Mayor Daniel Lurie needs to stay in the car
I first met citizen Daniel Lurie at Four Barrell Coffee in the Mission District on a rainy November Saturday in 2023. I arrived a few minutes early, and he arrived a few minutes late. Lurie apologized, explaining he fit our coffee date in between dropping his kids off for a school function and picking…
Superintendent Su lands the big fish
Tuesday night, Superintendent Maria Su is expected to land the big fish of restoring algebra for most eighth-graders in San Francisco public schools. Her recommendation to the school board represents…
Sentencing of ‘Grandpa’ Vicha’s killer set for this week, Thursday, March 26
The sentencing of Antoine Watson, convicted in the tragic death of 84-year-old “Grandpa Vicha” Ratanapakdee, is scheduled for Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 9 a.m. in Department 23 of San…
Dolores Huerta and the Cesar Chavez shadow
“I am nearly 96 years old, and for the last 60 years have kept a secret because I believed that exposing the truth would hurt the farmworker movement I have spent my entire life fighting for.” Thus began a written statement on medium.com by legendary civil rights and labor activist…
Modern Mexican cantina Lobalita opens in the Marina District
Lobalita — a modern Mexican cantina from the team behind Harper and Rye, Bar Darling, Peacekeeper, Bar April Jean, Padrecito, and Mamacita — opened last Tuesday at 2231 Chestnut Street in the Marina District in the former space of the Tipsy Pig, which was also part of the group’s portfolio.…
Historic hangouts, oversight picks and the end of Cow Hollow’s rooftop trailer
This week San Francisco will see votes on the continued landmarking of a number of city hangouts, particularly in the Marina, the appointment of transit and law enforcement officials, an important Westside water upgrade, and the departure of a quirky rooftop trailer park from Cow Hollow. On Monday, the Board…
Asian elder death and assault land in diversion court
Thea Brenda Hopkins, out on bail and linked to violent attacks on two elderly Asian women, one fatal, is now under consideration for mental health…
Mandelman: Supervisors to ‘avoid live wires’ in commission reform
San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Rafael Mandelman signaled yesterday that the legislative body would seek a compromise approach to implementing Proposition E, the voter-mandated reform of the city’s onerous commission system, passed in 2024.…
Out and about March 19–25, 2026
Here are my picks if you need some ideas for how to spend the next few glorious days. There are some classical stage productions, some outdoor activities, some exciting lighting events, dance, and more. Thursday,…
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City College needs to downsize further rather than bleed taxpayers
City College of San Francisco recently announced plans to close its Downtown Center at Fourth and Market streets in July, marking a rare acknowledgment that the institution operates at a scale far beyond local demand. Driven by state funding formulas that penalize chronically low attendance, the campus could no longer…
Failing the honest equity test, again
Thank you for calling Elizabeth’s voicemail in response to SFUSD’s new eighth- grade Algebra-1-only-with-Math 8 policy. Your call is very important to us, so please listen to the following options before making your selection. To express your frustration with the new math policy, press 1. To express your sense of…
I chose the turquoise wall
When they told me I could pick a color for one wall in my new apartment, I chose turquoise. Not navy, not pink — turquoise, because it felt bright and happy and like something a person with a future would choose. I stood in that empty room, and I thought,…
Has the oppressor-oppressed binary passed its freshness date?
Is this the beginning of the end for the oppressor-oppressed binary in K-12 education? Now that it’s being recognized as a form of knowledge poisoning, this question is finally gaining some traction. This isn’t about minimizing racialized injustices in our history. But over the last several decades, the oppressor-oppressed framework…
California school districts issue thousands of pink slips to close growing budget deficits
This story was originally published by EdSource. Sign up for their daily newsletter. Thousands of California school employees have received preliminary pink slips in recent weeks as…
Sherlock rules the domain
Because an increasing number of cultural icons have existed for 95 years or more, they’ve legally entered the public domain and can now be exploited…
San Francisco flunks algebra once again
The San Francisco school district just released its latest proposal for providing algebra in eighth grade. Backed by fancy research from Stanford, the school district…
San Francisco receives $100M from state for additional behavioral health beds
“For years we have seen the same pattern play out on our streets — people struggling with mental health and drug addiction cycling through our…
Spring exhibitions at YBCA shine a light on community and storytelling
Through tapestry, archival media, and contemporary works, two new exhibitions explore themes of queer identity, migration, and collective resistance. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts…
Pop-culture potpourri
It may be a bit of a surprise when the most satisfying feature film to premiere in a given week is only available to stream…
Charter reform may spell big impacts for arts funding
Big changes are coming to San Francisco’s City Hall, including alterations to governance and leadership, and a sweeping charter review that could significantly affect the…
The Museum of Craft and Design bridges media and material in ‘Video Craft’
The Museum of Craft and Design (MCD) presents Video Craft, an exhibition exploring the unlikely partnership between the heavily embodied practices of craft and the…
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