Muni stabbing victim was good Samaritan who stepped in to help two women, DA says
The District Attorney’s Office says suspect pulled a box cutter on a good Samaritan attempting to intervene on behalf of two female passengers
SFUSD exec indicted in New Mexico for alleged criminal sexual activity with child
District labor head is on leave — previously served as principal and assistant principal in San Francisco middle schools
Your guide to local museums
What’s on now at San Francisco museums, September 2026
A big new retrospective at the Asian Art Museum and last weekend to view Matisse’s Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal.
News by neighborhood
Immigration
Mayor Lurie, S.F. officials call for feds to release Ho Yin Mo, state aide detained by ICE
Former Chinese-language TV anchor works for Assemblymember Catherine Stefani and previously served as field organizer for Mayor London Breed.
Trouble
Two men stabbed in SoMa in one week — one on Muni bus
Two men were stabbed in separate SoMa incidents this week, including one attack on a Muni bus and another near a homeless shelter
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Arts & Culture
‘A very Chinese time of life’ for tech and art in Union Square
A San Francisco gallery tackles the online trend of Chinamaxxing, with everything from a cardboard horse, to 2,500 year-old poetry, to making fun of Joseph Beuys.
Restaurant Reviews
Restaurant Review: Sungho Korean Soul Food
Chef Seongho features homey, traditional dishes he remembers from his childhood,.
Restaurant review: Chang’s Kitchen in the Sunset
The free-range chicken wings came beautifully hot and crispy, and stayed so until the very last finger-licking nibble.
People We Meet
People We Meet: Dr. Murnane, the Presidio bird whisperer
John Murnane rescued an injured great horned owl in 2025. Now an owl keeps turning up in his Inner Richmond backyard.
People We Meet: A Talent for Mischief, S.F. duo’s genre-bending band
Meet A Talent for Mischief, a local band made up of two music lovers.
Covering the Police
S.F. sheriff opens up county jails to Discovery Channel treatment
A new episode of 120 Hours Behind Bars gives viewers a dramatized view inside S.F.’s largest jail
