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City College teachers ‘shocked’ and ‘aghast’ at choice for chancellor

Tim Redmond - June 19, 2017

The City College Board of Trustees will vote Thursday/22 to finalize the appointment of a new chancellor who comes with a very mixed record. Mark...

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Why can Uber and Lyft use city streets for free?

Tim Redmond - June 16, 2017

When San Francisco news media reported on a blockbuster study showing the impacts of Uber and Lyft on San Francisco transportation and traffic, Sup....

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Mandelman kickoff sets tone for D8 supe race

Tim Redmond - June 14, 2017

Rafael Mandelman officially launched his campaign for D8 supervisor Wednesday night with a rally that drew around 150 people and set the tone for...

Arts + Culture

Look out

Dennis Harvey - June 9, 2017

SCREEN GRABS After the long-fought but still remarkable gains of recent years under the most gay-friendly POTUS in American history, the LGBTQ community has...

Arts + Culture

Surfing the docs

Dennis Harvey - May 26, 2017

SCREEN GRABS This is a moment when the notion of watching documentaries sounds like mandatory homework: The world is falling apart, many parties would...

Music

Party Radar: Summers of Love

Marke B. - April 6, 2017

PARTY RADAR Nightlife in San Francisco is descended more from the acid house-drenched 1988 Second Summer of Love in the UK -- brought to our shores...

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YIMBYs, Smart Growth — and unanswered questions

Zelda Bronstein - February 20, 2017

On February 1 I flew to St. Louis for the New Partners for Smart Growth conference, the largest gathering dedicated to dense, transit-oriented/walkable/bikeable development...

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Sheriff evicts 100-year-old

Tim Redmond - February 10, 2017

The San Francisco Sheriff’s Office quietly showed up at the home of Iris Canada this morning at around 11:30 and changed the locks. Canada,...

News + Politics

Who wants to evict a 100-year-old?

David Bogachik - February 6, 2017

Peter Owens feels hurt. That’s what he said in the courtroom to Tommi Avicolli Mecca, a tenant-rights activist. Mecca has spent months fighting for...

News + Politics

#NoBanNoWall: Hundreds continue to protest Trump’s Muslim Ban

Sana Saleem - February 4, 2017

Hundreds gathered at Civic Center on Saturday to protest President Trump's ban on travellers from Muslim countries regardless of legal immigration status. Last Friday, through...

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