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A playground structure with visible fire damage, including melted equipment, charred surfaces, and debris on the ground, adjacent to a welcoming sign and a school building.

Second suspicious fire melts Outer Richmond elementary school play structure

by Junyao Yang May 19, 2025, 1:57 pmMay 20, 2025, 10:58 am

A painted utility box features a black silhouette of a person holding a yellow fruit, with abstract shapes and a heart labeled "SF" on a purple background.

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Paint the void

by Michael Santiago May 19, 2025, 6:00 amMay 12, 2025, 2:13 pm

A man in a blue polo shirt stands in front of a chain-link fence with an industrial area and blue sky in the background.

The last Black building inspector in San Francisco

by Joe Eskenazi May 19, 2025, 4:00 amMay 20, 2025, 11:13 am

A child stands on a city sidewalk pointing upward while people and cars move through a busy urban intersection on a sunny day.

Day 68 of the 16th St. Plaza crackdown: Vendors move beyond the plaza

by Marina Newman May 18, 2025, 8:12 pmDecember 11, 2025, 4:21 pm

A chalk drawing of an angel spraying paint toward two hearts on a sidewalk near a yellow tactile paving and the word "GUERRERO" etched into the concrete.

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The angel of street art

by Community Contributors May 18, 2025, 1:53 pmMay 13, 2025, 11:07 am

A middle-aged healthcare worker with gray hair and wearing a blue top looks at the camera with a neutral expression. The background is an indoor setting, slightly blurred.

Watching U.S. healthcare change over 40 years at an S.F. practice

by Naomi Beth Marcus May 18, 2025, 6:12 amJune 21, 2025, 11:33 am

A group of people march down a city street carrying banners, with a pickup truck leading the procession.

Young pro-Palestine protesters overtake the Mission, decrying the Nakba

by Marina Newman May 17, 2025, 11:40 pmMay 20, 2025, 11:40 am

The Superior Court of San Francisco on May 6, 2025, during a trial against SFMTA.

SFMTA trial Day 8: ‘He’s a dick,’ former coworker calls plaintiff

by Marina Newman May 17, 2025, 9:39 pmMay 20, 2025, 11:52 am

Two men stand side by side on a busy city street with palm trees, pedestrians, and urban buildings in the background.

Day 67 of the 16th St. Plaza crackdown: ‘We need a program, not more police’

by Marina Newman May 17, 2025, 8:54 pmDecember 11, 2025, 4:21 pm

Street art of a cat with a bird on its shoulder, wearing patterned pants, red polka-dot socks, and sneakers, pasted on a gray painted wall at a street corner.

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Caturday

by Matthew Lasar May 17, 2025, 2:04 pmMay 13, 2025, 11:10 am

Street-level view of a historic school building with a decorative tower, palm trees, and a clear blue sky.

S.F. school district rescinds 151 staff layoffs in stunning reversal

by Maura Corkery May 16, 2025, 9:46 pmJune 21, 2025, 9:09 pm

A man in work clothes stands outside a storefront with a large "TORTAS" sign, next to crates holding supplies and bags on the sidewalk.

At 23rd and Mission, a muralist leaves his mark again and again

by Gustavo Hernandez May 16, 2025, 6:02 pmMarch 27, 2026, 1:24 pm

A man in a gray suit and black shirt stands outside a building with a stone facade, looking to the side.

SFMTA trial Day 7: When you’re paranoid, and maybe they ARE out to get you

by Marina Newman May 16, 2025, 5:24 pmMay 20, 2025, 12:10 pm

Outdoor urban scene with colorful graffiti murals, a row of parked bikes, people near a fence, and a seagull flying above blue and gray buildings under a clear sky.

Day 66 of the 16th St. Plaza crackdown: All quiet on the other plaza

by Abigail Vân Neely May 16, 2025, 3:10 pmDecember 11, 2025, 4:21 pm

A person hands items to three people sitting on a sidewalk beside a building; a parking meter and parked cars are visible on the street.

Mayor Lurie calls for more data on drug and homeless street teams

by Margaret Kadifa May 16, 2025, 1:02 pmFebruary 28, 2026, 12:08 pm

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