On Saturday, no drug activity was visible at the little Hoff Street oasis. But neither were groups of children playing.

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SFFILM short "What Happened After the Library" asks tough questions about media narratives and the aftermath of trauma.

New San Francisco homeless department policy capping families' time in shelters isn't improving the waitlist, Jackie Fielder ...

Of the nine substantial pieces of legislation passed or initiated by the Lurie administration, six of them were initiated ...

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On Friday, side streets were quiet, but vendors sold near the northeast 16th Street plaza despite police presence.

But just like what happened in the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake, this city is coming together right now," Mayor Daniel ...

One father waited for seven hours to see his son diverted away from a criminal trial, and toward psychiatric help.

A Mission resident voiced doubts about plaza sweeps as side streets stayed active and vending returned with no visible police ...

DA Jenkins’ breach is ‘more egregious’ than that of L.A. prosecutor, legal experts say — but only one is facing six years in ...

San Francisco faces trade-offs as it limits shelter stays for newly arrived immigrant families — many of whom are now facing ...