kate steinle
RIP Mayor Ed Lee, My Sometimes Nemesis
When the alarm went off this morning I looked at my phone and saw I had eight texts, all from a variety of unconnected people. Considering my birthday is in four days, my first thought in that foggy, not quite awake state was “is it my birthday?” I looked at
How to Protest the Anti-Immigrant March in San Francisco
There is no doubt that the death of Kate Steinle was horrible and tragic. The sudden death of someone in the prime of their lives is always heartbreaking. But the way the Right has politicized it and used it as leverage to push their anti-immigrant agenda is sickening. I know
The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide
A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But
Being a ‘Sanctuary City’ Really Does Make San Francisco Safer
Another senseless gun homicide has finally provoked national outrage for reform, because this time it was a Mexican guy who shot the gun. The national conversation turned against San Francisco this week as a sanctuary city policy in effect here since 1989 has been widely blamed for the July 1