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Film crew sets up lighting and equipment outside the entrance of Stable Cafe on a city street. Several people adjust a large blue screen and other gear on the sidewalk.

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Quiet on the set

by Angel Mayorga August 10, 2025, 6:00 amAugust 7, 2025, 4:32 pm

A grand interior of a historic synagogue featuring ornate gold and red detailing, stained glass windows, a large pipe organ, and a domed blue ceiling.

Photos: Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco

by Jay A. Martin August 10, 2025, 4:00 amSeptember 8, 2025, 6:00 pm

Two people stand on a sidewalk near a wall with a large, partially open shopping bag on the ground. Other individuals and belongings are visible in the background.

Day 151 at the 16th St. Plaza: Jay and Jeff, ‘The customers are right here.’

by Lydia Chávez August 9, 2025, 10:00 pmDecember 11, 2025, 6:10 pm

A wooden chair sits under a tree in a yard, viewed through a metal chain-link fence with plants and sunlight in the background.

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Chair between fences

by David Chalk August 9, 2025, 6:00 amAugust 8, 2025, 1:51 pm

An older man with a gray beard and glasses sits at a table with a red cup and paper plate on a green tray; a bicycle is visible in the background.

A couple of hours at the Mission District soup kitchen that almost didn’t open

by Oscar Palma August 9, 2025, 4:00 amAugust 9, 2025, 12:52 pm

Two images side by side: On the left, several ICE officers detain a person on a city sidewalk; on the right, an officer restrains a person on the street.

Video: ICE officers tackle and detain San Francisco protesters

by Frankie Solinsky Duryea August 8, 2025, 7:55 pmAugust 11, 2025, 2:21 pm

A group of people, some wearing masks and hoodies, gather outside a building. One person uses a megaphone while others hold signs. A bicycle is parked nearby.

Asylum-seekers are spending longer and longer at San Francisco’s ICE field office

by Margaret Kadifa and Kelly Waldron August 8, 2025, 4:08 pmAugust 8, 2025, 4:21 pm

An artist stands at an easel, drawing with pastels in a gallery space filled with colorful paintings and framed art near a large window.

Art galleries are proliferating all over the Tenderloin. Just look at the Art Walk.

by Jessica Blough August 8, 2025, 9:56 amAugust 8, 2025, 5:30 pm

Close-up of a magnolia flower with white petals and green leaves, set against a dark background.

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Magic Magnolias

by Nancy Schramm August 8, 2025, 6:00 amAugust 8, 2025, 1:59 pm

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.

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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