News Reporter

David Sjostedt

The Adult Probation Department’s caseload includes 2,700 defunct cases, according to an internal estimate. 

The Mechanics’ Institute is one of the oldest libraries in the West as well as a chess mecca with the most Instagrammable staircase in the country. 

The board also had a closed-door debate with City Attorney David Chiu over funding overdose prevention centers.


The start of a new fire season after two years of relative reprieve will test the resolve and fire-proofing of rebuilding homeowners. 

They’re leaving school and arriving in San Francisco in droves. And they’re taking over. 
