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SF teachers union plots school board takeover, endorses last-minute challenger
The United Educators of San Francisco is backing a candidate to unseat President Phil Kim in June.
Ex-mayors Breed, Brown, Agnos, Jordan weigh in on Lurie’s Tenderloin squabble
Power Play
Also: Dean Preston is back, and Former electeds rush to fight term-limit measure.
SF’s legendary Fog City Diner to become a new restaurant
EXCLUSIVE
Husband-and-wife chefs Floyd Nunn and Angelyne Tompkins have signed a lease for the landmark space and plan to open Moonchild by the end of the year.
Kawakami: No Curry, plenty of tests — a player-by-player evaluation of Warriors in limbo
Which bit players have risen — and which haven’t — in specific ways that could pay off for Golden State when Stephen Curry returns?
Hit these Bay Area beaches to beat a March heat wave
Our regional shores have all kinds of attactions, ranging from tide pools to private saunas.
‘Gaming the system’: Inside another year of SFUSD lottery drama
Parents swap strategies and hope for luck as the district delays a promised overhaul of its enrollment system.
SFPD cop who used disabled placard could be fired after suspension
Officer Marc Plummer claims he is being retaliated against for asserting his right as a veteran to use the placard.
Has Sunset Dunes helped local businesses? One year in, it depends who you ask
Coffee shops have thrived. Others have seen flat or declining sales.
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New illuminati list just dropped: A leaked roster of 2,200 Bohemian Grove members
The full 2023 retreat member list was published by an independent journalist. Many, many Bay Area pooh-bahs are on it.
Inside the allegations against a San Francisco social climber accused of sex crimes
Investigation
Mickey Gerold led a seemingly charmed life of private clubs and powerful friends. But behind closed doors, his ex claims, he coerced her into sex work.
Ten years of fentanyl: How the deadly drug still has San Francisco in its grip
EXCLUSIVE
A decade after fentanyl arrived, the city has made progress in preventing its worst impacts. Yet in 2025, more people died from the drug than the year before.
Conservative agitator raises new alarms about SF initiative to support Black community
The scandal-plagued Dream Keeper Initiative is back in the spotlight, and this time, a key federal official is weighing in.
City presses for investigation into PG&E December blackout
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Officials say the California Public Utilities Commission is dragging its feet on a probe.
Man who grappled with Lurie’s security speaks out
Tony Phillips, who lives in a tent in the alley where the rumble took place, said he had no idea he was dealing with the mayor.
Lurie launches City Hall clean-up campaign. Plus: Wiener’s spicy video
Power Play
Also in today’s Power Play: MTA staffer fined $43K.
Juul bought a skyscraper in SF that it never used. Now there’s a new owner
The e-cigarette company paid nearly $400 million for 123 Mission St. in 2019. The building’s value has dropped more than 75% since.
OpenAI’s tech prankster bought SF’s infamous ‘Dirt Alley.’ What could go wrong?
EXCLUSIVE
The city’s most notorious alley is no longer unpaved, and Riley Walz has emerged as its new co-owner.
The new flex in tech: Maxxing your own podcast
Meet the tech-bro podcast industrial complex, where you’re not crushing it unless you have a show.
Restaurateurs are diving in for their chance at this ‘iconic’ Embarcadero waterfront spot
Pier 7 is ready to set sail with a new operator that has the vision, and bankroll, to think big.
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‘No words spoken’: Chinatown stabbing suspect has criminal record, prominent father
Court records detail a sudden, unprovoked attack in Chinatown as new information emerges about the suspect and his family ties.
Ready to rumble: The 37 most powerful labor leaders in San Francisco
EXCLUSIVE
Their names and faces are unknown to most San Franciscans. But these are the people who craft law, elect politicians, and run city-shaking strikes.
SF voted to close juvenile hall. Seven years later, it costs $543K per kid
EXCLUSIVE
Juvenile hall “was never full from the day they cut the ribbon.” But it has turned out to be much more difficult to change course than the city expected.
PST: We need to talk about SF real estate
A Noe Valley Victorian just sold for 76% over asking. Someone accidentally bought a dirt alley for $25K. We explain what’s happening.
Bay FC head coach Emma Coates previews the 2026 season
The franchise opens its third season Saturday at PayPal Park against Denver Summit FC.
Jimmy Butler surprises the Warriors on the road, and they ‘can’t wait to have him back’
Butler, 36, detailed his rehab and recovery process after suffering his season-ending ACL injury in January.
Salary-cap breakdown: How the 49ers can create room for even more additions
After adding Mike Evans, Dre Greenlaw, Osa Odighizuwa, and others, John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan can continue to supplement the 2026 roster.
Questions in the Giants’ bullpen leave Tony Vitello with a daunting assignment
Section 415
Buster Posey traded away Camilo Doval and Tyler Rogers last summer and the Giants didn’t address their bullpen depth much this offseason.
It isn’t always pretty, but the young Warriors are learning as they’re losing
Golden State’s inexperienced players have been “thrown into the fire” with Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler sidelined for more than a month.
Bay Area stars and designs shine at the 98th Academy Awards
From Ryan Coogler’s record-breaking nominations to Zac Posen’s Gap Studio gowns, Oakland and SF have a major presence.
Sam Smith brought Kim Petras to an afterparty in the Castro
Wrapping up a 20-date residency, the singer brought out their “Unholy” collaborator — both to the show, and later to a nearby LGBTQ+ bar.
SF held a JFK Jr. lookalike contest. The ‘Love Story’ effect is real
The new FX series has reignited the John-John mystique for those too young to remember the original.
Sam Smith’s SF farewell, park therapy, and the best cafeteria food most people can’t buy
The Waggle
This week in The Waggle, we honor the end of an epic Castro run, and ask the eternal question, what is the plural of Alysa Liu?
This Japanese-Filipino cafe is already drawing lines in the Richmond
SF’s newest vinyl bar, Kissaten Hi-Fi, serves Filipino-inspired coffee drinks and matcha espanniers.
The Hayes Valley pizzeria where the oven never sleeps
Sforno specializes in “portafoglio,” or wallet pizzas — a Neapolitan street snack folded and wrapped in paper.
BookTok takes the wine bar: Downing pinot gris and romantasy at a Berkeley bookstore
At bookshops that double as wine lounges, readers are trading spicy group chats for wine-fueled book clubs.
It’s one banana, San Francisco. How much could it cost?
Ten dollars. And you can get it dipped in chocolate from Go Bananas in Dolores Park on a sunny day.
Don’t get distracted: The governor’s race matters as much as the wealth tax
Silicon Valley is right to fight the wealth tax. But it risks losing the longer-term war.
‘It’s the wrong tool’: A Silicon Valley lawyer on Anthropic’s Pentagon fight
David Schellhase spent decades negotiating the kinds of contracts at the center of the blockbuster AI deal fallout. Here’s his verdict.
Solidarity with striking teachers is fine. But Democrats need to offer real solutions too
A San Francisco school board member questions the motives of politicians who hit the picket lines but didn’t propose reforms.
Teachers strikes could become a contagion — unless we commit to these reforms
What city and state leaders must do to make sure the same mistakes aren’t made in the next contract cycle.
