The San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC), the governing body of the local Democratic Party, is in turmoil over its handling of sexual assault allegations against District 8…

October has shambled in, and that means the spooky season is upon us. With Halloween lying in wait at the end of the month, we have four weeks to get ready for tricks, treats, and frights. And…

Federal transit officials have awarded grants to Caltrain and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency for accessibility improvements for two separate projects. The Federal Transit…

Led by Rev. Amos Brown, pastor emeritus of San Francisco’s Third Baptist Church and longtime NAACP leader, community leaders called on San Francisco Superintendent of Schools Maria Su and the Board…

San Francisco’s City Hall returns to business this week with a busy agenda that touches on some of the city’s most contentious issues: housing costs, artificial intelligence, historic preservation,…

Sexual assault is a grave offense. Allegations of sexual assault demand serious attention, thorough investigation, and accountability when wrongdoing is established. They should never be dismissed…

Shawn Richard, one of 10 candidates running for San Francisco’s District 10 supervisor seat, told The Voice he plans to endorse fellow candidates DJ Brookter and JR Eppler. Sources close to the other…

The Museum of African Diaspora (MoAD) announces its fall exhibitions featuring Oakland-based artist and muralist Dewey Crumpler: Sonic Lineages, Richmond-based artist Dorian Reid: Calling All Cats!,…

After a disheveled rollout of the Bay Area’s public transit fare payment system last December, transit leaders are cautiously optimistic that the contracted vendor and the Metropolitan Transportation…

I have been writing about the lack of enforcement on the homeless and their mistreated, out of control dogs for decades. As a pit bull advocate and rescuer, it pains me to see they are the dog of…

San Francisco is moving ahead with a project to replace drinking water used to irrigate Sunset Boulevard’s landscaped medians and green spaces with recycled water, a change city officials say will…

Shawn Richard, one of 10 candidates running for San Francisco’s District 10 supervisor seat, told The Voice he plans to endorse fellow candidates DJ Brookter and JR Eppler. Sources close to the other…

Approximately 50 people gathered Tuesday to protest the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company OpenAI and its cofounder and CEO, Sam Altman. The demonstration, titled “No Killer Robots…

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced Tuesday that the city will impose tighter controls on its use of Flock Safety license-plate reader cameras, arguing that the technology has become an…

Can we trust the sales pitch when the same interests help write the tax measure, finance the campaign, and produce the research telling us to approve it? That is the question behind Measure RTM, a…

That proverb about mighty oaks growing from tiny acorns came to mind after watching the new documentary You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, which takes a deep…

San Francisco supervisors this week will take the first formal steps toward removing Sheriff’s Oversight Board President William Palmer, whose alleged abuses of office, history of violence against…

San Francisco supervisors this week will take the first formal steps toward removing Sheriff’s Oversight Board President William Palmer, whose alleged abuses of office, history of violence against…

THIS WEEK AT THE VOICE FOR THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 2026 To view in browser, get past issues, or subscribe, CLICK HERE by Mike EgeEditor in Chief, The Voice of San Francisco Mission Supervisor Jackie…

Bay Area leaders warn that traffic conditions could worsen, including on the Bay Bridge, if voters this November fail to pass two measures, according to a report released by the public policy think…

Open Studios is back for its 52nd run, with ArtSpan once again building a bridge for artists and aficionados to meet. Like a family sourdough starter that began in your great-grandmother’s kitchen,…

Betrayal is disheartening and debilitating, unless it’s happening to someone in a movie. Then, it’s diverting. For example, The Weight is a tension-loaded drama that follows a criminal expedition…

So, this nearly happened, as told in a recent headline: “AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack.” The fact that an artificial intelligence made a possibly…

San Francisco’s sprawling city government is about to get a little more sprawling. This week’s agenda includes a new office to coordinate the city’s food programs, another step toward taking over…

San Francisco’s sprawling city government is about to get a little more sprawling. This week’s agenda includes a new office to coordinate the city’s food programs, another step toward taking over…

THIS WEEK AT THE VOICE FOR THURSDAY, SEPT. 17, 2026 To view in browser, get past issues, or subscribe, CLICK HERE by Mike EgeEditor in Chief, The Voice of San Francisco In the latest episode of Bay…

What to do this week and beyond.

