Legal challenge to SFUSD ‘Voices’ hits Mayor Lurie
Friends of Lowell Foundation (FOLF) formally requested a meeting with Mayor Daniel Lurie and senior City Hall officials, citing alleged violations of the California Brown Act in the San Francisco Unified School District’s (SFUSD) adoption of the controversial “Voices: An Ethnic Studies Survey” curriculum. The legal letter, which included 53 pages of legal attachments,…
Muni targets fare dodgers by hiring more inspectors
Muni riders could start seeing more transit fare inspectors on vehicles and subway station fare gate exits as the city’s transportation agency plans to hire more inspectors to address riders…
Californians find it easier to buy homes outside California
“A new life awaits you in the off-world colonies. The chance to begin again in a golden land of opportunity and adventure.” That was the pitch aimed at denizens of…
Enjoy Off the Grid on Treasure Island and more
There is something for everyone on Treasure Island, whether you are a history buff, managing little ones, or seeking craft cocktails and live music. Cityside Park beckons like a siren, offering sweeping oceanside views of the San Francisco skyline. Nestled among a maritime museum, restaurants, bars, modern residences, and the…
Out and about May 7–13, 2026
If you’re up for film, music, dance, art, and more, we’ve got you covered, with Mother’s Day events, and more. Thursday, May 7 The 44th annual Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) Fest opens tonight with a screening of The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas, featuring…
‘The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy’ presents a cultural legacy at the Legion of Honor
The Legion of Honor museum presents the first major U.S. exhibition on the Etruscans in two decades. The exhibition is the culmination of 10 years of careful research and planning, focusing on the Etruscan legacy of art, architecture, and engineering. A new understanding of an ancient civilization The Etruscans: From…
Quentin Kopp blasts Great Highway closure leader’s endorsement of District 4 candidate Gee
At a crowded West Portal news conference, former supervisor, state senator, and Judge Quentin Kopp blasted District 4 supervisorial candidate Natalie Gee for accepting the…
William Palmer arrested for false imprisonment and battery a year after district attorney dropped charges in sodomy case
Just 14 months after the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office asked a judge to dismiss five counts, including sodomy, false imprisonment, and sexual battery by restraint, against current San Francisco Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board president…
Informative judicial debate leaves one question: Who to vote for?
Over 50 San Franciscans came to Golden Gate Park’s Hall of Flowers last week to see a debate between the two candidates for the open judicial seat on the June 2 ballot. Most of them,…
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by Nomi Kane | @Nomikane
The shot that gave me seven days
There is a clinic in San Francisco called the Maria X. Martinez Health Resource Center. You might walk past it and not think much of it. But for me, it was the first place I had ever walked into where nobody looked at me like I was a problem to…
Why justice keeps failing Asian hate victims
History repeats itself. As Garry Tan concluded in his most recent op-ed about why Asian hate so often goes unpunished, it is a cumulative effect of the loudest voices that influence a courtroom, from policy briefs and op-eds to grant-funded studies and legacy media. That voice has been dominated by…
What it means to have a dog when you’re homeless, and what San Francisco’s potential new law gets right (and wrong)
This Thursday, April 9, the public safety committee (made up of supervisors Matt Dorsey, Alan Wong, and Bilal Mahmood) will hear a proposed ordinance amending the Health Code to require that every dog in San Francisco, with certain exceptions, be sterilized (along with licensed, vaccinated, microchipped, and leashed in public areas).…
What we miss when the Board of Education skips its progress monitoring report discussions
Introduction At the last Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, March 24, Board President Phil Kim proposed — and received permission — to merge the eighth-grade algebra discussion and vote with the Progress Monitoring Report for Goal 2 (math). Predictably, the eighth-grade algebra discussion swallowed up the entire allotted time,…
City leaders laud reintroduction of new sober housing bill
Assemblyman Matt Haney (D-San Francisco), along with local lawmakers and activists, announced the introduction of a new version of a bill to allow state funding…
Presidio rolls out battery-electric shuttle buses
Greener, new shuttle buses have arrived at the Presidio, which park officials say will make rides more comfortable for passengers and help the environment. The…
Swiping at the subtitle stigma
With the ongoing expansion and sophistication of global cinema and television, it’s hard to imagine anyone in the English-speaking audience would blanch at watching something…
Drug-free housing, S.F. Zoo bailout, bond debt, and SFO labor pains hit City Hall this week
This week at City Hall sees the Board of Supervisors tackle significant behavioral health policy and budget-related problems, as they look to approve recovery-based supportive…
Biopics in contrast: Michael Jackson and John Davidson
Biographical motion pictures are inescapable in a business that leans on the familiar or easily identified to exploit a built-in audience. Widely known these days…
San Francisco Art Fair 2026 pushes back on the doom loop
The San Francisco Art Fair returned last week amid a cataclysm of news ranging from dastardly to jubilant concerning the state of the arts in…
Chiharu Shiota’s ‘Two Home Countries’ at the Asian Art Museum marks her first solo exhibition in the Bay Area
The Asian Art Museum’s spring exhibition, Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries, weaves memory, absence, and identity with dense networks of red thread and personal and…
Legacies, scams, and pitfalls
An ailing artist tries to thwart the plans of his assistant in ‘The Christophers’; a clan and empire are torn apart by murder and betrayal…
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