Politics
The buddy system
Volunteer escorts are making Immigration Court a little more human and a lot more humane
What to do when you’re shot by a ‘less-lethal’ weapon
As federal agents fire foam bullets, beanbags, pepper balls, and other munitions at protesters, the risk of serious injury is high
Four unanswered questions from today’s Lurie press conference
Pressed by reporters, the mayor spoke with deftness, but not always with directness
The city holds steady
With an assist from ‘great people’ like Marc Benioff and Jensen Huang, Mayor Daniel Lurie says he convinced the president not to deploy federal troops to San Francisco
Not a moment too soon
With federal forces descending upon the Bay Area, Mayor Lurie issued his most forceful condemnation of the Trump administration
All quiet on the Castro front
Residents and workers in the city’s most storied neighborhood wonder what a National Guard deployment might look like
Scenes from a city in waiting
Another perfect day as San Francisco braces for the arrival of federal troops
What makes Saikat run?
In his race to beat Nancy Pelosi in 2026, Saikat Chakrabarti’s friends and allies are calling him San Francisco’s Zohran Mamdani. Progressives are a bit more moderate on him
Friends like these
Online allies are attacking Matt Dorsey over his support of District 8 supe candidate Gary McCoy
SF activists level up the anti-ICE fight
The violence in Chicago and Portland is inspiring strategy among local protesters
