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Supervisor Aaron Peskin has the most extensive tenant-protection record in the field, but shifting views on housing and a cooler rental market have blunted the appeal of his signature message.
Mei Ling · November 1, 2024
District Attorney Brooke Jenkins promoted Monifa Willis, a nursing professor and former cannabis company chief executive, to the office's top staff post in March, raising questions about qualifications, disclosure and outside employment.
Mei Ling · July 26, 2024
Two years after opening at Bryant and 21st streets, El Chato has become a neighborhood magnet with a laid-back scene, a pop-star mural and a list of wines that ignores regional borders.
Mei Ling · July 18, 2024
San Francisco arts group Illuminate will light up Market Street from sunset to sunrise this weekend with a 20-laser rainbow marking the 20th anniversary of the Winter of Love.
Mei Ling · June 25, 2024
Sixteen-year-old Mint Butterfield, child of tech founders Caterina Fake and Stewart Butterfield, was found in a van in San Francisco nearly a week after leaving home, and an adult acquaintance is jailed on suspicion of child abduction.
Mei Ling · April 28, 2024
Simpson, a Potrero Hill native who won the Heisman Trophy and later stood trial for double murder, died of cancer, his family said.
Mei Ling · April 11, 2024
The Ninth Circuit left a injunction restricting San Francisco's enforcement against street camping intact while directing the lower court to refine parts of the order.
Mei Ling · January 11, 2024
Police are investigating an early-morning ram-raid at a Bank of America branch in the Outer Richmond and a separate attempted ATM theft at an Oakland shopping center, with no arrests reported.
Mei Ling · January 3, 2024
The new civil court program for people with untreated schizophrenia and related disorders began accepting petitions on Monday, drawing support from families and sharp criticism from disability-rights advocates.
Mei Ling · October 2, 2023
Future Motion has voluntarily recalled all of its Onewheel electric skateboards, telling owners of the two earliest models to stop riding and pushing a firmware update for the rest.
Mei Ling · October 2, 2023
A SmartAsset analysis of 76 large U.S. cities concludes that a six-figure paycheck stretches far less in high-cost cities such as San Francisco, where taxes and living expenses cut its value sharply.
Mei Ling · March 17, 2023
Two Arab community organizations say they will pursue litigation if the San Francisco Unified School District's board does not reverse course on making Eid al-Fitr an official school holiday.
Mei Ling · March 6, 2023
City officials will ask a judge to bar the man accused of firing blanks inside a Richmond District synagogue from owning firearms for five years, as San Francisco expands its use of court-issued red flag orders.
Mei Ling · February 22, 2023
A corner 3-pointer by junior TJ O'Brien at the buzzer gave Sacred Heart Prep a 61-59 win over Sacred Heart Cathedral and left the Gators one victory from becoming the first non-WCAL team in the Open Division championship game.
Mei Ling · February 21, 2023
The former Sir Francis Drake Hotel has become the Beacon Grand, and several other Bay Area eateries have reopened or debuted in recent days.
Mei Ling · January 26, 2023
Organizers have released plans and digital renderings for this year's temple, the first physically built temple design chosen in three years.
Mei Ling · January 13, 2023
The owner of San Francisco Wine Society says ongoing vandalism and worry over upcoming city parklet rules have led her to dismantle the celebrated outdoor lounge on Dec. 23.
Mei Ling · December 6, 2022
Hundreds of Department of Public Health employees have applied for permission to hold second jobs since the city began examining the practice following the resignation of a jail health director from her outside post.
Mei Ling · December 1, 2022
The food delivery company is eliminating roughly 6% of its workforce, including 311 positions in San Francisco, as CEO Tony Xu says pandemic-era hiring outpaced the business.
Mei Ling · November 30, 2022
At last month's Bearrison Street Fair in SoMa, Full Queer Wrestling tag-team matches showed how a flamboyant, gender-inclusive style of pro wrestling is drawing new attention in the Bay Area.
Mei Ling · November 2, 2022
Leanna Louie, a street-patrol organizer who protested former District Attorney Chesa Boudin, is running in District 4, where her combative style and residency questions are drawing scrutiny.
Mei Ling · July 28, 2022
'Naiad Cove,' on view at the Museum at The Cliff, pairs rescued artifacts with contemporary photography to explore Sutro Baths, the Cliff House and Playland-at-the-Beach, leaving room for the legends that surround them.
Mei Ling · July 20, 2022
Only two people have filed for three open seats on the San Francisco Board of Education, a sharp drop from previous elections, as the aftermath of the February recall weighs on potential candidates.
Mei Ling · June 15, 2022
With San Francisco's recall election of District Attorney Chesa Boudin days away, both campaigns are using the Chinese-language messaging app to reach Chinese American voters.
Mei Ling · June 4, 2022
