SF Bay Area

Mother and Daughter Struck In Hit-And-Run
Last year was San Francisco’s deadliest for pedestrians since 2007. 24 people died in roadway incidents throughout the city, including a family of four struck and killed near West Portal. Now, not yet six months into 2025, six pedestrians have lost their lives on San Francisco streets. Will this year’s

BART Caught In Lie About Fare Evasion
BART is praising the efficiency of its hulking new fare gates, part of the agency’s effort to recoup lost revenue. The $90 million project, initiated in early 2024, takes credit for dramatic reductions in fare evasion where gates are installed. Last February, BART announced a 17% drop in crime at

BAVC Media: Home to Bay Area Filmmakers, Artists, and Activists Since 1976
BAVC Media, a non-profit founded in 1976, continues to serve the community with programs such as MediaMaker Fellowship, Climate Warriors, Reel Stories, and free audiovisual preservation services, despite the recent federal arts and culture funding cancellations.

Rookie SFPD Officer Drunk Drives, Crashes Car, Injures Five
I imagine when cops drive drunk, they probably think to themselves, “who’s going to pull me over? The police? I am the police!” precisely as their car gets permanently pulled over by a light pole. This is precisely what happened in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset on Saturday morning. Except the

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

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