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Two people each hold a book: one holds "Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present" by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, the other holds a book with a green-tinted cover featuring a woman's face.

The bring-your-own-book club at the Richmond Library

by Madera Longstreet-Lipson August 8, 2025, 4:00 amAugust 8, 2025, 1:10 pm

A person walks down a city alleyway lined with parked cars and tall buildings, viewed through a black metal gate.

At least two people detained in S.F. by ICE today. How many more?

by Frankie Solinsky Duryea August 7, 2025, 6:04 pmAugust 8, 2025, 2:05 pm

Police officers stand on a city street, some directing or holding back people, with a crowd and multi-story buildings visible in the background.

Un antiguo método legal está sacando solicitantes de asilo de la detención

by Margaret Kadifa August 7, 2025, 1:49 pmAugust 7, 2025, 1:49 pm

A man in a plaid jacket speaks at a podium during a Budget and Appropriations Committee hearing on police accountability, with protest signs visible in the background.

Some S.F. police watchdog workers say they’ve lost confidence in leader

by Eleni Balakrishnan August 7, 2025, 1:30 pmAugust 8, 2025, 2:20 pm

Several tall office buildings, including the Hobart Building, rise against a clear blue sky with trees and a concrete structure in the foreground.

SNAPS

Old and new

by Zach Smith August 7, 2025, 6:00 amAugust 7, 2025, 12:31 pm

A fishing boat sails on a foggy body of water with several birds flying overhead; a partially obscured bridge and hills are visible in the background.

Can boats and whales share San Francisco Bay? For answers, researchers go underwater.

by Abigail Vân Neely August 7, 2025, 4:00 amAugust 7, 2025, 1:14 pm

A composite image showing a family selfie, a young man's portrait, a migration chart, and deportation and detention statistics related to Central American migrants.

Estadísticas de ICE e historias de 2,123 inmigrantes arrestados y deportados del área de San Francisco

by Kelly Waldron and Frankie Solinsky Duryea August 6, 2025, 5:06 pmAugust 6, 2025, 5:36 pm

A line of Philz coffee cups on a counter with an lgbt flag.

Philz Coffee completes $145M sale to private equity firm, leaves tips for baristas

by Jessica Blough August 6, 2025, 4:30 pmAugust 7, 2025, 12:42 pm

Police officers, some wearing "POLICE ICE" vests, stand and gesture on a city street near a group of people and a crosswalk, with buildings and parked cars in the background.

An old legal procedure is getting asylum seekers out of ICE detention

by Margaret Kadifa August 6, 2025, 2:30 pmApril 28, 2026, 2:38 pm

Three men sit in armchairs in front of a large pink mural of a woman with folded arms; one holds a microphone, appearing to moderate a discussion.

Recalls now ‘a thing we live with,’ political insiders say at Mission Local event

by Oscar Palma August 6, 2025, 12:36 pmAugust 7, 2025, 12:59 pm

Two people stand in the foreground facing large windows, while two others work outside on the windows, with a brick building visible through the glass.

Joe Goode Performance Group wants to know: ‘Are You Okay?’

by Andrew Gilbert August 6, 2025, 10:11 amAugust 7, 2025, 1:04 pm

A person in a coat stands by a green dumpster with "LOVE EACH OTHER" written in chalk, next to a chain-link fence and a street under an overcast sky.

SNAPS

Love each other

by Sara Miles August 6, 2025, 6:00 amAugust 5, 2025, 4:29 pm

A large group of people stand side by side on stage in front of a closed red curtain, facing an audience seated in a darkened theater.

Forget sleep-away camp. This summer, these Bay Area teens made a film.

by Allie Skalnik August 6, 2025, 4:00 amAugust 8, 2025, 12:49 am

Person crouching in a garden bed, tending to plants near signs labeled "Valerian" and "Off." Various plants and flowers surround the area.

‘Public medicine chest’ grows by I-280 in San Francisco

by Daniela Xitlaly Sandoval August 6, 2025, 4:00 amAugust 8, 2025, 12:50 am

Three framed portraits made from small colored tiles hang on a white wall, depicting individuals with distinct clothing and accessories.

Ruth Asawa’s granddaughter showcases portraits in S.F.

by Jay A. Martin August 5, 2025, 3:25 pmMarch 29, 2026, 6:37 am