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‘Fire sale’: S.F. moving to buy out PG&E — even, potentially, if PG&E says no
Public power: It’s not just for lefty conspiracy theorists anymore. Could San Francisco use eminent domain to break up with PG&E and municipalize electric service? It may yet try.
What went wrong in Ward 86? The hours and minutes leading up to Alberto Rangel’s killing.
Two weeks after the death of social worker Alberto Rangel, staff and patients are left wondering what could have prevented it.
What’s on now at San Francisco museums, December 2025
“Manet and Morisot” at the Legion of Honor is not a show to miss. But that can be said of many shows around town.
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More News
Meet the syndicate printing posters at San Francisco protests
In 2025, this collective of screen-printing artists have given away thousands of posters at rallies, protests and demonstrations.
Mission District miracle: S.F. nonprofit buys building, and its tenants breathe a little easier
Mission District tenants worried their building’s sale could result in displacement. Then the San Francisco Community Land Trust stepped in.
Wishing for a Christmas miracle at 16th and Mission
What do you want for Christmas? for many folks around the 16th Street BART plazas the answer is simple: to hug my family again.
Restaurant Reviews
Review: Shizen Vegan Sushi & Omakase aims high and nails it
Shizen has been open for 10 years. Inside, it’s all beauty and light, with blond, wooden, curved beams cocooning the space.
Review: Phở Star, casual Vietnamese in the Mission District
A new family-run phở place is open on 16th between Guerrero and Dolores.
People We meeT
People We Meet: The florists of the Ocean Beach bathroom
One picked up trash at the beach. The other cleaned a public toilet by the ocean. One day, their eyes met.
People We Meet: Laurel Roth Hope delves into dump for trashy treasures
A former park ranger finds beauty in what San Francisco dumps out as a Recology artist-in-residence.
