David Crane

Opinion: Newsom is busting California’s budget as he does the bidding of special interests

The governor showers billions of dollars in state funding on corporate and union donors who spend big on ballot initiatives

Don’t assume he’s using the prison idea as a distraction. We need to take him literally and be prepared to fight back.  


Undocumented drug dealers don’t deserve the same protections as law-abiding immigrants — and they certainly shouldn’t get sweetheart plea deals.

Over the next week, live jazz and raucous parties abound in San Francisco and the East Bay.


There are plenty of great concerts to choose from at the 39th annual festival. Here are a handful of the best.