Created in the passageway between Landmark Buildings B and C at Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture is a new 18-panel public mural by artist Leah Rosenberg. The Sea Is But Another Sky transforms…

Read Part 1 here. It may not be a coincidence that California Assemblywoman Mialisa (Mia) Bonta wants to stop journalists from investigating nonprofits. Along with ties to the Oakland corruption…

Mayor Daniel Lurie opened the full Board of Supervisors meeting with a message about what he calls “a rent emergency.” The good news, he said, is that San Francisco is “finally moving in the right…

During the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, District 2 Supervisor Stephen Sherrill moved to begin the formal process of removing William Palmer from the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department…

San Francisco police have arrested four people and seized more than 20,000 counterfeit pills in an investigation launched after the April overdose death of a 16-year-old boy whose autopsy revealed…

Little to no progress found among key student groups

During the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, District 2 Supervisor Stephen Sherrill moved to begin the formal process of removing William Palmer from the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department…

Mayor Daniel Lurie opened the full Board of Supervisors meeting with a message about what he calls “a rent emergency.” The good news, he said, is that San Francisco is “finally moving in the right…

Little to no progress found among key student groups

San Francisco police have arrested four people and seized more than 20,000 counterfeit pills in an investigation launched after the April overdose death of a 16-year-old boy whose autopsy revealed…

A lack of originality isn’t merely a bug in the movie and TV business. It’s often a feature, as production companies and studios take the easy road and try to replicate earlier successes rather than…

Read Part 1 here. It may not be a coincidence that California Assemblywoman Mialisa (Mia) Bonta wants to stop journalists from investigating nonprofits. Along with ties to the Oakland corruption…

San Francisco’s transparency watchdog will get a chance to come back to life Monday, when the Board of Supervisors considers appointments to nine of the 11 voting seats on the Sunshine Ordinance Task…

THIS WEEK AT THE VOICE FOR THURSDAY, SEPT. 10, 2026 To view in browser, get past issues, or subscribe, CLICK HERE by Mike EgeEditor in chief, The Voice of San Francisco MOORE OF THE SAME: Recently…

Despite – or perhaps due to – unrelenting social media evidence of rampant shoplifting and stolen goods markets in San Francisco, Mayor Daniel Lurie held a press conference on the city’s robust…

At Tuesday night’s school board meeting, San Francisco Superintendent of Schools Maria Su is seeking approval of a $90,000 contract with a global lawyer search firm to start the process to find a new…

District 10 supervisor candidate Shawn Richard called on an independent committee backing rival candidate Theo Ellington to redirect a $500,000 contribution from cryptocurrency billionaire Chris…

Can Bay Area transit be saved from major service cuts next year without a tax increase by redirecting capital funds to operations? Advocates of the Bay Area transit sales tax are dismissive, and now…

From Hong Kong comes the news that pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to further political charges and is facing anywhere from 3 to 10 additional years — and possibly life. Wong,…

“The day after you won the City of Oakland contract, you were there, paying everyone, everyone was like f—ing piranhas. I was there, I was in your office, $50,000, $100,000, whatever it was, and you…

San Francisco has finally stumbled upon a concept so revolutionary that Mayor Daniel Lurie says he’s prepared to spend the next three years redoing the city’s homelessness service contracts: If you…

The Museum of Craft and Design (MCD) presents Objects: USA, on view from Sept. 5 through Jan. 17, 2027. This exhibition, organized in partnership with R & Company, a leading New York design gallery,…

It’s technically still summer until Sept. 22, but Labor Day weekend is the “unofficial end of summer,” as we all know it, and it’s just a few days away. If you’re hanging around town, here are my…