People We Meet: The art professor at S.F.’s immigration court
Michelle Wilson has been attending immigration court since August, live-sketching hearings during asylum-seeker’s most vulnerable moments.
History Worth Knowing
What’s on now at San Francisco museums, January 2026
Some very good shows are closing soon. Catch them at the Legion of Honor, Asian Art Museum and at the Mission Cultural Center.
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Restaurant Reviews
Review: Shizen Vegan Sushi & Omakase aims high and nails it
Shizen has been open for 10 years. Inside, it’s all beauty and light, with blond, wooden, curved beams cocooning the space.
Review: Phở Star, casual Vietnamese in the Mission District
A new family-run phở place is open on 16th between Guerrero and Dolores.
People We meeT
People We Meet: Yury Loves Liya
Walking into his shop/atelier, Yury’s Lights & Beyond on Divisadero, is to step into a glowing crystal forest
Meet the musician taking on the SFMTA, with a dress made of parking tickets
After losing her job, her apartment, and $800 to parking tickets, Olive Panthofer refused to go gently into that good night.