San Francisco Chronicle Archives

Campaign Trail

Mayor makes inhumane, ineffective sweeps a major part of her re-election campaign

Christopher D. Cook - August 2, 2024

Stealing people's possessions and moving them around town solves nothing—but it makes for mayoral politics.

Housing

Real estate industry seeks state bill to take advantage of key affordable housing bond

Zelda Bronstein - August 1, 2024

Wicks measure could override local requirements, make higher profits for private developers.

Homelessness

Lawsuit against SF’s homeless sweeps will continue despite Grants Pass case

Phebe Bridges - June 30, 2024

City is still violating court injunction by destroying the property of unhoused residents.

Homelessness

SF prepares to evict people living in vehicles on Bernal Hill

Madeleine Matz - March 27, 2024

After years of tolerance, parking enforcement set to start this week—but residents are already getting citations.

Opinion

CEQA has nothing to do with SF downtown’s economic woes

Ruby Acevedo and Douglas P. Carstens - March 25, 2024

And Scott Wiener's attack on the environmental law will only make things worse for vulnerable populations.

News + Politics

Declaring the end of progressive San Francisco is a bit premature

Tim Redmond - March 6, 2024

Only 20 percent of the votes have been counted. And we have heard this story before.

Movies

‘The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill’ fly again on local screens

Pam Grady - January 14, 2024

Bird-lover Mark Bittner and filmmaker Judy Irving speak about restoring the film for a newly flocking audience

News + Politics

My New Year’s resolutions—for everyone else

Tim Redmond - January 2, 2024

A few 2024 suggestions for policy makers, the pope, and people who don't clean up their dogshit.

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Hot donut summer, Cliff House redo—tuck into our 2024 dining preview

Tamara Palmer - December 7, 2023

Mark up your calendar for these highly anticipated Bay Area debuts and reopenings.

Housing

New laws seek to end private developer risk, burdening public instead

Zelda Bronstein - November 6, 2023

Why should cities and counties guarantee profits for builders and push the costs of growth onto the local taxpayers?

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