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What would happen if the state took over SFUSD?

Officials claim a takeover won’t happen. But CA’s DOE has taken over nine other districts under similar circumstances — and SF remains very much at risk

October 23, 2024

A timeline of every Mark Farrell scandal

The former supervisor and mayor has attracted many accusations of impropriety on the campaign trail — and while in power

October 16, 2024

SFUSD parents deserve better — delay the school closures

The district assured parents that school closures would be decided with public input and only as a last resort. Now, the only way forward is by righting its wrongs

October 9, 2024

SFUSD has leaned on parents to pay for gym, arts, and even classroom teachers. New rules may change that

As a funding crisis grips San Francisco Unified, PTAs have raised millions to keep their schools afloat

October 2, 2024

Matt Dorsey’s crusade against drug use in city-funded housing is a well-intentioned mistake

This week, the District 6 Supervisor announced a plan to legislate the phrase ‘drug-tolerant housing’ into city policy. Here’s why language matters — and how it fuels a backlash

September 27, 2024

A timeline of every scandal from London Breed’s City Hall

After 4 years of scandals, it can be hard to remember them all. We’ve put them in one place for your reading pleasure.

September 23, 2024

San Francisco’s newest affordable housing complex has sparked an election-season brawl

Supervisor Dean Preston is touting his role in 160 subsidized housing units opening at 730 Stanyan — but rival Bilal Mahmood says he can’t take any credit. Who’s right?

September 18, 2024

Reboot 2024 promised a ‘New Reality.’ It was mostly conservative bluster

Billed as disruption to the status quo, the all-day event at Fort Mason on Thursday mostly fixated on the radical vibes of the technocrat class and fantasies of a libertarian future

September 6, 2024

The crypto industry shows its hard-right heart at Reboot

Industry experts at the tech conference laid bare why conservatism is the linchpin for an ‘abundant’ crypto future — and how the industry is shaping the election

September 5, 2024

In SF, renewed sweeps are sending unhoused people back to square one

Gazetteer SF visited two sweeps of encampments — and witnessed a revolving door of punishment

August 27, 2024