SNAP-to-Cash: How food assistance vouchers were traded for cash at the Heart of the City Farmers’ Market
At the Heart of the City Farmers’ Market, Jessica waits in line. She is slouched forward in the characteristic fentanyl fold, supporting her weight by leaning heavily on a wire pushcart. At the front of the line, she produces her Calfresh EBT card. The farmers’ market clerk charges her card $30 and gives her…
Haney bill aims to expedite adoption of animals rescued from abuse
San Francisco Assemblyman Matt Haney joined Los Angeles animal welfare advocates, prosecutors, and lawmakers on Monday to push legislation aimed at reducing the time abused and neglected animals spend in…
How ideology left our kids at the back of the line
On June 10, 2026, roughly 150 determined souls, including myself and our two SFUSD teens, lined the halls for the congressional hearing “Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content,…
Flip or flop? Bay Area housing is hot again, thanks to AI
Not too long ago, San Francisco’s residential real estate was in the doldrums, languishing while markets like Chicago were in growth mode. Now, thanks to the infusion of the latest generation of tech money, San Francisco has flipped again from bust to boom. Prices are jumping, and the millionaire tech…
Frameline50 fearlessly focuses on the LGBTQ+ experience
A welcome rebuke to divisiveness and intolerance wherever it lurks, the Frameline media-arts organization — renowned bastion and supporter of queer cinema — is presenting the 50th edition of its annual San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) from June 17–27 at various Bay Area theaters. Those venues consist of…
Mental health, budget, police incidents, Embarcadero park changes make for busy week at City Hall
This week will be a busy one at City Hall, as the Board of Supervisors continues to work on the budget and holds a state-mandated hearing on changes to health care funding. Meanwhile, city commissioners will review new affordable housing legislation, police incidents, and the coming facelift for Embarcadero Plaza.…
Superintendent Su wins over skeptical Congressional Republicans
San Francisco Schools Superintendent Maria Su has successfully withstood the national scrutiny of an election-year Congressional hearing about school districts breaking trust with parents on…
Supervisors fund study to expand Central Subway to North Beach
Transportation planners in the city will study a Central Subway extension to North Beach following approval from city supervisors to allocate local transportation sales tax dollars to fund the study. Sitting as the San Francisco…
IdeaSF: Discussions about San Francisco’s future and who gets to decide
Coinciding with the June primary election, IdeaSF took place at Gap headquarters, a brick postmodern building standing at the lip of the bayfront. The stated goal of the event was to “… explore the kinds…
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by Nomi Kane | @Nomikane
‘60 Minutes’ and the great news freak-out
Scott Pelley isn’t the only journalist forced out of a job because of changing media dynamics. But his ouster from CBS News and 60 Minutes amid the Bari Weiss-ification of the operation brought to mind my own connection to that storied institution. When my mother graduated from high school in…
Travel tips for tourists
Pity the poor tourist. To help them navigate our fair city (the center of the known universe), we San Franciscans have a few suggestions to improve our visitors’ stay, and these are the top ones: – Layers! As in a t-shirt/shirt/jacket/parka/leather trench coat and a down vest rolled up in…
Letter to the editor: Support bar patio smoking ban
San Francisco established itself as a public health leader when it became the first major U.S. city to prohibit smoking in non-hospitality workplaces. Yet, more than 40 years later, bar patios remain exempt. As a result, bar workers and patrons across the city are still exposed to secondhand smoke containing…
We knew the cost of ignoring math readiness in higher education
It happens every spring — while I’m giving the final exam to high-achieving 10th graders, some student will come up to my desk to ask questions about some extremely basic mathematics this course assumes they learned years earlier. Knowing that this moment is always on its way, I spend much…
Out and about June 11–17, 2026
It’s clearly the season for outdoor events, from films to night and day markets, but also some inside events to enjoy as well, from exhibitions,…
Reclaiming history through beadwork: Demetri Broxton at MoAD
Demetri Broxton’s ornate hand-stitched beaded portraits speak of ancestral stories. His art asks us to think about how we honor those we cannot fully name,…
Delving into the power and glory of music
If anyone understands the glories, pitfalls, and perils of the music industry well enough to make a movie (or five) on the subject, it would…
City Hall heats up this week with budget process
Expect a lot of smoke and heat at City Hall this week, as San Francisco’s budget process begins in earnest. The Board of Supervisors will…
For-Site presents Monica Canilao’s ‘Vessels for Healing and Transmuting Grief’
In partnership with the Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture, For-Site presents a new installation by Oakland-based artist Monica Canilao. In Vessels for Healing…
A streaming trio of hybrid TV treats
The barrage of content produced for the profusion of networks, cable channels, and streamers means that there will inevitably be some hits and some misses.…
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts announces upcoming exhibitions
The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) has announced its upcoming season of exhibitions and programs for 2026. The program includes artists exploring politics,…
Book review: ‘Amplify! My Fight for Asian America’ by Dion Lim
In February 2020, as I was watching Dion Lim’s first report on the senior Asian man who became known around the world simply as “the…
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