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from48 hills
5 hours ago
Higher education

Lurie wants to undermine mandate for big institutions to tell neighborhoods what they are doing - 48 hills

San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
6 days ago

How people in SF's Tenderloin perceive reported progress in drug and homelessness issues

San Francisco's crime rate is declining, but residents in the Tenderloin report ongoing struggles with addiction and homelessness.
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago

Community battles to save San Francisco's beloved family block-party program 'Sunday Streets'

San Francisco's budget shortfall threatens the funding of the popular 'Sunday Streets' program, prompting community fundraising efforts.
Higher education
from48 hills
5 hours ago

Lurie wants to undermine mandate for big institutions to tell neighborhoods what they are doing - 48 hills

San Francisco requires large institutions to file master plans for growth every ten years to ensure community accountability and planning.
Mission District
fromMission Local
5 days ago

Jay Cheng resigns as head of wealthy S.F. political pressure group

Jay Cheng is resigning as executive director of Neighbors for a Better San Francisco, a prominent political group.
Healthcare
from48 hills
5 days ago

Hundreds rally against health care cuts - 48 hills

Hundreds protested against layoffs and budget cuts at San Francisco General Hospital, emphasizing the need for public services over corporate interests.
SF politics
fromMission Local
5 days ago

'Moderates' helped Bilal Mahmood oust S.F.'s leftiest supe. Now, some say he's too progressive.

Bilal Mahmood's election has led to unexpected progressive stances, causing discontent among his former tech supporters.
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
6 days ago

How people in SF's Tenderloin perceive reported progress in drug and homelessness issues

San Francisco's crime rate is declining, but residents in the Tenderloin report ongoing struggles with addiction and homelessness.
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago

Community battles to save San Francisco's beloved family block-party program 'Sunday Streets'

San Francisco's budget shortfall threatens the funding of the popular 'Sunday Streets' program, prompting community fundraising efforts.
SF politics
fromMission Local
1 day ago

S.F. supe candidate says GrowSF tried talking him out of race, offered to 'look into' commission seat

GrowSF attempted to persuade Albert Chow not to run against Alan Wong for District 4 supervisor, suggesting a potential city commission appointment.
SF music
fromFuncheap
1 day ago

Free AAPI Heritage Market: Art + Aerial Show at Yank Sing (SF)

AAPI Heritage Month Day Market at Yank Sing Rincon Center celebrates culture with local artists, vendors, and performances on May 2, 2026.
fromFuncheap
13 hours ago

8th Annual AAPI Fest + Free Bowling (Daly City)

The AAPI Fest is a FREE local family-friendly celebration organized by Over the Fog, whose mission is to foster understanding and appreciation of Asian American & Pacific Islander culture, identity, community and diversity through events, programs and activities.
East Bay food
fromSFGATE
18 hours ago

How I think Mayor Lurie's trip to China benefits SF locals

San Francisco's No. 1 industry is not tech, it's not AI - it's actually tourism, according to Mayor Daniel Lurie, highlighting the city's economic reliance on visitors.
San Francisco
#philz-coffee
SF LGBT
fromQueerty
1 day ago

San Francisco coffee chain walks back decision to remove Pride flags, says it made "a mistake" - Queerty

Philz Coffee will keep Pride flags in stores after reversing its earlier decision to remove them.
SF LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
4 days ago

Philz Coffee suddenly retreats from Pride flag ban after employee & community outcry - LGBTQ Nation

Philz Coffee CEO reversed a decision to remove Pride flags after backlash from employees and the LGBTQ+ community.
SF LGBT
fromThe Mercury News
4 days ago

Philz to leave Pride flags up, after all

Philz Coffee will keep its rainbow flags after public backlash and CEO's apology for the initial decision to remove them.
SF LGBT
fromsfist.com
6 days ago

Philz CEO Says Pride Flags Still Are Coming Down, Despite Pushback, and 'Unifying' Artwork Will Replace Them

Philz CEO Mahesh Sadarangani maintains an anti-Pride flag policy despite employee backlash and plans for new unifying artwork in stores.
SF LGBT
fromQueerty
1 week ago

San Francisco coffee chain to remove Pride flags from stores to be "more inclusive" - Queerty

Philz Coffee will remove Pride flags from stores, causing discontent among staff and customers who view them as symbols of safety and inclusivity.
SF LGBT
fromQueerty
1 day ago

