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Drug Overdose Deaths Skyrocket In San Francisco
San Francisco has been fighting on the front lines of the Fentanyl crisis for nearly a decade now, and while there has been some success in recent years curbing its fatality, all of that progress has seemed to disappear as drug overdose deaths skyrocketed 50% since Daniel Lurie has taken

Housing Conversion Bill May Right Century-old Wrong
It appears San Francisco is finally getting the message: commuter commerce is dead and it isn’t coming back. Now, what to do with the leftover skyscraper graveyard? The practical solution has been obvious since in-office culture collapsed in 2020: turn those highrises into homes. We have the square footage. Even

Community Action in SFUSD Layoffs Prevails
Last week, SFUSD’s LGBTQ+ Student Services program was on the verge of elimination. First of its kind, it was in jeopardy because R35 LGBTQ+ School Climate Coordinator Kena Hazelwood’s position was tentatively terminated. Hazelwood (ey/em) was among the 34 counselors and 117 paraeducators within the San Francisco Unified School District

Using Mushrooms to Clean Hunters Point?
Bayview-Hunters Point were targets of radioactive pollution and the US Navy still hasn’t cleaned their mess up. Could mushrooms and fungi help? Why It’s STILL Toxic Bayview-Hunters Point is, first and foremost, a strong community built brick by brick by people who are often overlooked or mischaracterized. Some of the

A Celebration of Sight: Tracy Piper’s Vibrant Eye Portraits
Tracy Piper’s SEEN: Volume 4 exhibition at Voss Gallery features 50 new vibrantly colored portraits of eyes, showcasing each subject’s unique personality and celebrating their individuality.

San Francisco’s Artists Struggle on, Despite a City Failing in Support
What Happens When a City Stops Holding Space for Its Artists? Many artists and arts organizations across the Bay are still reeling from the sudden cessation of NEA grants mid-project last week. But the story of artists struggling to stay afloat isn’t new to multidisciplinary artist, producer, filmmaker, and dancer

LINES Ballet Spring Season Explores Themes of Dissolution and Transformation
Alonzo King LINES Ballet opened its spring season on May 10 with a powerful double bill. The evening featured the world premiere of The Beauty of Dissolving Portraits, a mesmerizing new work created in collaboration with Oakland-born jazz virtuoso Ambrose Akinmusire. It was paired with a revival of King’s 2009