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Supervisor Matt Dorsey Wants ‘100 arrests a night’ Going Forward
Supervisor Matt Dorsey is proposing a plan to make “at least 100 arrests” per night in South of Market, with the goal of funneling the sick and suffering into “compulsory detox and treatment” through Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie’s new measures.

Pedestrian Killed in Hit-And-Run
Only five days into 2025, San Francisco has its first pedestrian death of the year. Last Saturday, a driver hit and mortally wounded a pedestrian in SF’s Portola neighborhood. SFPD received a call at about 5:37 PM that someone had been struck by a vehicle at Silver Avenue and Colby

Have You Heard of These Lesser Known SF Legends?
San Francisco has had many colorful characters, including Emperor Norton, the Rocking Ranger, Bummer and Lazarus, Owsley Stanley, and Madame Moustache, who have all left their mark on the city.

SF Traditions We Hope Are Revived in 2025: Part 1
A list of memorable traditions we hope get revived in 2025. San Francisco isn’t dead, but our recovery is going so-so. Our mascot is a phoenix because we’re a town of boom and bust. Good things tend to recur or get uncovered and brought back to life here. Here are

All The Cool Things Coming To Hulu In January 2025
Ready to greet 2025 with a loud “Meh?” Hulu’s January offerings will put you in the mood to do so. Admittedly a couple of the month’s highlights jump easily over the bar set by “Manos: The Hands Of Fate.” One such highlight is a docuseries about a young attractive Christian

All The Cool Things Coming To Netflix In January 2025
No, January’s change in the White House’s occupancy is not the reason why Netflix scheduled director Lars von Trier’s acclaimed take on the end-of-the-world genre. It’s also a coincidence that this month sees the premiere of a Norwegian biopic about their country’s greatest World War II hero, one who fought

San Francisco Traffic Fatalities Top Homicides in 2024
San Francisco recorded 34 murders in 2024 while pedestrians made up over half of the 41 traffic-related fatalities, highlighting the need for improved pedestrian safety and infrastructure.