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Joel Engardio’s exit interview

Wrapping up his final weeks in office, the recalled District 4 supervisor is looking forward to the future and many more years of enjoying Sunset Dunes

September 26, 2025

One battle after another

A highway fight sparked Joel Engardio’s recall, but race and class conflicts sealed the deal

September 17, 2025

Didja hear the one about San Francisco being back?

How many times can Daniel Lurie tell us the city is back? Many, many, many

September 16, 2025

Liberals are already forgetting Charlie Kirk

As they rush to denounce political violence, eulogists like Gavin Newsom and Ezra Klein are erasing the provocateur's extremist legacy

September 11, 2025

Built for violence

ICE is running amok, attacking individuals with no clear cause or process. Consider it terrorism by design

August 22, 2025

Growing up on Alcatraz

As the president shouts about reopening the Rock, the author prefers to remember his father’s childhood on the Island

August 22, 2025

I reported from an ICE action on Sansome and all I got was a face full of pepper spray

Federal agents are stepping up their actions against protesters and, apparently, the press

August 20, 2025

Friday is the new Tuesday for anti-ICE protests

Preventing ICE from grabbing and detaining immigrants is becoming a full-time job

August 15, 2025

A 911 dispatch supervisor earns more than $300,000 in overtime

How understaffing and 96-hour work weeks affect her compensation for the last few years

August 14, 2025

SFPD is using an influencer from New Hampshire to recruit new officers

‘You don’t need to be some big tough guy to be a police officer in San Francisco,’ says TikTok career influencer in one video

August 12, 2025