Meet the District 6 Candidate: Whatβs your No. 1 priority?
District 6 supervisorial candidate Matt Dorsey shares what would be his top priority on the Board of Supervisors. Meet the District 6 Candidate: Whatβs your…
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Meet the Congress candidates: What is your top priority?
The two remaining congressional candidates, Connie Chan and Scott Wiener, share what their top priority would be if they got elected. Meet the Congress candidates:…
Read full article βSan Francisco eases arts grant rules after artists raise concerns
A new city policy restores advance payments of up to 90 percent for individual artists and reduces documentation requirements for many smaller grants San Francisco…
Read full article βStanley Lui took over the family diner at 21. Now,Β heβs ready for his next act.
The owner of the Sunset's New Taraval Cafe on hating, and then loving, and then leaving the family business Stanley Lui took over the family…
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Best of the Bay 52 is coming in September!
Vote for what you love and celebrate the Bay Area! We're going back to our roots for the 52nd edition. The post Best of the…
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On Mission Street. Photo by Mike Santiago. Symbolic
Read full article βUncanny ads and partisan chatbots: AI toys with San Francisco politics
San Franciscoβs political experiment with the technology has only just begun. But itβs already permeating civic discourse. Uncanny ads and partisan chatbots: AI toys with…
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The LA Olympics is expected to displace unhoused people living around venues. So what’s the plan?
L.A. officials say people living on the streets will likely have to leave certain areas come 2028. They don't know how they'll be moved or…
Read full article βHere is how we are covering the November 2026 elections
The November general election is about three months away and we are ramping up our coverage.Β Read about how we've decided to cover it. Here is…
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LA regional homeless count shows a spike in homelessness. How will that affect LA’s race for mayor?
The latest numbers were a blow to an incumbent mayor who put homelessness at the top of her agenda.
Read full article βSan Francisco woman sentenced to 31 years for dismembering roommate
A San Francisco judge sentenced Lisa Gonzales, 55, to 31 years to life in prison for the 2018 murder and dismemberment of her roommate, Margaret…
Read full article βS.F. mayorβs office, labor tried to strip βaffordable housingβ wording from ballot measure. They failed.Β
A November affordable housing measure almost lost the high-polling term βaffordable housingβ in the digest that will be printed in San Franciscoβs Voter Information Pamphlet.…
Read full article βThe Golden State Valkyries celebrate Filipino Heritage Night
The Golden State Valkyries hosted Filipino Heritage night on Aug. 2, bringing together different generations of Filipinos. The Golden State Valkyries celebrate Filipino Heritage Night
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Aerial Arts Fest flies high on a shoestring and a dream
Losing NEA funding and artists' reluctance to visit the US can't keep Zaccho's annual vertical dance celebration down. The post Aerial Arts Fest flies high…
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LAUSD could face layoffs, furloughs and school consolidation amid projected $231M shortfall
Tough decisions come after the Los Angeles County Office issues a βLack of Going Concernβ letter to LAUSD.
Read full article βCSI: San Pancho
On 19th Street. Photo by Walter Mackins. CSI: San Pancho
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Dozens of women and children in LA who survived domestic violence at risk of losing shelter services
The number of people experiencing homelessness from fleeing similar violence jumped by more than 43% since last year, according to data released in recent weeks.
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Local food-rescue nonprofit wins international prize for climate solutions
A Santa Monica local founded the Farmlink Project, which was recently one of 10 recipients of a $50,000 Keeling Curve prize.
Read full article βWho killed housing affordability in San Francisco?Β
Despite what the most vitriolic keyboard warriors on the internet would have you believe, this is a complicated question Who killed housing affordability in San…
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βThe Last Human Bearβ came to Jack Kerouac Alley
Author and Native American tribal chairman Greg Sarris discussed his first novel in 30 years, immersed in 1930s Pomo history. The post βThe Last Human…
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