Express Desk Reporter

Max Harrison-Caldwell

Mayor Daniel Lurie and San Francisco police have begun seizing bikes and making arrests.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. This year’s reporting was a study in the city’s contradictions.

Gathering for their events is now illegal in San Francisco. Bikers say the law is racist, and their culture is misunderstood.


Veterans and young guns compared bikes and swapped stories at a San Francisco Motorcycle Club party in the Mission.

Dirt-bike riders caused frustration as they drove the wrong way down streets, blocked intersections, and did stunts.