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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.
What went wrong in Ward 86? The hours and minutes leading up to Alberto Rangel’s killing.
Two weeks after the death of social worker Alberto Rangel, staff and patients are left wondering what could have prevented it.
What’s on now at San Francisco museums, December 2025
“Manet and Morisot” at the Legion of Honor is not a show to miss. But that can be said of many shows around town.
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More News
Cocina Mamá Cholita: Mother-son duo brings Michoacán to the Mission
The mother-son duo behind the family-run Cocina Mamá Cholita recently won the Mission District’s “mole to die for” contest.
S.F. deputies don’t carry out evictions during the holidays. But in court, the clock’s still ticking.
For the last two weeks of December, San Franciscans facing eviction get temporary reprieve. But they’re still pleading their cases in court.
How to spend Christmas Eve in San Francisco
Die Hard, ice skating, free coffee, a castle made of sugar, and a 60-foot Christmas tree
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: The florists of the Ocean Beach bathroom
One picked up trash at the beach. The other cleaned a public toilet by the ocean. One day, their eyes met.
People We Meet: Laurel Roth Hope delves into dump for trashy treasures
A former park ranger finds beauty in what San Francisco dumps out as a Recology artist-in-residence.
