Culture Reporter 

Sam Mondros

For years, revered underground artist Joe Roberts made work inspired by hallucinogens. Now, his inspiration comes from other sources.

San Francisco small businesses owe as much as $637 million in back rent as of August, and it’s unclear who will foot the bill. 

A group’s actions slowed Monday rush-hour traffic as part of regional and global demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war.

A woman working in the building where janitors were striking punched a union’s president after picketers played a loud siren from a bullhorn.

Moderates have poured tens of millions of dollars into SF politics. Progressives are trying to fight back with funds of their own.