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I drove around the Sunset and Richmond looking for traffic. Here’s what I found

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Harry Mok

California YIMBYs just won a major battle, but the war over CEQA isn’t close to finished

Revisions to CEQA ease requirements for infill housing but do not affect projects in unbuilt areas, such as the River Islands development...

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William Fulton

Why Martin Scorsese — and you — should get back to watching movies in theaters

Moviegoers mingle outside at the Roxie Theater in 2024. The Roxie became a nonprofit organization in 2009 and receives support from government...

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Kd Davis

In its rush to shutter oil and gas refineries, California risks abandoning workers and local communities

Valero says that it may close its refinery in Benicia by April 2026. While gas prices receive much attention from state policymakers, refinery...

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Jessie Hf Hammerling And  Virginia Parks

What seeing the Pride parade in the happiest country on Earth just taught me about America

Participants kiss during the 2022 Helsinki Pride parade, the biggest cultural event in Finland for celebrating human rights and diversity. In some...

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David Kirp

Trump’s budget threatens Bay Area programs that help developmentally disabled artists

Elana Cooper works in the studio at Creativity Explored, a nonprofit based in San Francisco's Mission District that serves artists with...

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Linda Johnson

Trump knew what the (expletive deleted) he was saying

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Jack Ohman

Young people are leaving S.F. Can an obscure change to the city’s code help bring them back?

From left: Josh Masimore, Geetika Kapoor and Brandon Chow have breakfast at their co-living space in Russian Hill on Wednesday. The co-living space...

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Emily Hoeven