospital is not enough -- and there may be federal money to help expand services in SF
Campaign Trail
The Prop. C job-loss myth …
... Plus: The Chron's RCV hypocrisy, Breed and Wiener stick by transphobic candidate, and when will the Big Tech attacks start?
News + Politics
Brown, Bloomberg (and their agenda) face protests at Climate Action Summit
Diverse groups say the crisis is upon us -- and market-based solutions don't work and damage vulnerable communities.
News + Politics
The real rent control debate
Effective controls on rents help local economies -- no matter what the landlords say about Prop. 10
Opinion
OPINION: The cannabis industry should not disregard Chinatown’s voices
There are very good reasons to support a ban on cannabis outlets in this historic cultural, commercial, and residential district
Opinion
OPINION: What went wrong June 5 — and what we can learn
The strategy of running two progressive candidates for mayor didn't work -- and the left needs to get better about vote-by-mail turnout
News + Politics
Poor People’s Campaign marches on Trump’s DC
The movement for economic human rights -- by the unhoused -- continues its national trek
Screen Grabs
Screen Grabs: Soviet Hippies, Green Film Fest, John McEnroe
Rodents of Unusual Size, Gabriel and the Mountain, Crime + Punishment, more coming to cinemas
Arts Forecast
Arts Forecast: Clutter, Zinefest, Wavy Gravy
Marke B. -
Fillmore Salsa Fest, 'Drugs in the Tenderloin,' Michael Jackson portraits, Paul Young and Midge Ure, and more upcoming events
News + Politics
A terrible week at the Supreme Court — and it could get even worse
Attacks on immigrants, labor, Muslims, are a prelude to a defining battle over Trumps's next nominee
Arts Forecast
Arts Forecast: Gray Area Festival lineup, Laborfest, Fillmore Jazz Fest…
Marke B. -
Pink Flamingos, Stereo Argento, The Go-Go's, All Day I Dream, and more this week—plus a protest against family separations at the border.
Onstage
Screen Grabs: Jaws, RGB, Leave No Trace …
"Black Panthers in '68," Damsel, Breath, and more in cinemas this week. Plus, details on how you can help save Opera Plaza Cinemas.
