Yes, we can save transit with capital funds
Can Bay Area transit be saved from major service cuts next year without a tax increase by redirecting capital funds to operations? Advocates of the Bay Area transit sales tax are dismissive, and now a senior transportation policy advisor at SPUR, Sebastian Petty, has echoed their skepticism. But the pro-tax side is straw-manning our…
The best of us: Joshua Wong versus the CCP
From Hong Kong comes the news that pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to further political charges and is facing anywhere from 3 to 10 additional years — and…
The Oakland corruption case has ties to San Francisco figures including Mohammed Nuru and Willie Brown
“The day after you won the City of Oakland contract, you were there, paying everyone, everyone was like f—ing piranhas. I was there, I was in your office, $50,000, $100,000,…
San Francisco discovers a radical idea: Find out whether its homelessness programs work
San Francisco has finally stumbled upon a concept so revolutionary that Mayor Daniel Lurie says he’s prepared to spend the next three years redoing the city’s homelessness service contracts: If you spend $1 billion of taxpayer money, you should probably find out whether you’re getting what you paid for. On…
Transit Month kicks off in San Francisco as city leaders rally support for transit ballot measures
Transit advocates and city elected officials kicked off Transit Month at San Francisco City Hall on Monday morning. But this year’s launch of the month-long celebration of all things transit, including events and contests in the city and across the Bay Area, highlighted the importance of passing two ballot measures…
‘Objects: USA’ revisits a landmark exhibition of American craft at the Museum of Craft and Design
The Museum of Craft and Design (MCD) presents Objects: USA, on view from Sept. 5 through Jan. 17, 2027. This exhibition, organized in partnership with R & Company, a leading New York design gallery, revisits one of the most influential and ambitious craft exhibitions ever staged. Objects: USA examines its…
Out and about Sept. 3–9, 2026
It’s technically still summer until Sept. 22, but Labor Day weekend is the “unofficial end of summer,” as we all know it, and it’s just…
Public bank debate heats up as San Francisco Voters head toward November vote
Supporters and opponents of the plan to create a San Francisco public bank held dueling rallies Sunday, Aug. 30, at Mission Playground Park. Opponents gathered at 10 a.m. and supporters at 11 a.m. Proposition B,…
Our missing homeownership ladder
The American Dream is at risk of being extinguished by a lack of housing, strangled by costs and delays and lawsuits and overregulation. That’s the headline news from a group of experts brought together to…
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U.C.’s SAT debate isn’t about testing. It’s about two different definitions of equity.
The argument over reinstating the SAT/ACT as one of the 13 or more dimensions of U.C. holistic admissions requires a broader and, clearer understanding of our equity goals as a state — one that functions in both short-term and long-term policy senses. Properly articulating UC’s equity goals can help us…
San Francisco Has Many Good Public Schools. We Should Have Many More.
At one San Francisco public elementary school, just two of 41 tested third-, fourth- and fifth-graders met or exceeded California’s English language arts standard in 2024–25. In math, one did. Not one tested third- or fifth-grader met the state standard in either subject. The children, families and educators at this…
No on Proposition 40 claims the wealth tax hurts ordinary Californians
Breaking news: Billionaires are opposed to the wealth tax because it will hurt the ordinary taxpayer! After you pull yourself off the floor from laughing at this incredible news, take a few moments to read this. They really are arguing this unbelievable story on the No on Proposition 40 website.…
Absence of measurement isn’t equity; it’s the illusion of equity
I am, reportedly, a menace to joyful and equitable achievement, though I demand deep thought and genuine effort from ordinary teenagers who are capable of extraordinary things. I have been overheard objecting to circular reasoning. I once drew a comic strip showing step by step how to solve a complex,…
Sisterhood is powerful … and sometimes problematic
Since television first captured the public’s fancy in the 1950s, shows about detectives and spies have predominantly featured men in the main roles. There have…
Lurie’s red tape elimination agenda under the City Hall microscope this week
San Francisco lawmakers return from summer recess on Tuesday to consider multiple thorny issues, including Mayor Daniel Lurie’s permit streamlining agenda, corporate pressure on behavioral…
Reducing drug penalties likely increased homelessness in California, new report says
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The report, released Thursday by the Public Policy Institute of California, set out to measure the…
Governance, housing, and transit at stake on local initiative ballot
San Francisco voters are once again being handed a small novella disguised as a ballot, with 10 local measures and a regional transit measure awaiting…
California College of the Arts show ‘Closer Reading: Three Bay Area Book Artists’ spotlights the Bay’s vibrant book arts scene
California College of the Arts (CCA) Campus Gallery presents Closer Reading: Three Bay Area Book Artists, a group exhibition curated by Anthea Black, associate professor…
Family-friendly films for fun and fantasy
Summer is almost over, and kids are returning to school. So why not get the whole brood together for a night out at the multiplex…
SFMOMA presents landmark Jacob Hashimoto installation ‘Giant Arc’
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) launches Jacob Hashimoto: Giant Arc, the largest installation of the multimedia artist’s career. Bamboo and Japanese paper,…
IF BLUE (a poem)
If blue Is a hue You aspire to The beaches of San Francisco are calling to you And your crew or retinue “Yoo-hoo!” We have…
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