San Francisco

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

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

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

Meet San Francisco’s ‘Rave Doctor’
Dr. Veronica Jow, a San Francisco-based sports medicine physician and rave doctor, offers preventative training and injury recovery services for dancers at Avid Sports Medicine, helping you get back on the dance floor in no time.

Cuts Are Threatening SFUSD’s LGBTQ+ Student Services
SFUSD’s LGBTQ+ Student Services program is the oldest program of its kind in the world. It has been innovating and setting the standard for whole student support for more than 35 years! Responsibility for the many district-wide initiatives required to support San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ students comes down to one individual.