News across Greater San Francisco

🟧 Climbing Gym Sneak Peek // Regional Transit Measure Explainer
Plus: A Q&A with Ocean Avenue's Kate Favetti.

The City That Knew How
How San Francisco’s forty-foot limits—and the neighborhood network behind them—helped shape the city

“The San Francisco Initiative Machine”
How a progressive-era tool to let citizens bypass powerful interests now requires money — and an industry built around collecting signatures.

✴️ September Rewind: Ingleside's Officeseeker, Statue Installed
All of The Ingleside Light's stories from last month and more.

Mayor Lurie, S.F. supervisors drop Manny Yekutiel after new sexual assault claim
Mission Local is updating a chart showing who's stuck with Yekutiel and who's withdrawn support. Mayor Lurie, S.F. supervisors drop Manny Yekutiel after new sexual assault claim

Lyft to pay $272.5 million in California’s largest-ever wage theft settlement
Lyft to pay what San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu called “the largest wage and hour settlement in California history.” Lyft to pay $272.5 million in California’s largest-ever wage theft settlement

Hombre caído
At 16th and Dolores Streets. Photo by Mike Santiago. Hombre caído

See how they run: DJ Brookter’s fundraiser brings ‘spoonfuls of support’
DJ Brookter says he has 500,000 reasons why he's going to win the District 10 supervisor race this November See how they run: DJ Brookter’s fundraiser brings ‘spoonfuls of support’

Theo Ellington, District 10 frontrunner backed by billionaire, says he’d restrict billionaire funding
The candidate for the District 10 election also said he would not renew SFPD Flock contract, and would ban data centers. Theo Ellington, District 10 frontrunner backed by billionaire, says he’d restrict billionaire funding

Alban Vineyards founder John Alban is San Francisco Wine Auction’s Winemaker of the Year
At Alban Vineyards in Arroyo Grande, winemaker John Alban is immersed in the daily grind of harvest season, covered in grape skins and yeast while monitoring daily operations. He swapped his work clothes for formal attire to attend the 49th annual San Francisco Wine Auction at…

“Stones from the River” by Ursula Hegi
A couple of weeks ago I read that the author Ursula Hegi had died. I remembered reading her “Stones from the River” back in the 1990s—it was one of Oprah’s Book Club picks in 1997, which resulted in a position on the New York Times best seller list and a print run of two million…
Nature Notebook, October 1, 2026
The sky will hopefully treat us to the sight of the Draconid meteor shower from Oct. 6 to 10, peaking on Friday, Oct. 9. Fog permitting, it may be easy to view for two reasons. It radiates from the constellation Draco, which is next to the Little Dipper, a constellation that is…