News Reporter

David Sjostedt

Deadly new drug ripping through SF is Narcan-resistant, users say

News

People using drugs in San Francisco’s Tenderloin and SoMa areas asserted they had used a powerful opioid called isotanitazene, or ISO.

Senior Politics Editor

Annie Gaus

SF launches new initiative to battle retail crime

Politics

SFPD is making it easier to report retail theft, which is believed to be widely under-reported. As a result, crime rates will likely go up in the short term. 


Education Reporter

Ida Mojadad

School’s out for committees: San Francisco Unified pauses such meetings as part of good governance experiment

The temporary suspension is part of a post-recall effort to restructure San Francisco’s Board of Education, which will undergo several trainings in the meantime.

Culture Reporter 

Zara Stone

Hackers on holiday: They’re building the city of the future from a summer camp in Sonoma

Culture

At the monthlong Edge Esmeralda in Healdsburg, biotech meets blockchains meets blood draws.

Data Reporter

Noah Baustin

2023 San Francisco crime trends: Car thefts up, car break-ins down

Police data shows that car thefts and assaults climbed while other types of property crime dropped.

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Deadly new drug ripping through SF is Narcan-resistant, users say

SF launches new initiative to battle retail crime

School’s out for committees: San Francisco Unified pauses such meetings as part of good governance experiment

Hackers on holiday: They’re building the city of the future from a summer camp in Sonoma

2023 San Francisco crime trends: Car thefts up, car break-ins down