Daniel Lurie’s two-peat, part two: 10 years after Super Bowl 50, homeless sweeps return to West SoMa
Read part one here. On a Friday evening in the fall of 2019, Julie was returning to her West South of Market home after walking her dog. Almost at her front door, a male stranger grabbed her by the back of the hair, spun her around, and punched her in the face. Her dog…
Daniel Lurie’s two-peat: Super Bowl homeless sweeps started under him a decade ago
As Super Bowl 60 draws near, San Francisco’s mainstream media is recounting how 10 years ago, for Super Bowl 50 city workers “swept unhoused people and drug users away,” and…
Sherrill, Brooke lay out similarities, differences at forum
Read part 1 here. The June special election for District 2 Supervisor came into focus at a Tuesday night forum in Pacific Heights, where two candidates with broadly similar policy…
Potential Muni service cuts draw concerns from community and labor leaders if November ballot measures fail
Labor, business, and transit advocacy groups are expressing concerns about the future of San Francisco’s Muni system. Transportation officials have shared that service cuts might be necessary if one or both of the proposed ballot measures to fund Muni operations fail this November. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)…
Out and about Feb. 5 through Feb. 11, 2026
Happy end of the week — it’s a busy next few days and weekend coming up, and plenty to do. For those not sports-oriented, there are also theater and music options, a few nature-based events, and more. Thursday, Feb. 5 The Tony Award-winning M. Butterfly opens tonight. Inspired by the…
School board grants Superintendent Su emergency authority during possible teacher strike
A confident and commanding San Francisco Schools Superintendent Maria Su gained key new authority to safeguard educational services during an anticipated teacher strike that could begin as early as next week. A teacher strike would be San Francisco’s first in 40 years and could cost the school district between $7–$10…
Welcome to strike school
There was a huge mob massing outside of the California Teachers Association headquarters in Burlingame when I arrived for CTA Strike School on Saturday. It…
Some California high-speed rail records could remain secret under proposed law
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The auditor of California’s High-Speed Rail Authority wants the power to keep certain records confidential, drawing concerns from transparency advocates that the agency…
Art Week S.F.: The glitz, the glitches, and the tax deductions
Art Week in San Francisco was a 10-day onslaught of fairs, galleries, and museums kneeling at the altar of what makes us most human: tax write-offs. Game as I was to attend as much as…
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Diversion graduates gone wrong: Five cases
San Francisco had five attempted murders last July; four of them are in mental health diversion
California Department of Education strikes back against antisemitic discrimination in K-12 schools; part 3 of a three-part series
Every competent Jewish adult in America put down their space laser and started rubbing their temples as soon as they read that, while being interviewed as a potential vice president running mate for Kamala Harris, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was asked if he had ever been a double agent for…
Going nowhere on housing
Recently, I moderated a Commonwealth Club World Affairs panel, and when I asked several journalists if they thought the city would meet the state mandate of adding about 82,000 units by the deadline, the reaction was, essentially, that no sane person believes it will, and that the mandate is that…
The Venezuela case, told by a Venezuelan
In April 2002, I marched toward the presidential palace in Caracas with hundreds of thousands of other Venezuelans. We were not radicals. We were ordinary citizens who had realized that Hugo Chávez was not interested in governing democratically. He was intent on turning Venezuela into a dictatorship where dissent was…
A magnificent multitude of mostly British movies
Proudly flying the Union Jack again, the Mostly British Film Festival (MBFF) returns to San Francisco’s Vogue Theater (3290 Sacramento Street) from Feb. 5 through…
New center for homeless youth in Tendernob opens
According to the City’s most recent Point-in-Time report, youth and young adults accounted for 21% of HSH services in 2024 (the most recent count for…
My top five picks for San Francisco Super Bowl LX activities
Super Bowl events and activities will soon be popping up all over San Francisco, and you don’t need to be a football fan to enjoy…
‘Peskin Ban’ edges closer to ballot, but not without grousing
This week, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors moved forward with a charter amendment to modify existing term limits for the mayor or members of…
The Mendocino coast during off season is a relaxing getaway
Part 2 of a two-part series. Read Part 1 here. We had a leisurely trip down the coast from our stay at Noyo Harbor Inn,…
Junko Mizuno: ‘Ink, Paper, Plastic’ at the Haight Street Art Center
The Haight Street Art Center is pleased to present Junko Mizuno: Ink, Paper, Plastic at the Print Studio Gallery. Her work first appeared at the…
Fall and winter in Mendocino are underrated
Scenic seascapes, fabulous food, wine, accommodations, and, of course, dog friendliness, make Mendocino one of my favorite places in California. While Carmel by the Sea…
Those January movie doldrums
As tradition dictates, a gaggle of prestige movies made it into theaters for official awards consideration by critics’ groups and industry guild members before the…
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