Senior Investigations Reporter

Michael Barba

Van Zeng signed off on inspections at his own house and on projects linked to his parents. He is now on administrative leave.

San Francisco is America’s most proudly stoned city, but its embrace of commercial weed faces opposition from a small but outspoken group of locals. 

One man’s dissatisfaction with San Francisco’s mid-century coffee scene jump-started a revolution and birthed a global brand. 

Kerr: “While we have lost some people along the way, most notably Bob [Myers] and Klay [Thompson], to me it still feels like this thing is going.”


Sara Deseran and Lauren Saria look back at the San Francisco dining moments that made them hunger for more. 