DA Chesa Boudin recalled, leaving behind a disgraceful legacy

Last night San Francisco residents overwhelmingly voted to recall District Attorney Chesa Boudin. Running on a platform of “decarceration,” Boudin was elected by razor thin ma... Read More

Politics as Usual

Giving up on free speech

They say ‘talk is cheap,’ but increasingly, it’ll cost you

By John Zipperer

Somewhere between Elon Musk bullying Twitter into submission, the Biden administration launching a “misinformation board,” and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis bullying Disney and ga... Read More

Mayor London Breed and other dignitaries, including Supervisor Catherine Stefani (seated, right), announce the opening of Francisco Park. Photo: Jim Watkins/SF Rec and Park

News Briefs

Francisco Park Opens

By John Zipperer

For six decades, Russian Hill’s Francisco Reservoir lay dormant, unused and surrounded by fencing. That prime location at Bay and Hyde streets is now the new 4.5-acre Francisco ... Read More

News Briefs

Crime Update

By John Zipperer

In an update on Northside crime year-to-date through May 8, Northern Station police report that there were increases in the categories of rape (up 66.7 percent), assault (61.5 per... Read More

News Briefs

Candid Camera

By John Zipperer

District 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin, Mayor London Breed, and the San Francisco Police Department are cooperating on a plan that would allow police to temporarily access non-city-ow... Read More

News Briefs

Briefly Noted

By John Zipperer

The biennial “Point in Time” count of the city’s homeless population was released in mid-May, and it showed a 15 percent drop in unsheltered homelessness and a 3.5 percent d... Read More

News Briefs

Facts and Figures

By John Zipperer

Number 1: San Francisco became the first city in the nation to offer free diapers to all families on public benefits . . . 441: Number of felony defendants as of May 6 whose cas... Read More

The battles over abortion are shifting into high gear. Photo: flickr.com/fibonacciblue

District 2 Supervisor

A direct attack on women’s rights and safety

By Catherine Stefani

When, as a sitting senator, Vice President Kamala Harris asked Brett Kavanaugh whether he could think of any laws that specifically governed a man’s body, he couldn’t. He stut... Read More

Left to Right: Detail of Barack Obama by Kehinde Wile; Detail of Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama by Amy Sherald. Photo: Courtesy Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery

Art World

The Obamas come to San Francisco

By Lynette Majer

When the Obama por-traits were unveiled in February 2018 at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, they attracted record-breaking crowds and made internation... Read More

A Tenderloin fentanyl dealer was constructing a mansion in Honduras with marbled bathroom walls and a porch held up by Roman columns.

Reynolds Rap

The mansion that fentanyl built

The Feds arrested a family of Tenderloin drug dealers. One was building a lavish home in Honduras.

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

“A significant percentage of people selling drugs in San Francisco, perhaps as many as half, are from Honduras … we need to be mindful of the impact our interventions have. So... Read More

One of these people is a banker, three are students, one is an art critic — but what brings them together is sports fandom. Photo: chelseaouellet/Pixabay

Coastal Commuter

To bond is human — and don’t forget the animals

By Michael Snyder

Bonding can be joyful. It can be gratifying. It can also be a source of relief. And I’m not talking about the satisfaction one feels when the superglue dries and that which ... Read More

The pricier the home, the happier its sellers might be as the market softens. Photo: Garey De Martini

Real Estate

Buyer caution versus pent-up demand

By Garey De Martini

After an incredibly hot early spring start, San Francisco’s real estate market may be cooling off a bit. But just a bit. “Anecdotally, we are hearing that some buyers are s... Read More

Times of change can bring happiness and anxiety for some.. Photo: monkeybusinessimages

MomSense

Learning from transitions

How to support children making school changes

By Liz Farrell

The end of the school year comes with many emotions for both kids and parents. There is excitement for summer and a break from schoolwork, but also there can be some stress and an... Read More

Art World

Public art in San Francisco: Preserving the past and paving the way toward the future

By Sharon Anderson

San Francisco, since its early days as a major seaport, has become a global arts and entertainment capital in part because of its long-term commitment to the arts. Walking through... Read More

Mark Rylance in The Phantom of the Open. Photo credit Nick Wall. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.

Films

Biopics: Blithe and biting

Prestige productions tell human stories worth your time

By Michael Snyder

Two 20th-century sons of England, separated by class and circumstance, make for two wildly different new movies. The contrast between the lives of Maurice Flitcroft and Siegfried ... Read More

Issue June 2022