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Gig economy horror stories frame supes hearing

The litany of horror stories at today’s hearing on the gig economy was alarming. One Uber driver said he used to get paid $50...

The problems with the gig economy and a housing ‘crisis’ bill

The gig economy and its problems are big news all over the country. California is moving to crack down on some huge, profitable companies...

Haney moves to save Mezzanine — and Soma nightlife

Supervisor Matt Haney announced Thursday that he will introduce a resolution that would give an added layer of protection to nightlife and entertainment venues...

Immersive Jazz Age decadence in ‘The Speakeasy: Age of Scofflaws’

ONSTAGE One hundred years ago the US Senate bowed to the pressure of temperance activists and passed the National Prohibition Act. It was one...

Tracing how Silicon Valley treats women in ‘The Fit’

ONSTAGE Carey Perloff started off as a playwright. Then she was named artistic director of the Classic Stage Company in New York, before coming to...

The absurd, failed economics of the jobs-housing linkage fee

The long-awaited Nexus Study documenting how much affordable housing is actually needed for the added workforce of new office developments has finally been released...

The facts about vaping emerge

For every adult who uses vaping to quit cigarette smoking, 80 young people will take up the deadly habit after starting with products like...

The Twitter Tax Break was a bad idea

Eight years after the city decided to use tax breaks to turn central market into a tech hub, the evidence suggests that the impacts...

‘Oedipus’ incarcerated: Esteban Carmona plays imprisoned tragic hero

ONSTAGE When you watch the Greek tragedy of Oedipus, you know how it’s gong to end. Oedipus, suffering from hubris, will kill his father and...

SF rent control turns 40

Sometimes even long-time San Franciscans take the city's rent control regulations for granted, but we need to remember that we have tenant projections today...