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People love the new Great Highway park. Do they love it enough to spare Supervisor Joel Engardio?

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Harry Mok

N.Y. is using this controversial idea to fight traffic, fund transit and bring life back downtown. S.F. can, too

previous day 20

Ned Resnikoff

I’m Russian. They’re Ukrainian. We kept a cautious distance until Trump threw their lives into chaos

previous day 3

Oxana Pushkina

Joe Biden’s health is in the news. Again. Meanwhile, when was Trump’s last good acuity day?

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Jack Ohman

Californians just voted to crack down on this hospital scam. Why are lawmakers now trying to protect it?

The 340B program was created to give safety-net hospitals discounts on drugs so they could better serve vulnerable patients. Some hospitals are...

wednesday 2

Anthony M. Digiorgio

This S.F. cafe nearly closed over a permit nightmare. Mayor Lurie’s new plan promises a fix

A woman passes by Cafe Isabella in the rain in San Francisco on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. After a 311 complaint, city inspectors told owner Hilda...

20.05.2025 4

Emily Hoeven

The Tijuana River stinks. Let’s rename it after Trump

A line on the embankment marks where the Tijuana River crosses from Mexico to the U.S. in San Diego County in this image from 2020. An...

19.05.2025 4

Joe Mathews

Big Tech harms kids and local news. California needs to hit it with an impact tax

Meta and Google reported first-quarter profits in the tens of billions. Should tech companies pay their fair share to mitigate the impact of their...

19.05.2025 20

Connie Leyva And Steven Glazer

Should California secede? The debate comes to life in Dave Eggers’ short story

The day was cool and the sky a satin white. Edie was hustling around the courtyard carrying folding chairs and coffee cups. No one was helping. The...

19.05.2025 4

Dave Eggers

This rich beachfront city is trying to launch an anti-housing insurgency in California

City leaders in Encinitas recently voted to support an effort to return control over zoning decisions to local governments. California Gov. Gavin...

17.05.2025 1

Sara Libby

I got sober and learned accountability. California let me off the hook

The author saw jury duty as an ideal way for him to connect with and provide a service to his community upon entering sobriety but he found...