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  1. getting around
    A Postcard From Driverless San FranciscoUnexplained stops. Incensed firefighters. Cars named Oregano. The robotaxis are officially here.
    By Theodore Gioia
  2. twitter
    Twitter’s New X Is Officially a Bad SignNeighbors and city building inspectors were not thrilled about Elon Musk’s giant new strobe light atop X-Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters.
    By Chas Danner
  3. the city politic
    London Breed and Eric Adams Built Their Own Doom LoopBoth mayors may end up paying a price for telling voters that crime was worse in their cities than it actually was.
    By Ross Barkan
  4. urbanism
    Spiraling in San Francisco’s Doom LoopWhat it’s like to live in a city that no longer believes its problems can be fixed.
    By Elizabeth Weil
  5. crime
    The San Francisco Tech-Exec Killing Isn’t What It SeemedAn arrest made in Bob Lee’s murder indicates that the killing likely wasn’t random.
    By Benjamin Hart
  6. q&a
    Why San Francisco’s Top Restaurant Critic Is Resigning After Just Four Years“I had one year of normal restaurant-critic stuff, then everything went to shit.”
    By Chris Crowley
  7. the vulture spot
    Fairyland Magicked Up a 1970s San FranciscoPlus, Adam Lambert discusses how to get the most magical ice cream possible.
    By Jason P. Frank
  8. art and soul
    Women at RestTen Black artists imagine the freedom of leisure at ICA San Francisco’s “Resting Our Eyes” exhibition.
    By Shaquille Heath
  9. auctions
    Elon Musk Is Selling Off Twitter’s CafeteriaAnd some Eames chairs too. But the office beds are staying put.
    By Brock Keeling
  10. elon musk
    What Is Going on With Twitter’s Horrible Headquarters?The company’s San Francisco landlord is struggling to refinance. And workers are being invited to sleep in conference rooms.
    By Clio Chang
  11. the national interest
    Chesa Boudin and the Debacle of Urban Left-wing PoliticsThe left and the center-left fight it out in the cities.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. early and often
    The Backlash Has Begun in CaliforniaSan Francisco recalls its progressive DA and Los Angeles powers an ex-Republican into contention for mayor.
    By Ross Barkan
  13. early and often
    Chesa Boudin and the Limits of San Francisco LiberalismIf Chesa Boudin is recalled, it will be because his city has never been its left-wing caricature.
    By Ross Barkan
  14. crime
    Police Used a Woman’s Rape Kit to Arrest Her for a CrimeSan Fransisco authorities have identified at least 11 other cases where survivors’ DNA evidence was used in unrelated investigations.
    By Claire Lampen
  15. save the last dance
    Afterglow in Gallery LandWith her installation The New Eagle Creek Saloon, Sadie Barnette gives a gay bar new life at the Kitchen.
    By E. Alex Jung
  16. politics
    San Francisco School-Board Fallout Will Spread Far Beyond CityWhile the ouster of three school-board members was driven by local issues, the landslide vote has broader implications for schools and progressives.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. vulture lists
    The 33 Greatest Disaster Movies of All TimeWhat makes cinematic depictions of catastrophe so compelling?
    By Bilge Ebiri
  18. politics
    London Breed Is Sick of the ‘Bulls*t That Has Destroyed’ San FranciscoThe San Francisco mayor didn’t mince words when announcing a program to reduce drug overdoses and street crime in the Tenderloin this week.
    By Matt Stieb
  19. california
    Chesa Boudin Is Going to Face a Recall Election in JuneThe progressive San Francisco district attorney is the latest California political figure to face an expensive recall effort.
    By Matt Stieb
  20. vax mandate
    Here’s Another Reason to Be Happy In-N-Out Never Opened in New YorkThe chain is at the center of another vaccine-mandate controversy.
    By Chris Crowley
  21. covid-19
    San Francisco Mayor Defends Going Maskless at ClubLondon Breed was seen singing and dancing without a mask on at the city’s Black Cat nightclub last week.
    By Nia Prater
  22. the inside game
    ‘A Complete Perversion of Our Democracy’Gavin Newsom may yet win California’s recall election. But how did it get this close?
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  23. politics
    Everyone in San Francisco Has Something to Say About ChesaChesa Boudin is the nation’s most progressive prosecutor in one of the country’s most liberal cities. Now, many residents are trying to throw him out.
    By Daniel Duane
  24. stop asian hate
    Yet Another Elderly Asian Woman Was Viciously AttackedNow, she’s donating more than $900,000 to combat anti-Asian hate.
    By Amanda Arnold
  25. racism
    An Asian Uber Driver Was Pepper Sprayed and Coughed On by RidersAfter the driver, who is from Nepal, asked the passengers to wear masks, they called him racial slurs and ripped off his mask.
