san-francisco

"What I want to do upfront is dispel a lot of rumors," Major General Beevers said. "The California National Guards' presence in this is not going to be boots on the ground in San Francisco."

Our guide to barhopping S.F. along a single transit line

Perhaps you don’t visit the California Department of Public Health’s website listing resources for “People who Use Drugs.” It advises everyone, wisely, With San Francisco Mayor London Breed claiming "compassion is killing people" regarding this city's drug crisis, the city contemplates giving cruelty a shot.

What the Chronicle termed the Downtown “doom loop” has been getting national coverage, but here’s a compelling counterpoint – three of San Francisco’s neighborhood commercial corridors: Haight-Ashbury, Hayes Valley and Japantown, all in Democratic Socialist Supervisor Dean Preston’s District 5, are actually thriving. This is not in spite of him being a socialist Supervisor, but because of the corridors' close partnership with him.

The sprawling apartment empire built by Veritas, San Francisco’s largest and most...

San Francisco’s liberalism didn’t cause the corporation’s Civic Center closure. Bad...

Tech workers have stayed home, and ongoing social problems downtown are forcing civic and business leaders to confront harsh realities about the city’s pandemic recovery.

Throughout the pandemic, major retailers have warned about surging theft and a rise in brazen shoplifting attempts. But a top Walgreens executive now says the freakout may have been overblown.

The San Francisco Police Department refused to participate in an operation to arrest a man who ran a global fencing ring out of a Quickly Boba Tea Cafe earlier this month, according to District Attorney Chesa Boudin.

Following the DA's confirmation that Banko Brown was unarmed, supporters want answers, demanding that evidence be made public.

The far-right loves to paint San Francisco as a crime-ridden 'hellhole.' The celebration of an iconic transgender club is a reminder of what the city is really about.

Just as Paul Mooney and his neighbors thought they'd have to fight their Ellis Act eviction in court, a Mission nonprofit came to the rescue.

Robert Harold “Crazy Bob” Lee died on the pavement in the wee hours last Tuesday after being stabbed while he walked through an abandoned downtown street. Bob "Crazy Bob" Lee deserved better to be knifed while walking alone at 2:30 a.m. in downtown San Francisco — and then co-opted, in death, to push a bogus narrative about the city.

The stubby, 21-story 1455 Market St. once housed the likes of Uber and WeWork. Now the...

San Francisco’s problems are largely attributable to a small coterie that knows how to bend government to its will.

Let us start with the premise that San Francisco is a city with serious challenges and an unserious government. Let us be frank: This is a poorly governed

This Mission mainstay's notoriously grumpy bar staff smile more these days.

Elections director John Arntz, who oversees one of the few San Francisco departments that unambiguously accomplishes its core mission, has not been