San Francisco coffee chain walks back decision to remove Pride flags, says it made "a mistake" - Queerty

Philz Coffee will keep Pride flags in stores after reversing its earlier decision to remove them.
SF LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
4 days ago

Philz Coffee suddenly retreats from Pride flag ban after employee & community outcry - LGBTQ Nation

Philz Coffee CEO reversed a decision to remove Pride flags after backlash from employees and the LGBTQ+ community.
SF LGBT
fromThe Mercury News
4 days ago

Philz to leave Pride flags up, after all

Philz Coffee will keep its rainbow flags after public backlash and CEO's apology for the initial decision to remove them.
SF LGBT
fromsfist.com
6 days ago

Philz CEO Says Pride Flags Still Are Coming Down, Despite Pushback, and 'Unifying' Artwork Will Replace Them

Philz CEO Mahesh Sadarangani maintains an anti-Pride flag policy despite employee backlash and plans for new unifying artwork in stores.
SF LGBT
fromQueerty
1 week ago

San Francisco coffee chain to remove Pride flags from stores to be "more inclusive" - Queerty

Philz Coffee will remove Pride flags from stores, causing discontent among staff and customers who view them as symbols of safety and inclusivity.
Social justice
from48 hills
16 hours ago

Trans trailblazer Sean Dorsey: 'When shit gets hard, we choose to show up for each other' - 48 hills

Sean Dorsey Dance presents a new work, We Choose Each Other, as a response to escalating anti-trans legislation and cultural hostility.
Left-wing politics
fromsfist.com
1 day ago

Activists Unfurl Anti-Israel Banner on Twin Peaks

Activists displayed a banner on Twin Peaks demanding an end to US aid to Israel, blaming Israel for escalating conflicts in the Middle East.
California
fromKqed
6 days ago

'No Hope for Someone Like Me': Immigrants in California Pull Back From Filing Taxes | KQED

Immigrant communities in California face significant declines in tax filings due to shrinking refunds and distrust in the IRS.
#vehicular-manslaughter
fromsfist.com
3 days ago
San Francisco

SFPD Arrests Driver In Chinatown Crash That Killed One Pedestrian, Injured Another

fromStreetsblog
1 month ago
SF parents

Call to Action: Family Demands Justice for the Four Lives Taken at West Portal - Streetsblog San Francisco

San Francisco
fromsfist.com
3 days ago

SFPD Arrests Driver In Chinatown Crash That Killed One Pedestrian, Injured Another

Elderly driver Zhuo Ming Lu arrested for vehicular manslaughter after crashing into a Chinatown building, killing one pedestrian and injuring another.
SF parents
fromStreetsblog
1 month ago

Call to Action: Family Demands Justice for the Four Lives Taken at West Portal - Streetsblog San Francisco

A speeding driver who killed four family members at a bus shelter faces only two years probation with no jail time, prompting relatives to demand justice through petition and community support.
#lgbtq
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Advocate newsletter 4/10/26

The Day of Silence raises awareness of LGBTQ+ harassment, facing renewed challenges from anti-trans legislation across the U.S.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Advocate newsletter 4/9/26

Two Republican congressmen from Georgia participated in drag during high school despite their anti-LGBTQ+ views.
SF LGBT
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 week ago

The SF LGBT Center's New Executive Director Invites You to Celebrate Queer Excellence! - San Francisco Bay Times

Joy is a radical force needed in times of grief and resistance, exemplified by the upcoming Soirée fundraising event.
NYC LGBT
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
3 weeks ago

Sister Dana Sez, "Welcome to Spring..." - San Francisco Bay Times

Spring brings celebrations and awareness for the LGBTQ community, highlighted by events like the Academy Awards party and Transgender Day of Visibility.
NYC LGBT
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 week ago

Queer Joy Unleashed: Sistory From the Archives at the SF LGBT Center - San Francisco Bay Times

Queer Joy Unleashed: Sistory From the Archives was a vibrant pop-up exhibition and party celebrating queer culture at the SF LGBT Center.
fromsfist.com
4 days ago

4/20 at Hippie Hill Is Still Canceled, But a Lot of People Will Probably Show Up Anyway, Per Usual

The event, which for many years was an unsanctioned gathering, once drew roughly 20,000 people at its peak after the city took it over in 2017, but the sanctioned version has been on pause since 2023.
San Francisco
SF politics
fromMission Local
5 days ago

Sunset Dunes opponents appeal S.F. court decision to keep Great Highway a park

Residents are appealing a court decision that upheld a ballot measure closing the Great Highway to vehicles for a new city park.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

Equity advocate turned defendant: Former head of S.F. human rights commission accused of corruption

Sheryl Davis is accused of steering millions of dollars to Collective Impact, a San Francisco-based nonprofit she previously ran as executive director, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday by the San Francisco District Attorney's Office.
Non-profit organizations
Social justice
fromMission Local
2 weeks ago

Sunset residents wanted a nonprofit out. Decades later, it proved itself to them.