    By Amanda Arnold
  26. rip
    Cecilia Chiang, the Restaurateur Who Changed Chinese Food in America, Has DiedShe opened the Mandarin in 1961, introducing this country to dishes that are now ubiquitous.
    By Chris Crowley
  27. the wedding files
    A San Francisco Wedding at a Big, Empty PierThe bride changed into crushed-velvet pants for the disco-infused reception.
    By Kaitlin Menza
  28. coronavirus
    What Does a Stay-at-Home Order Mean, Exactly?Some states are lifting the restrictions as early as this week, defying health officials’ recommendations.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  29. what time is it?
    Why Bother With 4/20 When Time Is Meaningless?San Francisco’s mayor warned those celebrating the upcoming festivities from congregating with each other.
    By Hannah Gold
  30. coronavirus
    San Francisco Caps How Much Delivery Services Can Charge RestaurantsMayor London Breed says the move will help restaurants survive the coronavirus crisis.
    By Nikita Richardson
  31. the grub street diet
    Reporter Mike Isaac Orders Illicit Pizza“Immediately, the regulars in the bar narked us out.”
    By Chris Crowley
  32. environmental concerns
    San Francisco Cafés Are Dropping Disposable CupsThis is exactly how the anti-plastic straw movement began.
    By Nikita Richardson
  33. cityscape
    A Transit Hub for an All-Corporate San Francisco FutureA public project that almost feels privatized.
    By Justin Davidson
  34. criminal justice
    Chesa Boudin’s Challenge to San Francisco — and AmericaWhat happens when a district attorney candidate promises to upend what the criminal-justice system was designed to do?
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  35. closings
    April Bloomfield Suddenly Closes San Francisco’s Historic Tosca CafeBut it’s not gone for good.
    By Chris Crowley
  36. the top line
    Instead of Juul, San Francisco Should Have Banned CigarettesOr gotten ahead of the vaping more effectively by piloting an effective age-restriction regime.
    By Josh Barro
  37. the grub street diet
    Chef Gabriela Cámara Has Breakfast Strategies“I just think of having a bigger breakfast when I have more time: It’s tactical.”
    By Chris Crowley
  38. the other critics
    Is Chez Panisse a Good Restaurant or What?The celebrated restaurant gets reviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle’s brand-new critic.
    By Chris Crowley
  39. interviews
    Meet Soleil Ho, America’s Newest Restaurant CriticHo takes over at the San Francisco Chronicle after the previous critic held the job for 30-plus years.
    By Clint Rainey
  40. weekend with
    A Local Photographer’s Favorite Spots in San FranciscoA weekend with Emily Scott.
    By Bailey Malone Kircher
  41. the other critics
    The San Francisco Chronicle Names Soleil Ho Its New Restaurant CriticShe succeeds Michael Bauer, who retired earlier this year.
    By Chris Crowley
  42. san francisco
    A Trip Through Northern California With a Professional ChefIt involved amazing views and even better food.
    By Bailey Malone Kircher
  43. awards
    Dominque Crenn’s San Francisco Restaurant Awarded 3 Michelin StarsShe’s the first female chef in America to earn three stars.
    By Nikita Richardson
  44. 2018 midterms
    Dave Brat Takes Pelosi-Bashing to Its Apotheosis Against Anti-Pelosi OpponentDemocrat Abigail Spanberger had to remind her Republican opponent of her name after he mentioned Pelosi 21 times in a debate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. true crime
    Headless Body Found in Missing Homeowner’s Fish TankSan Francisco authorities are trying to determine if the corpse belongs to Brian Egg, a local man who disappeared three months ago.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  46. Insider Travel Itineraries for 9 Far-Flung CitiesThe typical days and ​play-it-by-ear nights of locals from Lagos, Stockholm, Beijing, Honolulu, Dubai, San Francisco, Bogotá, Bangkok, and Oslo.
    By Wale Lawal, Lola Akinmade Åkerström, Crystal Wilde, Jamie Fullerton, Ligaya Malones, Laura Coughlin, Aislyn Greene, Nicholas Gill, and Andrew Parks
  47. sexual harassment
    After Ken Friedman Allegations, His SF Restaurant Will Lose Its Chef and ManagerThe two reportedly tried to purchase the restaurant after the first allegations emerged.
    By Chris Crowley
  48. robots
    Robots Still Suck at Making LattesCafe X’s $25,000 machine can crank out 120 visually underwhelming craft coffees per hour.
    By Clint Rainey
  49. sexual harassment
    A Disgraced Chef Is Actually Selling His RestaurantAn employee and her husband will take over Oakland’s Boot & Shoe Service.
    By Clint Rainey
  50. A CA Bill to Encourage High-Density Development Near Transit Dies. For Now.An ambitious bill to force local governments to allow high-density housing near transit stops aroused a huge debate — and too much opposition.
    By Ed Kilgore
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