News in San Francisco
Westside Observer
Published September 14Prop G: Take Back the Great Highway
Reopening the Upper Great Highway on weekdays would restore public access, rein in park spending and send City Hall a message.
Westside Observer
Published September 14Hunters Point’s Giant Crane Looms Over a New Demolition Fight
Residents confront plans to tear down radiologically impacted buildings across the former naval base.
Westside Observer
Published September 14AI Was Told Not to Cheat. It Cheated Anyway.
The question is no longer simply what AI can do—but whether humans can keep it under control.
Westside Observer
Published September 14The Ocean Is Coming. City Hall’s Fix Isn’t.
A temporary rise in Pacific sea levels could bring more dramatic erosion to south Ocean Beach this fall, years before San Francisco completes its long-delayed climate-adaptation project.
Westside Observer
Published September 14If It Ain’t Broke—Don’t Fix It!
Proposition D Puts the Brakes on Public Participation. What the billionaire boys club—the City’s wealthiest men—are trying to fix is San Franciscans’ right to petition its government.
Westside Observer
Published September 14Billionaire Boys Club Ballot Bonanza: Props A, E, and F
They Lost at the Ballot Box. Now They’re Back! Treat Props A, D, E, and F as a set, look at what each one actually does, and the “package” framing starts to make an uncanny kind of sense.
Mission Local
Published September 14Mission Local to host S.F. congressional forum with New York Times, City Arts & Lectures
Mission Local and the New York Times will moderate the debate on Oct. 13, at the Sydney Goldstein Theater. Mission Local to host S.F. congressional forum with New York Times, City Arts & Lectures
Mission Local
Published September 14‘They do not speak for me:’ After $500K gift from crypto exec, Theo Ellington looks to show independence from tech
Chris Larsen, whose donation was the largest to any supervisor race in city history, says he was 'impressed' with Ellington’s 'pragmatism.' ‘They do not speak for me:’ After $500K gift from crypto exec, Theo Ellington looks to show independence from tech
Mission Local
Published September 14How much is that iron in the window?
On Mirabel Avenue. Photo by Robert Weiner. How much is that iron in the window?
Mission Local
Published September 14Are autonomous vehicles and San Francisco development on a collision course?
It makes sense for robotaxi fleets to be parked close to their customers. But, someday, it’d make sense to put housing on those sites, too. Are autonomous vehicles and San Francisco development on a collision course?
Richmond Review / Sunset Beacon
Published September 14‘Then and Now:’ Irving Street and 25th Avenue
Comparison photos of Irving Street and 25th Avenue 75 years apart.
Richmond Review / Sunset Beacon
Published September 14City Hall: Connie Chan
Last December, San Francisco experienced a massive blackout that impacted the majority of the City and left us in the darkness for hours, and – for parts of San Francisco – for days. This impacted our street and traffic lights, causing autonomous vehicles (AVs) to stop in place,…