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Will the courts legalize sex work?

Tim Redmond - October 4, 2016

A sex-worker advocacy group has filed what could be a dramatic precedent-setting appeal in federal court, seeking a ruling that would overturn the laws...

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The bizarre case of Josh Arce’s gumshoes

Tim Redmond - October 2, 2016

If the San Francisco election wasn’t strange enough already, it just took a dive off the political deep end. Check this out: In District 9,...

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North Beach: Elderly writer and poet fights Ellis Act eviction

Sana Saleem - August 23, 2016

North Beach residents, community members, and housing advocates rallied in front of the San Francisco Superior Court Monday in support of long-time North Beach resident...

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The Agenda, Aug. 22-28: Sunshine for developers …

Tim Redmond - August 21, 2016

A committee of the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance Task Force ruled in favor the city Planning Department last week against a filmmaker who wanted...

Art

Is SF done with Pocha Nostra? (Is Pocha Nostra done with SF?)

Caitlin Donohue - August 18, 2016

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO -- Logistically and philosophically, being a trans-border radical performance art troupe is not simple. The Bay Area-based Pocha Nostra troupe, led...

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Activists urge DA to investigate SFPD in sex-trafficking scandal

Sana Saleem - August 15, 2016

Activists with the group Anti Police-Terror Project gathered outside District Attorney George Gascon's office at 850 Bryant Street last week to demand a public...

News + Politics

Cop who shot Jessica Williams had earlier complaint

Tim Redmond and Sana Saleem - July 13, 2016

The police sergeant who shot and killed Jessica Williams has a record of complaints filed against him with the city’s oversight agency, including one...

Arts + Culture

Pokemon hunters take over the city

Michael Redmond - July 10, 2016

If you’re taking a walk through a San Francisco park, or along the waterfront, going to a restaurant, or even walking along the streets...

News + Politics

Protesters demand tech workers stop trying to evict teacher

Sofia Aguilar - July 8, 2016

On a narrow sidewalk in front of the headquarters of MUBI, an online cinema company, a small gathering of people with big drums and...

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Did cops tamper with evidence in Amilcar Lopez killing?

Tim Redmond - July 7, 2016

The Amilcar Perez Lopez shooting took on a new twist this week as police-reform advocates called for the officers involved in the shooting to...

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