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A person wearing a black shirt plays an accordion while standing against a large mossy tree in a forest.

Rob Reich, multi-instrumentalist and composer, dies at 47

by Andrew Gilbert May 22, 2025, 8:46 amMay 23, 2025, 11:48 am

A utility box at a street corner painted with colorful flowers and houses, labeled “Paint the Void,” with buildings and pedestrians in the background.

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Painted Ladies & flowers

by Michael Santiago May 22, 2025, 6:00 amMay 22, 2025, 10:41 am

A person stands near the entrance of Kailash Hotel at 179 Julian Ave while another walks by on the sidewalk on a sunny day.

In Sanskrit, the Kailash Hotel means ‘home of the gods.’ A neighbor calls it ‘the hotel from hell.’

by Oscar Palma May 22, 2025, 4:00 amDecember 11, 2025, 4:20 pm

A man holds up a "Sully Davis" street sign at an outdoor event near the ocean, with people seated and standing around a podium and a green San Francisco Recreation & Parks ribbon in front.

Joel Engardio recall to turn in 11,000-odd signatures. Will it be enough?

by Joe Eskenazi and Junyao Yang May 21, 2025, 11:24 pmJuly 3, 2025, 4:43 pm

A picture pf the empty streets at downtown San Francisco

S.F. supervisors want tax breaks for developers turning downtown offices into housing

by Margaret Kadifa May 21, 2025, 4:46 pmMay 22, 2025, 11:44 am

Street view of Lucca Ravioli Company, an Italian deli with red and green striped awning, people standing outside, and hand-painted signs in the windows.

Tech-backed ‘Corner Store’ coming to old Lucca Ravioli location

by Eleni Balakrishnan May 21, 2025, 4:42 pmMay 22, 2025, 2:12 pm

A large, burnt patch is visible on a city sidewalk near parked cars, with debris and scorch marks surrounding the area.

Day 71 of the 16th St. Plaza crackdown: Street smells are so bad, residents can’t open windows

by Jose Alonso Velazquez May 21, 2025, 2:56 pmDecember 11, 2025, 4:20 pm

A tall cream-colored church with twin pink-domed towers, arched windows, and a palm tree on the left, set against a clear blue sky.

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Saint Boniface

by Jake Hanft May 21, 2025, 6:00 amMay 20, 2025, 4:04 pm

A person and a cat lie together on a cot in a room with wooden floors and stacked folding chairs in the background.

To some S.F. neighbors, the city-funded Gubbio Project is a blight. To others, it’s a sanctuary.

by Abigail Vân Neely May 21, 2025, 4:00 amDecember 11, 2025, 4:20 pm

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

On Day 10 of SFMTA trial: When is an alleged bully due millions from his employer?

by Marina Newman May 20, 2025, 11:36 pmMay 22, 2025, 11:39 am

A dinosaur skeleton in the Cal Academy of Sciences

Labor

Cal Academy workers ratify first union contract

by Madera Longstreet-Lipson May 20, 2025, 4:13 pmMay 22, 2025, 4:30 pm

Day 70 of the 16th St. Plaza crackdown: Why you shouldn’t pee in front of the cops

by Jose Alonso Velazquez and Gustavo Hernandez May 20, 2025, 2:51 pmDecember 11, 2025, 4:20 pm

People are lounging on a grassy hillside park with a city skyline and clear blue sky in the background.

In wake of Parks Alliance’s implosion, Fielder calls for audit of S.F. parks department

by Margaret Kadifa May 20, 2025, 11:37 amMay 22, 2025, 12:18 pm

Indoor swimming pool area with a large yellow spiral slide in the foreground and an orange slide in the background. Pool lanes and safety signs are visible.

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Only water slides in town

by Jake Hanft May 20, 2025, 6:00 amMay 15, 2025, 1:49 pm

On Day 9 of the trial against the SFMTA: Plaintiff goes on the defense

by Marina Newman May 20, 2025, 4:00 amMay 20, 2025, 10:50 am

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