News across Greater San Francisco
Richmond Review / Sunset Beacon
Published September 23Commentary: Paul Kozakiewicz
Proposition G on November’s ballot is for the Upper Great Highway, the scenic roadway near Ocean Beach where generations of San Franciscans have traveled to the Cliff House, V.A. Hospital, the San Francisco Zoo and numerous other points north and south.
Richmond Review / Sunset Beacon
Published September 23Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
September used to be the month I returned to school after being released in the middle of June. That’s gone with the wind. San Francisco public schools opened up for business on Monday, Aug. 17, two weeks before Labor Day. My Napa grandsons, Emmett and Brooks (16 and 12) reported…
Mission Local
Published September 23S.F. contractors must start paying street cleaners higher wages
Contracted street cleaners will now get the same "prevailing wage" as the city's unionized workforce. S.F. contractors must start paying street cleaners higher wages
Mission Local
Published September 23Meet the District 6 candidate: Should S.F. continue to fund harm reduction?
Matt Dorsey outlines which harm-reduction services he thinks the city should fund Meet the District 6 candidate: Should S.F. continue to fund harm reduction?
Mission Local
Published September 23S.F. supervisor introduces plan to let street vendors sell food cooked at home
Fielder's bill would let street vendors legally sell hot meals prepared at home, something they’ve long sought. S.F. supervisor introduces plan to let street vendors sell food cooked at home
City of San Rafael
Published September 22Call for Costumes: Donate to Our Upcoming Costume Swap
Get ready for Halloween and help give gently used costumes a second life. The City of San Rafael is collecting clean, gently used costumes and accessories for our annual Halloween Costume Swap at Pickleweed Park. Costumes of all sizes are welcome, and donations are open to all…
Mission Local
Published September 22Mayor Lurie, S.F. officials call for feds to release Ho Yin Mo, state aide detained by ICE
Former Chinese-language TV anchor works for Assemblymember Catherine Stefani and previously served as field organizer for Mayor London Breed. Mayor Lurie, S.F. officials call for feds to release Ho Yin Mo, state aide detained by ICE
City of Dublin
Published September 22Community Meetings Scheduled for Dublin Fallon 580 Residential Projects
The City of Dublin is hosting two community meetings to share information about the proposed Dublin Fallon 580 Residential projects.
Lookout Santa Cruz
Published September 22Inside Verve Coffee workers’ tentative union contract: Higher sick pay, AI limits and guaranteed hours
Verve Coffee Roasters workers across six Bay Area cafés have reached a tentative union contract after nearly 10 months of bargaining, with guaranteed hours, advance scheduling, wage increases and other workplace protections. The agreement also includes what union leaders call…
East Bay Express
Published September 22Black Bay Area artists rebuild cultural infrastructure
A map is drawn to lay claim to a place. This one is drawn to recover it: By walking ground that already belonged to someone and naming what survived the three-headed blaze of divestment, disorganization and gentrification. Not everything about fire is destruction. The native…
East Bay Express
Published September 22Richmond faces 60 years of DDT
On Sept. 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its current plan for a major cleanup of Richmond’s highly contaminated United Heckathorn site. But controversy is inevitable, because the plan does not correspond with the cleanup proposal put forward by a…
East Bay Express
Published September 22The Oakland we lost
In documentary photographer and filmmaker Ken Light’s new book, Soul City: Oakland, U.S.A., 120 black-and-white photographs tell the story of the people of West Oakland. Covering the years from 1974-1976 and viewed through the lens of 2026, the only thing more striking than what…