Politics
Mayoral debate was a scripted snoozefest except for these few funny moments
Breed battles protestors, Farrell’s Market Street delusions, Peskin’s favorite bar… we watched the live stream so you don’t have to!
District 3 supervisor candidate steps out of race after domestic violence accusation
JConr B. Ortega, an activist and well-known gadfly at city meetings, was running on a platform of supporting businesses and cleaning up the city through law and order
Ahead of Trump’s visit to the City, we asked Republican women of SF their thoughts on abortion
Views range from draconian to pro-choice, but support for Donald is unwavering
Calls to boycott SF Pride pop up from drag performers and activists in protest of police presence and Israel ties
SF Pride puts out statement denying rumors of an Israeli float and that it called for heightened police presence
Garry Tan’s mudslinging against SFMTA Chief Tumlin is a bizarre battle over the ‘tech singularity’
One of SF’s loudest activists is trying to get Tumlin fired, but it’s bigger than cars, buses and trains — he’s talking “deceleration,” e/acc, and the paranoid fight for human evolution
Campus anti-war encampments may have birthed a new generation of Bay Area activists
The tents are down and negotiations are on pause, but these student protesters say the pro-Palestine encampments have had a profound impact on their beliefs, tactics, and ambitions
A night out in North Beach with the Republican Club of San Francisco
Over eggplant parmigiana at the Italian Athletic Club, Joan Leone details her Democrat-free social circle and former supe Tony Hall hints at mayoral run
The last stand of John Dennis
Contrarian and Libertarian SFGOP boss battles ‘hostile takeover’ by what he calls anti-Trump Briones Society, lawsuit threatened
Sexual assault committee member’s former top consultant is being sued for sexual assault
Supervisor candidate Trevor Chandler has directed the majority of his campaign funds to BaughmanMerrill, whose eponymous founder is facing a sexual assault lawsuit
Mayor wants credit for SF’s declining crime, but does she deserve it?
Correlation does not equal causation, and it’s never as good or as bad as it seems