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Labor

The hidden political history of SF’s 1906 earthquake and fire—and what it means today

Marc Norton - February 1, 2024

Social class, race, and labor played a huge role in what happened—and how the city recovered.

Protest

Jenkins files serious charges against Bay Bridge protesters demanding Gaza ceasefire—but it’s a stretch

Tim Redmond - December 18, 2023

Serious criminal charges in civil disobedience cases are rare in SF, for good reason.

Opinion

The Downtown development gang’s massive, expensive folly

John Elberling - April 24, 2023

The $2 billion Transbay Transit Center was designed for a financial district that no longer exists—but wait, there's more.

Campaign Trail

Matt Dorsey’s Treasure Island problem

Steve Stallone - October 17, 2022

It's a key part of the district's future—but he hasn't been able to explain his vision (or even his understanding of the issues).

Protest

Critical Mass turns 30

Steven T. Jones - October 3, 2022

It's a party. It's a protest. It changed the way San Francisco thinks about bicycles.

LGBTQ

Marke B.’s ULTIMATE PRIDE GUIDE 2022

Marke B. - June 20, 2022

Films, parties, shows, parties, art, parties, and more—don't forget to thank your elders for paving the way, and stay safe out there.

Culture

At American Steel, a trailblazing artist community is displaced for redevelopment

Steven T. Jones - April 26, 2022

Tight-knit Burning Man clan reckons with moving—but may have itself paved the way for West Oakland industrial hub's gentrification

Development

The Treasure Island toll is regressive, pointless—and still somehow alive

Tim Redmond - March 13, 2022

The developers got a sweet deal, and now want to make low-income residents pay for the ferry service they need to sell high-end condos.

Labor

Occupy San Francisco was a game-changer

Tim Paulson - September 19, 2021

Ten years later, remembering the movement that gave us "We are the 99 percent" and put economic inequality on the national agenda.

Lit

In ‘Plexiglass,’ a poet illuminates voices of the incarcerated

Margo Perin - August 27, 2021

A new volume offers a critique of the criminal justice system through the lens of prison writing workshops

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