Sunset Youth Services evolved from community skepticism to a major youth service provider, focusing on building relationships and improving opportunities for at-risk youth.
San Francisco
fromSFGATE
4 days ago

Mayor Lurie selling San Francisco to China

The Chinese government aims to improve perceptions of San Francisco amid strained US-China relations through promotional efforts at the airport.
SOMA, SF
fromStreetsblog San Francisco
3 weeks ago

Op-Ed: Don't Blow Sunday Streets - Streetsblog San Francisco

San Francisco's budget cuts threaten the Sunday Streets program, vital for community health and cohesion, by eliminating significant funding from the Department of Public Health.
Los Angeles
fromKqed
3 weeks ago

Marching for Immigrant Rights, 20 Years Ago and Today | KQED

The 2006 immigrant rights marches in Los Angeles galvanized Latino organizing and continue to inspire current activism against anti-immigration policies.
SF politics
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 week ago

President Mandelman Plans to Remain in Public Service After His Term Ends - San Francisco Bay Times

Rafael Mandelman endorses Manny Yekutiel for District 8 Supervisor while considering a future run for State Assembly.
Mental health
fromMission Local
3 weeks ago

People We Meet: Ranjit Brar's 'horrible' road led him back to San Francisco

Ranjit Brar's journey illustrates the struggle between choosing a destructive path and the desire for a better life.
San Francisco
fromMission Local
6 days ago

Don't you dare cut our city internships, say S.F. teens

Proposed budget cuts threaten the YouthWorks internship program, reducing opportunities for high school students from 400 to 80 internships annually.
#no-kings
fromStreetsblog
3 weeks ago
California

No Kings Rallies Throughout California - Streetsblog California

Record attendance of 8 million at No Kings rallies across the U.S., with significant participation in California's major cities.
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
3 weeks ago
SF LGBT

We, the People - San Francisco Bay Times

Over 3,000 No Kings protests are planned for March 28 to advocate for democracy and community support against authoritarianism.
California
fromStreetsblog
3 weeks ago

No Kings Rallies Throughout California - Streetsblog California

Record attendance of 8 million at No Kings rallies across the U.S., with significant participation in California's major cities.
#transgender-rights
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
3 weeks ago
Higher education

Ann Rostow: Profiles in Courage - San Francisco Bay Times

California State University System sued the Trump administration for demanding changes to transgender athlete records, asserting legal protections under Title IX.
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 month ago
Social justice

Ann Rostow: The Cruelty Builds - San Francisco Bay Times

Anti-transgender legislation is intensifying across U.S. states, with laws targeting sports participation, medical care, bathroom access, and identification documents, shifting public opinion against transgender rights.
Higher education
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
3 weeks ago

Ann Rostow: Profiles in Courage - San Francisco Bay Times

California State University System sued the Trump administration for demanding changes to transgender athlete records, asserting legal protections under Title IX.
SF politics
fromsfist.com
2 weeks ago

SoMa Residents Demand More Housing, Redistribution of Shelters to Other Neighborhoods

Residents allege the city treats western SoMa as a poverty containment zone, seeking to decertify Lurie's upzoning plan due to restrictive zoning practices.
Mission District
fromMission Local
1 month ago

Ed Siu, Chinatown's 'complaint guy,' isn't here to make friends. He's here to get results.

