San Francisco Rethinks Its Free Handouts of Drug Paraphernalia

Plastic straws are banned in San Francisco, at least if you want to drink a soda or lemonade. Those smoking fentanyl, however, have been able to get them for free,…

‘No Cake, No Entry’: More Than 1,000 Picnic to Celebrate the Love of Cake

More than a thousand people gathered for a picnic on Saturday around tables draped with white tablecloths and spread over the lawn of the Legion of Honor art museum in…

Venezuelan T.P.S. Holders Will Ask Judge to Maintain Deportation Protections

Immigrant rights lawyers on Monday will urge a federal judge in San Francisco to delay two decisions by the Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that would prevent migrants from Venezuela…

Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown Opens His Closet for Charity

In January 1996, the newly sworn-in mayor of San Francisco noticed something wrong at City Hall. One of his aides was wearing a linen suit in the winter. The mayor,…

Will She or Won’t She? Retirement Hovers Over Pelosi, and Her City.

Nancy Pelosi flicked her hand like she was shooing away a gnat. She had just been asked whether she was concerned about her new challenger in next year’s election to…