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A presenter at a UCSF lecture points to a slide about Balamuthia mandrillaris, detailing its characteristics, rarity, high fatality rate, and lack of specific treatments.

Tales from the bench: Inside UCSF’s new public lectures series

by Anusha Subramanian November 7, 2025, 12:52 pmNovember 11, 2025, 10:55 am

A green awning with the number 111 hangs over a wet city sidewalk where people and parked cars line the street on a cloudy day.

‘Alibi for everything’: S.F. halfway house operator GEO Group gives few answers at hearing

by Eleni Balakrishnan November 6, 2025, 3:57 pmMarch 3, 2026, 4:17 pm

A colorful "Happy Diwali" banner with floral and dancer designs, including transgender representation, hangs above a table decorated with small pumpkins, candles, and informational flyers.

S.F. nonprofit just began offering legal aid to trans immigrants. Requests are pouring in.

by Anusha Subramanian November 4, 2025, 4:00 amNovember 4, 2025, 10:38 am

A woman in a red and black dress poses outdoors between two decorated altars, with a Puerto Rican flag and framed photos displayed on the grass.

Meet some of the deceased honored in San Francisco’s Day of the Dead

by Sage Ríos Mace November 3, 2025, 1:53 pmNovember 4, 2025, 5:51 pm

Photos: Día de los Muertos procession draws thousands to Mission District

by Mariana Garcia November 3, 2025, 1:34 amDecember 9, 2025, 12:04 pm

Sunset residents ask: Dude, where’s my community room?

by Junyao Yang November 2, 2025, 4:00 amNovember 4, 2025, 11:26 am

Dancers at the Day of the Dead parade.

10 ways to celebrate Day of the Dead in S.F. this weekend

by Anusha Subramanian October 31, 2025, 12:00 pmNovember 3, 2025, 10:45 pm

After threat of Bay Area immigration ‘surge,’ activists are primed and ready

by Anusha Subramanian and Sage Ríos Mace October 31, 2025, 7:00 amOctober 31, 2025, 1:45 pm

A worker wearing protective gear uses a hose to sandblast a large metal surface in an industrial setting.

After nearly 30 years, is cleanup of the Hunters Point Shipyard almost, finally ending?

by Marina Newman and Allie Skalnik October 31, 2025, 4:00 amMarch 29, 2026, 6:36 am

Paulina Avila-Martinez of San Leandro applies make-up at the Dia de Los Muertos celebration at Garfield Square in San Francisco’s Mission District Thursday Nov 2nd. Avila-Martinez is half-Mexican and half-Chilean, and grew up with the Day of the Dead. It’s a “reminder that life and death are both very important,” she says. “Nothing in this world lasts forever. We can’t celebrate life without understanding death.”

Live music and luchadores: How the Tenderloin does Day of the Dead

by Eleni Balakrishnan October 30, 2025, 12:30 pmMarch 3, 2026, 4:17 pm

A map of San Francisco highlights the Castro district, showcasing event details for the Castro Halloween Night Market on Oct. 31, 11:00 AM–11:59 PM, at 18th St. between Hartford and Castro streets—perfect for celebrating Halloween in style.

Here’s every car-free street in S.F. for Halloween this year

by Anusha Subramanian October 30, 2025, 12:02 pmOctober 31, 2025, 1:16 pm

A color-coded map shows various regions around San Francisco Bay in shades of pink and purple, indicating data differences across neighborhoods.

S.F. may be a sanctuary city, but Bay Area’s undocumented (mostly) live elsewhere

by Kelly Waldron and Anusha Subramanian October 29, 2025, 7:00 amOctober 30, 2025, 11:50 am

Aztec dancers, peaceful protesters throng S.F. immigration court day after Trump threats

by Mariana Garcia October 24, 2025, 3:16 pmOctober 28, 2025, 10:52 am

A man in a black coat and top hat holds a lit lantern on a city street at dusk, with tall buildings and a car in the background.

An S.F. ghost tour with history and haunts

by Charles Lewis III October 23, 2025, 9:06 amOctober 23, 2025, 12:37 pm

Threading Resistance revives a subversive art form

by Mariana Garcia October 23, 2025, 4:00 amOctober 23, 2025, 2:23 pm