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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. cityscape
    A Transit Hub for an All-Corporate San Francisco FutureA public project that almost feels privatized.
    By Justin Davidson
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. Get Ready for More Pelosi and San Francisco–Bashing by House GOP CandidatesTying her opponent to culture-war boogeymen helped Karen Handel turn out conservatives in Georgia. There will be copycats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. Ed Lee, Mayor of San Francisco, Dies Suddenly at Age 65Lee was the city’s first Asian-American mayor.
    By Eric Levitz
  17. select all
    San Francisco Ponders a Robot That Collects Used SyringesCould new regulations stifle the invention of a drug Roomba?
    By Brian Feldman
  18. Trump Is Angry After Acquittal in Killing of ‘Beautiful’ Kate SteinleThe verdict is “disgraceful,” Trump tweeted.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  19. Heading Into Stretch in Georgia Special Election, Money No Problem for OssoffNor is it for his Republican rival in what is already the most expensive House race in U.S. history.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. Republicans Must Think Georgians Really Hate San FranciscoAn effort by the GOP to tie Jon Ossoff to Nancy Pelosi may be too clever by half in evoking the City by the Bay.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. San Francisco Brings Back Free CollegeFunds from a new tax on pricey real-estate sales are being used to eliminate tuition for city residents at the City College of San Francisco.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. San Francisco Police Chief Resigns After 3rd Fatal Police Shooting in 6 MonthsPolice Chief Greg Suhr stepped down at the mayor’s request.
    By Jonah Shepp
  23. Like You, San Francisco BART Gets Dark and Existential on Twitter Late at Night“This is our reality.”
    By Brian Feldman
  24. the sports section
    San Franciscans Won’t Stop Vandalizing Super Bowl 50 SculpturesThe game will be played in the Bay Area next week, and locals are messing with the sculptures designed to promote it.
    By Joe DeLessio
  25. San Francisco Park Gets First Open-Air UrinalMust be nice.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  26. Airbnb’s Passive-Aggressive Ads Backfire in San FranciscoDear Airbnb, stop being such entitled tech-douches. Love, San Francisco.
    By Nathan Pemberton
  27. The High Cost of Expensive TownhousesHow building restrictions in New York and San Francisco are strangling the whole economy.
    By Annie Lowrey
  28. San Francisco Church Dumps Water on Homeless While They SleepSaint Mary’s Cathedral, the main church of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, has a new watering system designed to keep the homeless off its steps. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  29. horrifying things
    Body Parts Found in Suitcase on San Francisco SidewalkWith more scattered over a three-block radius.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  30. bicoastal explainers
    12 San Francisco Tech Obsessions That New Yorkers Haven’t Discovered YetA primer on the future.
    By Kevin Roose
  31. San Francisco’s Hunters Point: A Wasteland Repaved“It’s like some people are still trapped in time as the scenery is changing.”
    By Hua Hsu
  32. is san francisco new york?
    The Castro: San Francisco’s Public Nudity Ban“For many, many years, we were totally fine in the city without any kind of ban on public nudity.”
    By Mac McLelland
  33. is san francisco new york?
    San Francisco’s South Park: The VC Appeal of Extremely Fancy CoffeeThey don’t see how anyone wouldn’t want to drink what they want to drink.
    By Bill Wasik
  34. is san francisco new york?
    San Francisco’s Financial District: Social Club as Self-Satire“We call our club the Battery. It is not the ‘Battery Club’ or shortened to just ‘Battery.’ ”
    By Chris Colin
  35. office decor
    Twitter Bought Some Very Old Log Cabins to Use As Employee Dining RoomsBecause why not?
    By Caroline Bankoff
  36. glassholes
    Google Glass ‘Attack Victim’ Says She Experienced a Hate CrimeNow you wear your class divide on your face.
    By Adam Martin
  37. white men with money
    Perkins Compares San Francisco to Nazi GermanyTom Perkins is worried about a “progressive Kristallnacht.”
    By Caroline Bankoff
  38. curmudgeonly feelings
    Batkid Cost San Francisco $105,000Was it worth it?
    By Dan Amira
  39. nice things
    President Obama and Ted Cruz Agree: The Batkid Thing Is NiceA child with leukemia has the best day of his life.
    By Dan Amira
  40. things that are scary
    A Wildfire Could Take San Francisco Off the GridGovernor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency.
    By Delia Paunescu
  41. local news news
    Heads Have Finally Rolled at KTVU Over Those Fake Pilot NamesAn NTSB intern couldn’t be the only one fired.
    By Adam Martin
  42. scary things
    San Francisco Plane Crash Investigation Begins [Updated] As the two teenagers killed in the wreck are identified.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  43. scary things
    Plane Crashes While Landing at San Francisco Airport [Updated]Passengers are still being evacuated.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. stand clear of the closing doors
    The Hero Who Fought Crazy Naked Subway Acrobat“I’m thinking of my mom, my sister, my wife and ladies in my church.”
    By Dan Amira
  45. stand clear of the closing doors
    Video: Crazy Naked Man in San Francisco SubwayWarning: Like we said, it’s a naked man. 
    By Dan Amira
  46. shifting momentum
    San Francisco Building Occupied During Occupy Wall Street Day of ActionAlso: marches in New York City, Boston, Oakland.
    By Andre Tartar
  47. other cities’ embarrassments
    San Francisco Now Considering Ban on Selling Animals As PetsSeriously?
    By Dan Amira
  48. equal rites
    Obama Continues to Hint That His Continuing Evolution on Gay Marriage Is ContinuingWe expect this to continue until, oh, about November 7, 2012.
    By Chris Rovzar
  49. cable news
    Talk Box: Sarah Palin’s Freedom Cookies DebunkedPlus, Bill O’Reilly is cool with McDonald’s tricking kids into buying its “crap.”
    By Dorsey Shaw
  50. equal rites
    California Already Issuing Marriage Licenses to Gay CouplesThat didn’t take long.
    By Chris Rovzar
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