Lurie discovers a rent emergency—but his proposals aren't going to fix it
Until he overturns the Ellis Act and Costa Hawkins, the rest is just words.
'I was a few blocks from Ground Zero. I didn't know what happened'
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🍁 Fall's best films, food, and festivals
Where to eat, what to see, and all the culture you need. Plus: Cruising Chinatown, vroom.
A (temporary) win for science and sanity
Plus: Alysa Liu's sweet tribute, abracadabra's '80s funk, Killing My Lobster goes to the Gold Rush, more
Fall Arts Preview: Live music, theater, art you've gotta catch
Plus: A notorious landlord builds luxury housing in Lower Haight, and an overload of big screen sci-fi
Lurie and Mamdani could not be more different
Plus: Bratmobile spills the riot grrrl tea, and VOTE for BEST OF THE BAY!
Scary SFPD spy drone policy faces backlash
Plus: Best Bay Area rap albums of 2026, Luis E. Garcia's vital paintings, an operatic message of trans power
Free jams and ‘Forever Grateful’: the Dead rise again
Plus: Tech security guards fight for fair contract, CROSSROADS film fest picks, Big Week agenda, Theater Week Bay Area
The SF Democratic Party has become a total embarrassment
Plus: Flock's competitors are just as bad, DIY space Bric-A-Brac rules, Sour Widows are back, Flower Piano is a Best of the Bay
Violence, fear, overcrowding: Here's why SF jails are so shockingly bad
Plus: Public Bank kicks off campaign, Herbie Hancock grooves at 86, 'We're gonna smash!'
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Billionaires bought the SF Democratic Party—and its endorsements
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