SFUSD says Bernal school is โtransitioning.โ Parents say itโs closing.
Junipero Serra Annex Early Education School will close at the end of the school year, according to letters from San Francisco Unified School District officials sent to parents this fall.
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Gov. Newsom taps ex-spokesperson Nate Ballard, sentenced for domestic violence, for state commission
Ballard was in 2021 sentenced to four years probation after allegations of domestic violence.
Museum guide and reviews
What’s on now at San Francisco museums, November 2026
Lamps at Capp Street, a holiday market and more at the Asian Art Museum, RM’s fabulous collection at SFMOMA.
News by neighborhood
Immigration
S.F. wants feds to โimmediately removeโ ICE vehicles from city-owned garage
San Franciscoโs transportation agency is asking the federal government to remove ICE vehicles from a city-owned downtown parking garage.
Trouble
More than 100 S.F. firefighters subdue Twin Peaks apartment-building blaze
More than 100 firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at 10 Argent Alley near Market Street on Tuesday morning.
BigMoneySF โ
Deep-pocketed donors are seeking to remake San Francisco by pouring millions into the elections.
We’re tracking the flows and the relationships between donors, politicians, public-pressure groups and more.
BigMoneySF: How Mayor Lurieโs efforts to reshape City Hall brought in a new donor class
San Francisco’s November ballot measures have drawn in gobs of money โ and a new crop of wealthy individuals.
Arts & Culture
Debra ‘Beaver’ Bauer, avant-garde costume designer, is fabulous at 76
The San Francisco Public Library shows over five decades of photos, sketches, film and video clips.
Restaurant Reviews
Restaurant review: The Old Clam House in Bayview
The Old Clam House has been around longer than any of us and is the oldest operating restaurant in San Francisco.
Restaurant review: The new Missionโs Kitchen on Valencia Street
The new Missionโs Kitchen is bright and cheery, and I was pleased to see that itโs on its way to becoming another institution.
People We Meet
Marรญfer Ramรญrez and David Garcรญa, owners of Niebla, like their bookstores spooky
The owners of the Tenderloin’s only bookstore are just getting started
People We Meet: Raymond Robinson is behind the wheel all day
The city has changed in Robinson’s 26 years driving Muni buses. โWhen I first started, there was no Chase Center. There was no Mission Bay.โ
Covering the Police
SoMa police station losing 4th captain since last June
Captain Chris Canning will replace Carla Hurley on Nov. 7. Hurley had only led Southern Station since May
