Transit and union activist protest Market Street's privatization
Best of the Bay Editors' Picks have begun! A tribute to Sisterita. Plus: contemplative Bay paintings and Kitchen Table's delicious politics.
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Today's headlines:
Muni riders, bus drivers, bikers, people who walk beg SFMTA Commission to do its job
By Tim Redmond
Panel allows mayor to open mid-Market to Lyft, Uber, Waymo, defying existing policy—and won't even vote on it.
Best of the Bay 2025 Editors’ Pick: Sisterita
By Dorothy Odonnell
Downtown French fare with a Thai twist and bookish ambiance, the perfect sustenance for your brunch bunch.
Bodega Bay quietude, a solitary thrush: Kanna Aoki’s contemplative Bay scenes
By Mary Corbin
Organic and intuitive painter traces inspiration back to childhood fabric store trips with her mother.
Good Taste: Kitchen Table’s fabulous food and urgent politics
By Tamara Palmer
Events and workshops in newly opened Valencia Street venue honor connection between what we eat and how we live.
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