Three D10 candidates signal endorsement pact, echoing D8 alliance
Shawn Richard, one of 10 candidates running for San Francisco’s District 10 supervisor seat, told The Voice he plans to endorse fellow candidates DJ Brookter and JR Eppler. Sources close to the other campaigns confirmed mutual support among the three was in the works. “We’re supporting each other,” Richard said. “I think that you…
Sunset Boulevard recycled water project moves ahead
San Francisco is moving ahead with a project to replace drinking water used to irrigate Sunset Boulevard’s landscaped medians and green spaces with recycled water, a change city officials say…
Protesters gather outside OpenAI DevDay conference in San Francisco
Approximately 50 people gathered Tuesday to protest the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company OpenAI and its cofounder and CEO, Sam Altman. The demonstration, titled “No Killer Robots for ICE, War…
Lurie tightens Flock camera rules amid backlash; Haney proposes criminal penalties for misuse
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced Tuesday that the city will impose tighter controls on its use of Flock Safety license plate reader cameras, arguing that the technology has become an important crime-fighting tool but that police access must be accompanied by stronger privacy safeguards. Speaking at Komaaj Pila Bazaar,…
Comedy roots and flourishing branches
That proverb about mighty oaks growing from tiny acorns came to mind after watching the new documentary You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, which takes a deep dive into the 1972 Toronto production of the popular, whimsical musical Godspell. Although Godspell was inspired…
The insiders selling Measure RTM
Can we trust the sales pitch when the same interests help write the tax measure, finance the campaign, and produce the research telling us to approve it? That is the question behind Measure RTM, a projected $17 billion sales-tax increase to fund Bay Area transit on November ballots. Follow the…
City Hall highlights: Palmer defenestration begins; Mahmood looks to clean up projects; settling airline labor gripes; Flower Market changes
San Francisco supervisors this week will take the first formal steps toward removing Sheriff’s Oversight Board President William Palmer, whose alleged abuses of office, history…
Transit measure failures could add to Bay Area commute travel times
Bay Area leaders warn that traffic conditions could worsen, including on the Bay Bridge, if voters this November fail to pass two measures, according to a report released by the public policy think tank San…
Out and about Sept.24–30, 2026
Enjoy light installations, outdoor festivals, a celebration of everyone’s favorite entertainer, an indoor film festival, art exhibition openings, and more, including one stately visitor docked at the waterfront. Thursday, Sept. 24 Only two nights remain…
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The AI hydra: Controversy about everything, everywhere all at once
So, this nearly happened, as told in a recent headline: “AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack.” The fact that an artificial intelligence made a possibly grave error is less interesting than the fact that the American military is apparently deploying bad AI in mission-critical…
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…
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 possibly life. Wong, now 29 years old, has been harassed and arrested by China’s Communist Party (CCP) for years as…
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…
Asian Art Museum presents a celebrated Korean painter in ‘Ha Chong-Hyun: Retrospective’
The pioneering Korean contemporary artist Ha Chong-Hyun is the subject of a retrospective at the Asian Art Museum, his first major North American museum exhibition.…
San Francisco Open Studios returns for its 52nd year
ArtSpan’s San Francisco Open Studios is back for its 52nd run, with ArtSpan once again building a bridge for artists and aficionados to meet. Like…
When treachery abounds, entertainment resounds
Betrayal is disheartening and debilitating, unless it’s happening to someone in a movie. Then, it’s diverting. For example, The Weight is a tension-loaded drama that…
S.F. lawmakers tackle hunger, PG&E, and SoMa street trees, plus changes to major development plans this week
San Francisco’s sprawling city government is about to get a little more sprawling. This week’s agenda includes a new office to coordinate the city’s food…
Fort Mason Center turns historic loading docks into massive sunrise-to-moonrise mural
Created in the passageway between Landmark Buildings B and C at Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture is a new 18-panel public mural by…
Revisiting and revising vital sitcom formats
A lack of originality isn’t merely a bug in the movie and TV business. It’s often a feature, as production companies and studios take the…
MAG Galleries presents Sarah Khurshid Khan’s ‘Flowers Coming Out of Their Mouths’
Sarah Khurshid Khan’s Flowers Coming Out of Their Mouths brings 27 new collages to the MAG Galleries along with ceramic pieces that communicate playful and…
Dakota Fanning rises in The Sun Never Sets
Earning acclaim as a child actor may or may not be a harbinger of future success. There are more than a few movie and TV…
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