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News + Politics

Young people arrested in police sweep at Dolores skate event file federal suit

Tim Redmond - December 19, 2023

Held for seven hours, with no water or access to bathrooms, in the cold, teenagers who did nothing illegal are demanding the city take responsibility.

Movies

Screen Grabs: 50 years of downs and ups for extraordinary ‘Holy Mountain’

Dennis Harvey - November 25, 2023

Jodorowsky’s masterpiece once truly defined underground cinema. Plus: 'The Star Wars Holiday Special' resurrected, Taiwanese gems, more

The Agenda

WTAF is up with Newsom? And why is it so hard to get SF police reports?

Tim Redmond - October 9, 2023

Vetoes of a series of progressive reforms show the guv is thinking about Iowa 2028, not California today. Pus: A hearing on police data. That's The Agenda for Oct. 8-15

The Agenda

Elon Musk helps Preston, Breed’s housing bill is back (and still facing opposition)…

Tim Redmond - October 1, 2023

... Plus a lawsuit against SFPD contains horrifying allegations of racism and homophobia. That's The Agenda for Oct. 1 to 8

Campaign Trail

Twitter trolls attack Preston for the most common sense approach on crime

Tim Redmond - September 22, 2023

The Big Money assault on progressive politics is gearing up for 2024.

Art Review

SF’s radical Asian American legacy shines in ‘Dreaming People’s History’

Natalia Robyns-Kresich - July 14, 2023

Images from the International Hotel struggle to the post-George Floyd resistance educate while they inspire.

letters we answer

Letters: Criminalizing SF youth, selling out cab drivers ….

Tim Redmond - July 13, 2023

... and the sad end to Anchor Steam. Our readers respond.

Police

Cops appeared to violate their own policies during mass skateboard arrests

Tim Redmond - July 10, 2023

Public Defender cites lack of access to lawyers, parents despite clear rules on juvenile detention.

Police

Police crackdown at Dolores skate party raises all sorts of troubling questions

Tim Redmond - July 9, 2023

Why so many militarized officers? Why arrest so many kids? Will Jenkins press charges? How much will this cost the city? And where is Sup Mandelman?

Elections

Did House Speaker McCarthy just make a stealthy visit to Pacific Heights?

Tim Redmond - June 1, 2023

Nobody is talking, but that's sure what it looked like to me.