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Music

Under the Stars: Juneteenth with Goapele, Porchfest in the Mission, All Day I Dream…

John-Paul Shiver - June 4, 2024

'I Saw the TV Glow' soundtrack, Mulatu Astatke and foamboy live, Bandcamp picks from Fake Fruit and Magic Fig

Transportation

Are cars, buses, bikes, small businesses, and safe walking a zero-sum game?

Tim Redmond - May 28, 2024

Or is there a way to make SF really a transit-first city without making a lot of people miserable?

The Agenda

Armed troops in the Tenderloin? Plus: Is SF really ‘pro-housing …

Tim Redmond - March 31, 2024

... And if we can't trust Boeing or big shipping companies, why are we trusting the makers of robo-vehicles?

Music

Under the Stars: Forget Macy’s—look to our musical ecosystem for SF’s revival

John-Paul Shiver - March 20, 2024

When I attended Sweater Funk, the iconic San Francisco night that celebrates boogie, two-step, and modern funk—strictly on vinyl, mind you—on March 2, it...

The Agenda

Fake, misleading news and images on Twitter—and here at home

Tim Redmond - October 15, 2023

No, Dean Preston did not resign. Plus: The eviction "scarlet letter," Uber's role in SF taxis, and the mayor's dangerous housing policy is back again. That's The Agenda for Oct. 15-22

City Hall

Lies, damn lies, and the new ‘report’ on San Francisco government

Calvin Welch - August 28, 2023

Ignore the realities of SF politics. Ignore a wide-ranging corruption scandal. Just go after district elections. That's what the Rose Institute, funded by Michael Moritz, is doing.

Transportation

Cruise and Waymo are finding widespread opposition

Tim Redmond - August 22, 2023

For a change, a new technology is not impressing people, and the city might actually take regulation seriously.

Opinion

First they came for the streetcars …

Sasha Cuttler - August 16, 2023

An ode to Cruise and Waymo, with apologies to Martin Niemöller.

Business + Tech

What the city can still do to control the rogue robotaxis

Tim Redmond - August 14, 2023

This is by no means over—but SF needs to get out in front of this kind of tech before it becomes such a huge problem

Opinion

The environmental case against robotaxis

Susan Vaughan - August 6, 2023

They will further damage public transit—and they're no help to people with disabilities

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