Great Highway measure to reopen coastal road set to qualify for November ballot
Volunteers gathered 15,626 signatures for a measure that would reopen the Great Highway on weekdays and leave the park open on weekends.
Mayor Lurie’s charter-reform effort gets $1.5M boost from tech execs, philanthropist
Mayor Lurie’s efforts to increase mayoral power got $500K from the Emerson Collective, Laurene Powell Jobs’ group, among others.
People We Meet: ‘All my aunts in Pavia were Communists’
Name a progressive cause in San Francisco in the last 50 years, and chances are good Giuliana Milanese has been involved.
Photos: Parties, pyrotechnics, and police took over the Mission District on July 4
Throngs of revelers drinking Modelos and filming street fireworks dominated select corners of the Mission District on Saturday night for what has long been a July 4 tradition. And like clockwork, heavily-clad police officers with riot gear and batons moved in to stop the shows — fireworks are illegal in San Francisco. Here are photos…
What does life feel like on the country’s 250th birthday?
For some, the U.S. has given what their home countries can’t, for many, there have been better days. Regardless, residents are grateful.
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San Francisco police disperse July 4 fireworks crowds in the Mission
San Francisco police officers routed July 4 crowds setting off street fireworks in the Mission District, as they do most years.
What’s on now at San Francisco museums, July 2026
Demetri Broxton opens at MoAD and closing soon People Make This Place at SFMOMA, plus a lot of cool events at the Letterform Archive
The last days of Puddle Jumpers, one of the Mission’s rare co-op daycares
The city’s newest expansion of childcare and preschool subsidies has been good news for many parents, and bad news for some childcare cooperatives.
San Francisco immigration hotline loses funding in mayor’s final budget
The San Francisco Rapid Response Network’s hotline serves as the go-to for ICE sightings. It is losing city funding.
A monster stolen, a monster regained: Inside a San Francisco cargo-bike heist
After a Richmond District cargo bike was stolen on Monday, one local bike enthusiast took matters into her own pedals.
In ‘Absolutely Science Fiction!’ at Z-Space, Bradbury and Vonnegut are together at last
In “Absolutely Science Fiction!” at Z Space through July 19, literary theatre troupe Word for Word performs short stories by Kurt Vonnegut and Ray Bradbury.
The Valkyries are nearly halfway through the season and sit 3rd in the WNBA standings
The Valkyries are looking good with Gabby Williams and other team leaders doing more than expected.
Golden Gate Bridge protesters convicted, face up to 5 years for pro-Palestine action
The seven who blocked the Golden Gate Bridge in 2024 were found guilty of several misdemeanors Thursday, but a mistrial was declared for felony charges.
Former Chase branch will reopen as Hidden Frequency, experimental music venue
The venue is the vision of Naz Khorram, owner of Arcana. Hidden Frequency will have a listening room and will host experimental shows.
Sunset Buzz: A nonprofit launches pilot grant program for Inner Sunset small businesses
A new program, launched this Wednesday, is offering grants to new and existing storefronts located in the Inner Sunset.
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