culture

Oakland First Friday celebrates womxn

The first First Fridays celebration of the new year gets underway Friday evening in Oakland, organizers said. The free festival…

4 years ago

Mayor seeks ways to make event permitting less painful

San Francisco Mayor London Breed wants to make it easier for event organizers to obtain permits for parades, street fairs…

5 years ago

Commission to expand inquiry into PG&E safety culture

A new phase is opening in the investigation into PG&E's safety culture, the president of the California Public Utilities Commission…

5 years ago

Google changes sexual harassment policies after employee walkout

After thousands of Google employees walked out of their offices last week in protest of sexual harassment in the workplace,…

5 years ago

Galeria De La Raza forced out by soaring rents

An art gallery with deep roots in San Francisco's historic Mission District announced Friday it will vacate its main space…

6 years ago

BART fined record $1.3 million over 2013 worker deaths

The California Public Utilities Commission, which regulates rail transit safety, issued its largest fine ever to a public agency Thursday.

6 years ago

Appeals court reinstates NFL painkiller lawsuit

A federal appeals court in San Francisco revived a lawsuit today filed against the National Football League by 10 retired…

6 years ago

SF names school for Ed and Anita Lee

Two San Francisco elementary schools will get new names, one of them honoring the late Mayor Ed Lee.

6 years ago

Holland apologizes for racist MLB Network skit

Derek Holland apologized for his behavior on a recent episode of MLB Network’s Intentional Talk with Kevin Millar and Chris…

6 years ago

Uber, Lyft agree to San Francisco ride tax

Aaron Peskin said that after weeks of negotiations with both Uber and Lyft, both companies have agreed to allow The…

6 years ago

Danville outdoor pianos summon public players

Anyone who can play a piano is encouraged to perform publicly in downtown Danville.

6 years ago

Leno lead shrinks to just 1,121 votes

Former state Sen. Mark Leno Wednesday afternoon remains in the lead in the tight race for San Francisco Mayor.

6 years ago

Oakland students take on kindness challenge

Students at Bella Vista Elementary School participated in The Great Kindness Challenge throughout last week.

6 years ago

London Breed declares for mayor’s race

Acting Mayor London Breed Friday declared her intention to run in a special election scheduled for June.

6 years ago

Outside Lands Day 3: Karl the Fog wraps ‘The Who’

The tenth annual Outside Lands came to a close Sunday night in the most San Francisco way possible.

7 years ago

‘Up Your Alley’ fair hurts so good

The world of BDSM — leather, flogging and chained men in canine masks — flooded San Francisco’s Folsom Street Sunday.

7 years ago

Late night booze bill clears hurdle

A bill that would allow local communities across California to extend alcohol sales hours past 2 a.m. is one step…

7 years ago

Agreement reached over contentious Folsom Street development

The developer of a contested four-story housing and retail project in San Francisco's Mission District has reached agreement with community…

7 years ago

San Francisco moves toward honoring site of ‘Compton’s Cafeteria’ riot

San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim Tuesday introduced legislation to create the nation's first transgender, lesbian, gay and bisexual cultural district…

7 years ago

Report dings SFMTA over chronic absenteeism

Persistent problems with employees not showing up for work is laid out in a report by the City Controller’s Office.

7 years ago

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