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Watch This Roundup of the Best Places to View the 2022 World Cup

Watch This Roundup of the Best Places to View the 2022 World Cup

By Jesse Rogala
Nov. 17, 2022 • 5:13pm • 1m
What To Know About the Election’s 3 JFK Drive Ballot Measures

What To Know About the Election’s 3 JFK Drive Ballot Measures

By Garrett Leahy
Nov. 03, 2022 • 7:00am • 3m
Earnest Sanders deposits his ballot at an official ballot drop box outside City College of San Francisco, Chinatown / North Beach Campus at 808 Kearny St. on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 in San Francisco, Calif.

How to Vote in San Francisco

By Noah Baustin
Oct. 26, 2022 • 1:01pm • 5m
‘We Can’t Let This Die’: Why San Franciscans Keep Protesting for Iranian Freedom

‘We Can’t Let This Die’: Why San Franciscans Keep Protesting for Iranian Freedom

By Ida Mojadad
Oct. 09, 2022 • 4:23pm • 3m
Mystery Charge On Your Food Bill? San Francisco Restaurant Surcharges Explained

Mystery Charge On Your Food Bill? San Francisco Restaurant Surcharges Explained

By Garrett Leahy
Sep. 30, 2022 • 1:22pm • 3m
Here’s How Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Program Will Affect San Franciscans

Here’s How Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Program Will Affect San Franciscans

By Liz Lindqwister
Aug. 24, 2022 • 1:03pm • 3m
Why Are So Many Streets in SoMa Named for Women?

Why Are So Many Streets in SoMa Named for Women?

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Jul. 02, 2022 • 8:00am • 3m
After State-Imposed Cuts, What’s in Next Year’s School Budget?

After State-Imposed Cuts, What’s in Next Year’s School Budget?

By Ida Mojadad, Jiyun Tsai
Jun. 28, 2022 • 9:56pm • 2m
Explainer: Here’s How the Fate of Lowell’s Admissions Will Be Decided

Explainer: Here’s How the Fate of Lowell’s Admissions Will Be Decided

By Ida Mojadad
Jun. 16, 2022 • 12:51pm • 2m
No, Voter Turnout Wasn’t ‘Abysmally Low’ in SF This Election

No, Voter Turnout Wasn’t ‘Abysmally Low’ in SF This Election

By Sarah Wright
Jun. 13, 2022 • 7:44am • 2m
Who Is SF Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, the Bishop Feuding with Nancy Pelosi Over Abortion Rights?

Who Is SF Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, the Bishop Feuding with Nancy Pelosi Over Abortion Rights?

By Peter-Astrid Kane
May. 24, 2022 • 11:45am • 4m
SF’s Budget Includes ‘Enterprise Departments’. Here’s What That Means

SF’s Budget Includes ‘Enterprise Departments’. Here’s What That Means

By Mike Ege
May. 06, 2022 • 6:06pm • 5m
June Propositions: Everything You Should Know Before You Vote

June Propositions: Everything You Should Know Before You Vote

By Mike Ege
May. 05, 2022 • 2:51pm • 4m
Take 3 Minutes to Understand Proposition C, Which Seeks to Limit the Frequency of Recalls in San Francisco

Take 3 Minutes to Understand Proposition C, Which Seeks to Limit the Frequency of Recalls in San Francisco

By Sophie Bearman
Apr. 26, 2022 • 3:47pm • 1m
Interactive: Inside DA Chesa Boudin’s Office

Interactive: Inside DA Chesa Boudin’s Office

By Anna Tong
Apr. 25, 2022 • 9:31am • < 1m
Before the World Changed: New Census Data Looks at Pre-Covid San Francisco

Before the World Changed: New Census Data Looks at Pre-Covid San Francisco

By Maryann Jones Thompson, Anna Tong
Mar. 16, 2022 • 9:05pm • 4m
CEQA Saga: UC Berkeley Housing Battle Puts Environmental Law in the Crosshairs Again

CEQA Saga: UC Berkeley Housing Battle Puts Environmental Law in the Crosshairs Again

By Sarah Wright
Feb. 23, 2022 • 6:30am • 4m
National Debate Rages Over What the SF School Board Recall Was ‘Really About’

National Debate Rages Over What the SF School Board Recall Was ‘Really About’

By Anna Tong
Feb. 21, 2022 • 6:32pm • 4m
Electionpalooza: Why SF Voters May Go to the Polls 4 Times This Year

Electionpalooza: Why SF Voters May Go to the Polls 4 Times This Year

By Mike Ege
Feb. 15, 2022 • 6:30am • 3m
One Week To Go! Money Update in SF’s Assembly District 17 Race

One Week To Go! Money Update in SF’s Assembly District 17 Race

By Anna Tong, Matthew Crane
Feb. 08, 2022 • 3:22pm • 3m
San Franciscans enjoy the sun at Heron’s Head Park on Feb. 7, 2022.

Creepily Warm Weather in SF: Thanks, Global Warming

By Anna Tong
Feb. 07, 2022 • 5:45pm • 1m
Endorsements: Who’s Supporting Who in the Feb. 15 SF Special Election?

Endorsements: Who’s Supporting Who in the Feb. 15 SF Special Election?

By Mike Ege, Maryann Jones Thompson
Feb. 04, 2022 • 2:40pm • 2m
Collins, Moliga, Lopez

Mapping the Money in the SF School Board Recall

By Anna Tong
Feb. 03, 2022 • 12:20pm • 3m
Mapping the Money in SF’s Assembly District 17 Race

Mapping the Money in SF’s Assembly District 17 Race

By Anna Tong, Sarah Wright
Feb. 02, 2022 • 3:20pm • 3m
Special Election: Everything You Need to Know about SF’s Voter Information Pamphlet

Special Election: Everything You Need to Know about SF’s Voter Information Pamphlet

By Mike Ege
Jan. 20, 2022 • 7:57am • 3m
Polluted skies in San Francisco on January 13, 2022.

Why Is SF’s Air Quality So Bad Right Now?

By Anna Tong, Han Li
Jan. 13, 2022 • 11:10am • 2m
Explainer: Breaking Down San Francisco’s Bizarre Feb. 15 Special Election

Explainer: Breaking Down San Francisco’s Bizarre Feb. 15 Special Election

By Mike Ege
Jan. 05, 2022 • 4:56pm • 4m
Explainer: What SF Voters Need to Know About 2022 Ballot Measures

Explainer: What SF Voters Need to Know About 2022 Ballot Measures

By Mike Ege
Dec. 30, 2021 • 8:56am • 5m