Dec 12 San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee dies suddenly at 65 By Janie Har, Associated Press Mayor Ed Lee, who oversaw a technology-driven economic boom in the city that brought with it sky-high housing prices, died suddenly early Tuesday at age 65. Continue reading
Dec 02 San Francisco defends sanctuary status as backlash mounts By Paul Elias and Janie Har, Associated Press The attacks on San Francisco and other cities with similar immigration policies began moments after a jury acquitted a Mexican man of killing a woman on a popular pier. Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 7:28 In John Adams’ new Gold Rush opera, cultures clash with a tragic ending By Jeffrey Brown, Jaywon Choe, Mike Fritz For contemporary composer John Adams, it was three notes that launched his latest opera: the sound of a pick axe “chipping away at stone.” Premiering at the San Francisco Opera, "Girls of the Golden West," a collaboration with director Peter… Continue watching
Sep 06 Meet the Ace of Cups, the Haight’s (almost) forgotten all-girl band By Kelly Whalen Despite their impact in San Francisco, the Ace of Cups were all but written out of history books. Now, decades later, four of the five original band members are recording their first album together. Continue reading
Sep 01 Russia lashes out after Trump orders diplomatic posts closed By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Josh Lederman, Associated Press Russia accused the United States on Friday of a "gross violation of international law" after the Trump administration gave Moscow two days to shutter diplomatic outposts in San Francisco and other American cities. Continue reading
Aug 26 Celebrations turn tense in Bay Area after right-wing rallies cancelled By Kamala Kelkar The organizers of what was supposed to be a permitted and well-secured, right-wing rally at a federal beach in San Francisco first switched its location then decided to refrain from holding any public events on Saturday. Continue reading
Aug 23 Parks Service issues permit for ‘alt-right’ rally in San Francisco By Paul Elias, Associated Press Federal authorities on Wednesday issued a permit to a politically conservative group for a Saturday afternoon rally in San Francisco that local officials fear could turn violent. Continue reading
Jul 01 Troy Williams served 18 years. Now, he edits a paper that bridges prisons and public By Kamala Kelkar Troy Williams spent 18 years at San Quentin State Prison. Now, he's editing a newspaper in San Francisco that is available to people in prison across the country. Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: Pelosi says she’s confident of her caucus’ support By Associated Press Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is telling Democrats that next year could be the year they take back control of the House. Continue reading
Nov 30 Supreme Court weighs bond hearings for detained immigrants By Mark Sherman, Associated Press A seemingly divided Supreme Court on Wednesday tried to figure out whether the government can detain immigrants indefinitely without providing hearings in which they could argue for their release. Continue reading