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

2025 Year in Review

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

Private funding, RV parking bans, sober recovery, abandonment of a big campaign promise — and a familiar overdose number.

by Ayla Burnett

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

by Sebastien K. Bridonneau

2025 Year in Review

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

2025 Year in Review

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

2025 Year in Review

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

Deep dives for independent thinkers

Housing and Homelessness

How SF’s Housing Plan, Now Law, Might Be Forced Back to the Drawing Board

How SF’s Housing Plan, Now Law, Might Be Forced Back to the Drawing Board

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

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

How Swollen SF Property Taxes Could Fund More Affordable Homes

How Swollen SF Property Taxes Could Fund More Affordable Homes

Streets and transit

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

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

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

Schools

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

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

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

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EXPLORE YOUR CITY!

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

More News

SF Cops Dispatch Firefighters in Sunset Charity Slugfest

SF Cops Dispatch Firefighters in Sunset Charity Slugfest

In the Tough Tenderloin, This Walking Club Includes Blood Tests

SF’s One-Week Supervisor Was Bizarre Politics. Welcome to the Sunset District

This AI Software Translates Special Education Plans for SF Parents

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

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

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

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

Daniel Lurie Warns of ‘Towers Everywhere’ If SF’s Housing Plan Fails

SFUSD, Teachers Union Hit Stalemate In Contract Negotiations

Teachers Union Cools Off SFUSD Strike Talk Days Before Protest

Muni, BART Await Last-Minute Rescues. Here’s What Else is On Gavin Newsom’s Desk

Muni, BART Await Last-Minute Rescues. Here’s What Else is On Gavin Newsom’s Desk

SF’s Big Housing Plan Hits the Home Stretch. These Changes Are Still Up For Debate

SFUSD Has Teachers In Nearly Every Classroom. There’s An Extra Benefit Too

New California Law Puts Anti-ICE Enforcement on Schools. Educators Want More Backup

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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