Edward Siu's persistent complaints have led to significant improvements in Chinatown, including reduced homelessness and compensation for local businesses.
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Advocate newsletter 3/17/26

A federal judge has blocked RFK Jr.'s dangerous changes to childhood vaccine policy. Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, a former senior CDC official featured on The Advocate's January/February cover, called the ruling "big news" and a win for science and the law.
Right-wing politics
SF music
fromKqed
1 month ago

Getting Mail Without a Permanent Address; Honoring Asian American History Through Jazz; Russian River's Queer Climate Movement | KQED

The U.S. Postal Service General Delivery Unit in San Francisco provides essential mail services for unhoused residents.
fromMission Local
2 weeks ago

Upstairs, downstairs: On the trail with Saikat Chakrabarti's posse of Chinese-language canvassers

The group practiced a conversation with faux voters, with some new members still getting comfortable reading from the script. They were soon dispatched in pairs to the Sunset District to find actual voters.
SF politics
Mission District
fromKqed
1 month ago

San Francisco Fought to Name a Major Street After Cesar Chavez. Will It Be Renamed Again? | KQED

Allegations of sexual abuse against Cesar Chavez prompt efforts to remove his name from public spaces and reconsider his legacy in the farmworker movement.
US news
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

San Francisco's Chinatown celebrated Eileen Gu. Others are more conflicted.

Eileen Gu, a U.S.-born Olympic skier who competed for China, faced conservative backlash for being labeled a traitor, while her San Francisco parade reception contrasted sharply with the enthusiastic embrace of American-born figure skater Alysa Liu who competed for the USA.
SF LGBT
fromMission Local
3 weeks ago

Meet the people driving trans visibility in San Francisco

The International Transgender Day of Visibility celebrates trans contributions, with activists like Cal Calamia advocating for non-binary inclusion in sports.
Arts
from48 hills
1 month ago

Drama Masks: Monsters in our midst, as Black and queer history looms - 48 hills

A Bay Area theatre critic prioritizes honest reviews over free event access, evaluating whether performances justify audience spending while acknowledging indie artists' resource constraints and limited venue availability.
fromFuncheap
3 weeks ago

SF's Free "Trans Day of Visibility" Festival (Boeddeker Park)

Join us for a vibrant Trans Day of Visibility Festival at Boeddeker Park in the heart of the Tenderloin and The Transgender District, March 29th 2026. Expect sickening performances, powerful vocals, community vibes.
SF LGBT
LGBT
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 month ago

'Fix Society. Please.' - San Francisco Bay Times

The Supreme Court's Republican majority blocked California's law protecting transgender and nonbinary students from forced parental disclosure, allowing schools to out students without consent and endangering LGBTIQ+ youth lacking parental support.
Social justice
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 month ago

While You Were Out ... - San Francisco Bay Times

Speaking out and showing up against injustice creates meaningful change; contacting elected representatives and using your voice wherever possible drives resistance to authoritarianism.
Mission District
fromStreetsblog
1 month ago

Weekend Roundup: Activists Install Posts in S.F., Hopkins Fight Renews in Berkeley - Streetsblog San Francisco

Activists installed temporary traffic calming infrastructure at a deadly San Francisco intersection after a child was killed, demonstrating that safety improvements can be implemented quickly when city officials delay action.
from48 hills
2 months ago

Is the tide finally turning on the 'abundance agenda?' - 48 hills

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is not a radical leftist institution, and its research economists are not Nimbys, or socialists, or anything other than classically trained academics who look at data. So it's interesting that two Federal Reserve researchers have just published a paper that adds to the clear evidence that "constraints" on the supply of private-market housing have little to do with the lack of affordability in cities like San Francisco.
Real estate
US politics
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago

Bay Area Day of Remembrance pays tribute to Japanese Americans interned during WWII in SF Japantown

More than 120,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly imprisoned during WWII; a San Francisco tribute linked that history to contemporary immigration enforcement.
fromMission Local
1 month ago

Race for Rep. Pelosi's seat goes to Chinatown where Taiwan takes stage

This is a historical moment for us, for our community to take our voice from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. I understand our pain and I understand our voices. Supervisor Connie Chan emphasized her immigrant experience arriving in Chinatown without speaking English, positioning herself as uniquely qualified to represent the community's interests in Congress.
SF politics
Left-wing politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Photos: Hundreds attend ICE out protests at Oakland's Lake Merritt and in San Jose

Over 800 people rallied at Lake Merritt in the Free America Walkout to protest ICE raids, National Guard deployments, and threats to transgender rights.
US news
from48 hills
2 months ago

Watch: Protesters gather in downtown SF in response to ICE killing Alex Pretti - 48 hills

Dozens protested in downtown San Francisco over Alex Pretti's killing by ICE, marching from the Embarcadero to ICE headquarters at 630 Sansome.
US politics
fromPortland Mercury
2 months ago

Stopping the Slow Creep of ICE

Surge of violence by immigration enforcement in early 2026 prompted calls to suspend ICE operations and intensified efforts to prevent ICE detention infrastructure in Oregon.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

