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SFUSD’s Extra Kindergarten Year Is Meant to Be a Draw. For These Families, It’s a Problem

SFUSD’s Extra Kindergarten Year Is Meant to Be a Draw. For These Families, It’s a Problem

‘TK’ for four-year-olds has helped boost flagging enrollment. But at least three classrooms haven’t had a permanent teacher all year.

by Taylor Barton

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Housing

This New Waterfront High Rise Plan Comes With a Homeless Twist

SF’s Next Big Homeless Count Is Coming As Trump DEI Rules Loom

Streets and Transit

Muni’s Slow Ride to Recovery Moves Ahead With Tax Deal

Deep dives for independent thinkers

Housing and Homelessness

What’s Behind the Slow Overhaul of How SF Moves Homeless People Into Housing

What’s Behind the Slow Overhaul of How SF Moves Homeless People Into Housing

SF Pledged In 2022 to Fix How It Houses Homeless Folks. It’s Still Not Done

SF Pledged In 2022 to Fix How It Houses Homeless Folks. It’s Still Not Done

One Year Of Lurie’s Approach to SF’s Homelessness, Drugs, Mental Health

One Year Of Lurie’s Approach to SF’s Homelessness, Drugs, Mental Health

Streets and transit

Daniel Lurie Was All Over the Map On SF Streets, Transit, and Safety

Daniel Lurie Was All Over the Map On SF Streets, Transit, and Safety

In SF’s ‘Biking and Rolling’ Year, These New Lanes Hit the Finish Line

In SF’s ‘Biking and Rolling’ Year, These New Lanes Hit the Finish Line

Hundreds of Speed Bumps Are Coming to San Francisco Streets

Hundreds of Speed Bumps Are Coming to San Francisco Streets

Schools

SFUSD Cuts, Closure Talk, and a Strike Threat: Here Comes 2026

SFUSD Cuts, Closure Talk, and a Strike Threat: Here Comes 2026

We Pored Over SFUSD’s New Ethnic Studies Book. Here’s What’s In It

We Pored Over SFUSD’s New Ethnic Studies Book. Here’s What’s In It

A Tiny SF High School Is Closing. Here’s What It Means for SFUSD

A Tiny SF High School Is Closing. Here’s What It Means for SFUSD

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Take Our SF Halloween Dead Tour in the Richmond District

Take Our SF Halloween Dead Tour in the Richmond District

by Adam Brinklow

This SF Adventure Has Rare Architecture, Soaring Public Art, and No Tourists in Sight

This SF Adventure Has Rare Architecture, Soaring Public Art, and No Tourists in Sight

by Kristi Coale

Amid Golden Gate Park’s Outside Lands, A Revived Lake Sparkles and Invites New Adventures

Amid Golden Gate Park’s Outside Lands, A Revived Lake Sparkles and Invites New Adventures

by Maryann Jones Thompson

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San Francisco’s Firehouses Have a Holiday Tradition. They’re Also Fun to Look At

San Francisco’s Firehouses Have a Holiday Tradition. They’re Also Fun to Look At

SF Had An Historic Housing Year, But Not By the Numbers

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In the Tough Tenderloin, This Walking Club Includes Blood Tests

In the Tough Tenderloin, This Walking Club Includes Blood Tests

SF’s Historic Plan for Thousands More Homes Gets a Green Light

How Swollen SF Property Taxes Could Fund More Affordable Homes

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SFUSD’s First Evaluation of Controversial Ethnic Studies Pilot Hits Delay

SFUSD’s First Evaluation of Controversial Ethnic Studies Pilot Hits Delay

This AI Software Translates Special Education Plans for SF Parents

Bayview Street Safety Project Delayed By 3 Complaints, Minutes Before a Vote

SF’s Top Economist Stresses Benefit of More Housing, Warns New Plan Won’t Spur Enough

SFUSD Renews Two Bayview Charter Schools With Minimal Fuss

SFUSD Renews Two Bayview Charter Schools With Minimal Fuss

A Last-Minute Change to SF’s Housing Plan Tries to Roll It Back

SF’s Electric Scooter Danger Surges With Privately-Owned Devices

This Local High Schooler Is Building a Sewage Sensor to Help Swimmers and Surfers

Special report: San francisco’s Electric future

PG&E Controls San Francisco’s Grid. Here’s Why This Is a Problem for the City’s Electric Future

PG&E Controls San Francisco’s Grid. Here’s Why This Is a Problem for the City’s Electric Future

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