Just about one week after regional stay-at-home orders were lifted in California, all but four counties remain in the state-designated purple tier, indicating pervasive community spread of COVID-19. While most of the state is still weighed down by the pandemic, there has been some optimism over a decline in new

Oakland is experiencing an alarming spike in violent crimes. The city recorded 15 homicides in the first month of 2021, a stark contrast from the one murder in all of January 2020. Tuesday, the Oakland Police Department released ShotSpotter for the last week of January, reflecting a 137 percent increase

Like him or hate him, there’s no denying that Pete Buttigieg has shaken the norms in the political sphere. His path from reelection as an openly gay mayor in the midwest to his historic cabinet confirmation has served as a feel-good story we didn’t know we needed. But we’ll need

Chinese food and donuts may seem like a bizarre combination of two things to serve under the same roof, but there are two such places in the Mission District. You may know of Chinese Food & Donuts at 24th Street and Mission, which is definitely still open even though Yelpers

Trump’s second impeachment trial starts next week, and it was an eventful weekend of hilarious Trumpian stupidity on that front. On Saturday night, CNN reported that all of Trump’s lawyers up and quit on him, because they were unwilling to go along with Trump’s insistence on the demonstrably bullsh!t charges

Yesterday was Jan. 31, which was supposed to be the last day for 2021 open enrollment in Covered California, the state-level Obamacare marketplace for lower-cost subsidized insurance. Good news, procrastinators! You now have until mid-May to sign up, as Covered California has announced a “special enrollment” period that extends enrollment

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin on Thursday said a new Community Liaisons program being launched by his office will help create dialogue and strengthen ties between city residents and prosecutors. Under the program, teams made up of District Attorney’s Office staff members will be assigned to each of the

Racist punks are supposed to look a certain way. They wear boots and braces. They shave their heads. They live in other cities. In other scenes. In other decades. Except sometimes they don’t. Sometimes they’re in your band. In the aftermath of the capitol insurrection, concerned citizens have started identifying