The workers in the CalAcademy Workers United have taken to papering telephone poles throughout San Francisco. That’s because the union says the California Academy of Science, which began bargaining with the group in December 2023, has made a slew of decisions in recent months that have pitched tensions between management

So far I am seeing tech moving very very fast and making some people lots and lots of money, while responsibility and human contact are becoming less and less important. People are being left out, and important discussions about equity, integrity, and intent are being left behind.

By Tom Gantert via The Center Square The San Francisco Deputy Sheriffs’ Association recently referred to the extra hours their union members are working to as “slavery.” The union wrote on its website in April: “Overtime Slavery: San Francisco Sheriff’s Office Struggles Amidst Rising Violence and Staff Shortages.” “Within the

A new bill from Assemblymember Matt Haney, appears to have brought both YIMBYs and NIMBYs together for fast-tracking conversion of downtown buildings into housing. 

2020 started with the impeachment of Donald Trump, the first attempted presidential ousting since Clinton twenty-two years prior. A volcano in the Philippines erupted, killing thirty-nine and leaving many without homes. LA Lakers player Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Maria-Onore died in a helicopter crash. A novel SARS virus

The saga of London Breed’s destructive term in office continues with the mayor’s latest scheme to shut down the open-air drug bazaar that is the Tenderloin at night. Desperate to do anything but actually fix the problems plaguing San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, Mayor Breed is threatening to punish the bodegas

1. Messy queens. You know who you are. Ten bucks says you’re reading this hungover. Messy queens are not specific to any gender. It’s anyone who doesn’t know when to stop drinking, smoking, sniffing, twirling. Avoid acting wild and winding up on a stranger’s Instagram story. Look after your friends

Way back in October we shared that SF’s much beloved antique mall, Stuff, was closing after 13 years. At the time, their landlord had increased their lease to $75,000 a month which is three times what they had been paying. An increase like that had been way too much for