The Political Potential of the Chinatown Storefront

Abrons Arts Center's Lunar New Year mutual aid initiative uses art to celebrate and economically support Chinatown's local businesses and cultural resilience.
Non-profit organizations
fromMission Local
2 months ago

How to save the Mission Cultural Center? Residents and leaders meet

Community mobilizes to save the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts after financial collapse, seeking $500,000 to stabilize operations and preserve its programs.
LGBT
from48 hills
2 months ago

Rainbow Families Action fights for local trans kids with protests, board resolution - 48 hills

San Francisco officials and parent activists secured victories defending trans youth access to gender-affirming care and rallied to demand healthcare access without discrimination.
US politics
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

'Know your rights,' but also 'know your risks': Experts weigh in on safety for ICE observers

Recording law enforcement is a fundamental First Amendment right essential for accountability but carries personal risks and legal boundaries.
fromKqed
1 month ago

Chinatown Street to Be Renamed for Rescuer of Trafficked Girls

I first encountered Tien Fuh Wu at the beginning of my tenure at Cameron House, [and] I was immediately struck by her presence. As I learned more about her life, it became clear that Tien was foundational to the legacy of Cameron House, yet her contributions have not been fully publicly recognized.
Mission District
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Fourth annual Day of Remembrance at SJSU emphasizes activism and solidarity

What we found was just shocking, heart (and) gut-wrenching, just to see, wow, what our students did or what our university did to our own neighbors, our own people. In 1942, Yoshihiro Uchida Hall, which used to be the university's men's gymnasium, was used as a registration center for Japanese Americans in Santa Clara County before they were sent to the incarceration camps.
Social justice
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
2 months ago

Ann Rostow: Seeing Was Believing - San Francisco Bay Times

"Did your favorite sports star 'shock fans' or 'shake' the league by 'publicly' or 'flatly' refusing to wear an LGBT Rainbow Armband because it would turn the game 'into a political circus?'"
LGBT
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 month ago

New Exhibition Honors the Lesbian Business Owners and Networks That Sustained a Community - San Francisco Bay Times

We felt this was a timely exhibition because we are once again living in a moment when queer and lesbian communities are being asked to survive systems that were not built for us. These histories are not just stories from the past. They are blueprints for how we build, care for one another, and sustain our institutions now.
SF LGBT
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

San Francisco's Chinatown community on edge after man stabbed in the back

A man was stabbed in the back on a San Francisco Chinatown street corner; the suspect was arrested, and the victim was hospitalized.
LGBT
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
2 months ago

Ann Rostow: Gray Areas - San Francisco Bay Times

Major medical organizations advise deferring surgical procedures for transgender minors until adulthood because surgery is irreversible while hormonal treatments are reversible.
SF politics
fromsfist.com
2 months ago

Remembering When Rose Park Used to Harangue Politicians From the Stage at the Chinese New Year Parade

Rose Pak was a combative Chinatown political force who used the Chinese New Year Parade to pressure politicians and advance projects like the Central Subway.
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

Olympic gold medalist Eileen Gu embraces SF roots, leads SF Chinese New Year Parade celebrations

I'm so excited. The San Francisco Chinese New Year parade is, like, none other. I grew up watching it, and the entire city knows what's happening, because the sound, the cheering, the sights, the smells, the brightness, it's really unparalleled.
San Francisco
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

How AIDS activists revolutionized modern-day patients' rights for everyone - LGBTQ Nation

ACT UP combined confrontational public protests with inside institutional engagement to accelerate drug approval and center patients' rights during the AIDS crisis.
San Francisco
from48 hills
2 months ago

People do not need to ask permission to belong - 48 hills

Local government can protect belonging and dignity for immigrants and marginalized residents by choosing principled, courageous policies and community-centered programs that build trust and safety.
SF politics
fromMission Local
1 month ago

Chinese seniors are using AI translation to flex their political muscle in S.F.

AI translation tools are enabling Cantonese-speaking seniors in San Francisco to communicate directly with city officials, reducing their dependence on bilingual intermediaries and increasing their political influence.
SF LGBT
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
3 months ago

Giving Back to the Communities That Support Us - San Francisco Bay Times

San Francisco Dykes on Bikes partnered with local groups to deliver toys, meals, and outreach supplies, supporting Bay Area residents experiencing homelessness and food insecurity.
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