Senior Reporter

Jonah Owen Lamb

SF Walgreens security guards are now carrying ‘nonlethal’ guns. Are they legal?

News

After Banko Brown’s killing, security guards at Walgreens were told to use weapons that shoot large plastic pellets—but they are prohibited from using these types of guns, according to city law and an industry spokesperson.

Julie Zigoris

SF’s lone Church of Scientology has stories to tell

Culture

From Jewish emigres to Italian bankers to 200-question personality tests, the original home of the Transamerica corporation has a long and storied history.

California law banning most guns in public will take effect Jan. 1 as legal fight over it continues

The law prohibits people from carrying concealed guns in 26 places, including public parks and playgrounds, churches, banks and zoos.

Editor-at-Large

Sara Deseran

Plain Jane: Why SF’s most unassuming bakery is also its most ambitious

Food & Drink

It doesn’t get more artisanal than Jane the Bakery, which just started milling its own flour from ancient grains grown on the founder's family’s farm. 

Senior Culture Editor

Astrid Kane

Downtown San Francisco losing another Walgreens, this time in a tourist-heavy area

Business

A sign posted to Walgreens’ window refers customers to a store at 135 Powell St.

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SF Walgreens security guards are now carrying ‘nonlethal’ guns. Are they legal?

SF’s lone Church of Scientology has stories to tell

California law banning most guns in public will take effect Jan. 1 as legal fight over it continues

Plain Jane: Why SF’s most unassuming bakery is also its most ambitious

Downtown San Francisco losing another Walgreens, this time in a tourist-heavy area