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A person on a ladder works on the exterior of a corner building with black-and-white checkered tile and windows covered in brown paper.

Mission Buzz: Baja food coming to Mission, new sushi on Valencia

by Oscar Palma May 13, 2026, 12:15 pmMay 13, 2026, 1:55 pm

Two women in business attire; one stands outdoors with greenery in the background, the other stands with arms crossed in front of stone steps and a building.

Election Coverage

One S.F. judge candidate is out raising her opponent 5-to-1, boosted by tech exec and cop unions

by Kelly Waldron May 13, 2026, 6:00 amMay 12, 2026, 11:18 pm

A woman speaking into a microphone in front of a group of people.

Election Coverage

Labor’s love lost? Union favorite Connie Chan has labor’s backing, but little of its cash.

by Yujie Zhou May 13, 2026, 5:00 amMay 13, 2026, 4:23 pm

A man in a suit sits at a desk with a microphone and tablet in front of him, smiling, inside a formal meeting room.

S.F. drug-free housing bill sent back to committee after doctors raise concerns

by Iryna Humenyuk May 12, 2026, 6:04 pmMay 13, 2026, 4:30 pm

A group of people stand indoors while a woman in a colorful shawl hands papers to a man in a white shirt; others observe and record the scene.

S.F. activists deliver 1,500 postcards to Mayor Lurie, asking him to stop budget cuts

by Nicholas David May 12, 2026, 5:25 pmMay 12, 2026, 8:36 pm

Illustration for the District 2 Supervisorial Race 2026, featuring district 2 landmarks and cartoon portraits labeled Stephen Sherrill and Lori Brooke.

Election Coverage

Meet the District 2 candidates: Where should bike lanes go?

by Io Yeh Gilman May 12, 2026, 2:15 pmMay 12, 2026, 2:07 pm

Excelsior Buzz: Sign up for a tour of your neighbors’ gardens

by Xueer Lu May 12, 2026, 12:00 pmMay 12, 2026, 11:25 am

A person in glasses and a suit holds a microphone, speaking in front of a colorful background with large artwork of hands.

Election Coverage

Congressional candidate Scott Wiener’s tech platform would take his AI safety work federal

by Io Yeh Gilman May 12, 2026, 11:00 amMay 12, 2026, 11:36 am

Supervisor Connie Chan says no more budget cuts as S.F. faces down $600M deficit

by Nicholas David May 12, 2026, 10:00 amMay 12, 2026, 3:25 pm

A broken statue with a blue crown sits at the base of a tree on a patch of dirt and grass at night, with a white cloth draped nearby.

SNAPS

Chalky chill

by Zach Smith May 12, 2026, 6:00 amMay 12, 2026, 11:20 am

A pedestrian wearing a safety vest and mask walks on a sidewalk lined with colorful papel picado banners, on a sunny day.

Bolstered by local shoppers, 24th St. tops Mission District’s economic recovery

by Oscar Palma May 12, 2026, 6:00 amMay 12, 2026, 11:48 am

Exterior view of UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights with hospital signage and address, 505 Parnassus Ave, in front of the building and landscaped lawn.

‘We can no longer pretend:’ Patients suffer at understaffed UCSF ER, providers say

by Duncan Agnew May 12, 2026, 5:00 amMay 13, 2026, 8:29 am

Exterior entrance of the United States Appraisers Building at 630 Sansome Street, featuring brass signage and glass doors, with an ICE sign visible as a person walks past on the left.

S.F.’s last immigration court will be reduced to a satellite by end of summer

by Clara-Sophia Daly May 11, 2026, 12:24 pmMay 12, 2026, 12:08 pm

A large crowd gathers outside Chase Center, with a big screen displaying a promotion for a women's basketball game: Valkyries vs Sky, scheduled for Wednesday, May 1 at 7:00 PM.

Six ‘entirely real’ people we met at the Valkyries home opener

by Iryna Humenyuk May 11, 2026, 11:00 amMay 12, 2026, 12:13 pm

A garden scene with a rabbit statue holding carrots, a smaller rabbit figure, two decorative sunflower stakes, and surrounding leafy plants.

SNAPS

Conejito y bebe

by Michael Santiago May 11, 2026, 6:00 amMay 12, 2026, 11:21 am