Stories about communities
The joy of ‘Gayface’
With an ongoing series of portraits, photographer Lauren Tabak asks, how does queer visibility matter, here and now?
Ficks’ Picks: The best flicks of 2019
From Inuk to Tasmania, blockbuster to experimental, this year's list ranges widely and highlights breathtaking films.
Supes poised to create 12 new districts where vacancy tax can be assessed
Every part of town would have a neighborhood commercial district where vacant storefronts would pay a fee.
Protesters shut down Wiener at SB50 press conference
Anti-displacement activists demand affordable housing and denounce private-market speculation.
Wiener’s housing deregulation bill is back!
Plus: A settlement with the city's worst planning scofflaw -- and what is a sustainable neighborhood? That's The Agenda for Jan. 5 to Jan 12.
Our top stories of 2019
Protests, blackouts, shady developments, a close election, tenant victories, and a ton of arts and culture—we couldn't cover it without your support
The violence of wealth-hoarding
The billionaires have undiagnosed hoarder-clutter disease -- and their greed is killing the rest of us.
Where the air is never spared
Bayview Hunters Point activists install air monitors to honor the memory of activist Marie Harrison.
For San Francisco, the Gay Men’s Chorus brings the ‘Holigays’ home
"We first performed the Christmas Eve shows in 1991 when the AIDS pandemic was at its worst." Now, the annual shows are a mainstay.
City College chancellor wants to reject emergency funding
Sup. Walton wants to allocate $2.7 million to avoid massive class cuts, but chancellor says there is 'no emergency.'