Opinion and Voices

4+ hour, 23+ min ago   (502+ words) Volunteers hit the streets in Redwood City on Saturday to get out the vote in favor of a new rent control measure. If passed in November, Measure E would roll some rents back to 2025 rates and add caps on rent…...

21+ hour, 6+ min ago   (831+ words) When he talks about San Francisco's worsening affordability problems, Mayor Daniel Lurie often emphasizes that building more housing is an important part of tackling the crisis. But some advocates with the "Yes in my backyard" movement, which champions aggressive measures…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (305+ words) As an AI boom pushes median rents higher, Mayor Daniel Lurie is proposing $30 million in investments and reforms to curb rising evictions and “sudden rent spikes.” As rents have increased in San Francisco, so have eviction proceedings. The city is…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (511+ words) Comedian Stavros Halkias takes the stage for the taping of his Netflix comedy special “Uncle Stav.” Since Trump’s ascension in 2016, liberals and progressives have been searching for someone who could speak to the country’s disaffected male youths, who abandoned the…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (155+ words) Santa Clara County now has 75 data centers, enough to rank second among all U.S. counties, and its 23% growth rate from 2025 to 2026 was the fastest among the five U.S. counties with the most data centers. The surge comes as the county's median home…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (86+ words) The Borel funding debate concerns a multi-family project in Danville. Separately, the East Bay Regional Park District retained the remaining 10 acres as an agricultural learning park, ensuring the public open space tied to the site has its own dedicated use....

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (250+ words) The city plans to reissue more than $500 million in annual grants and contracts, with an emphasis on outcomes. From 2019 to 2024, the San Francisco homeless population grew 3.5% even as the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing’s budget more than…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (297+ words) The Bombardier CRJ-200 has never been loved. In fact, among frequent flyers it earned one of aviation’s less flattering nicknames: the “Devil’s Chariot.” I recently flew one from Palm Springs to San Francisco and was reminded why. The CRJ-200 was…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (170+ words) Heartleaf milkweed carries history beyond its ecological role. Indigenous Miwok communities historically made deer nets, including nets up to about 40 feet long. The land trust also conducts monarch and milkweed monitoring at Sutro. Beyond its own crews, the organization asks…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (117+ words) Some people in San Francisco are spending Labor Day calling for better wages and decrying what they say is "rising authoritarianism" in the United States. The rally at the federal courthouse is part of a renewed push to embrace the…...