Senior Reporter

Jonah Owen Lamb

Will San Francisco’s cleanup for APEC last, or was it a temporary face-lift?

News

A number of homeless people said they were offered shelter or told to stay off main roads during APEC.  Some say they don’t expect the effort to be sustained.  

Liz Lindqwister

Inside San Francisco’s illegal dumping crisis: Buckets of feces, endless trash

A team of eight workers scour the city’s streets for piles of discarded trash bags, dilapidated furniture, abandoned refrigerators and more. 

News Reporter

Tomoki Chien

Bloody shower, dirty sheets: Hotel reviews tank during SF workers strike

Roughly 2,000 employees of Union Square hotels have been picketing since September.

Politics Reporter

Han Li

Culture Editor

Emily Dreyfuss

When ghosts turn political: Chinatown festival revives tradition of resistance

Culture

The Hungry Ghost Festival was not just a modern take on an ancient spiritual ceremony but a sharp critique of today’s political climate.

Political Reporter

Mike Ege

‘Not optional’: Newsom faces pushback over transit, climate cuts

Politics

Newsom’s $297 billion state budget includes cuts and delays to transit investments at a precarious moment for local agencies. 

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Will San Francisco’s cleanup for APEC last, or was it a temporary face-lift?

Inside San Francisco’s illegal dumping crisis: Buckets of feces, endless trash

Bloody shower, dirty sheets: Hotel reviews tank during SF workers strike

When ghosts turn political: Chinatown festival revives tradition of resistance

‘Not optional’: Newsom faces pushback over transit, climate cuts