Update: You can read about how the event went right here. Charlie Kirk is bringing the “American Comeback tour” to San Francisco, and if you ever wanted to punch a Nazi, now’s your chance. I don’t endorse assault or violence of any kind, I’m just saying, you have the opportunity

President Donald Trump says he wants to bring Alcatraz prison back to life, turning the historic island into a maximum-security facility for America’s most dangerous criminals. In a Truth Social post, Trump said he’s ordering the Bureau of Prisons, DOJ, FBI, and Homeland Security to rebuild and reopen a bigger,

Corrections: Certain statements made in the original version of this article (published 5/5/25) were disputed by City officials at San Francisco’s Office of Resilience and Capital Planning. The author published these concerns and addressed them sequentially at the bottom of the article. You’ll spot them everywhere once you know what

Trump’s tariffs have caused financial chaos in San Francisco, affecting the affordable housing industry and small business owners, while also potentially impacting tech companies such as Apple, Nvidia, and OpenAI due to their reliance on overseas manufacturing.

When the mainstream talks about the Trump Administration’s looming tariffs, they typically focus on the geopolitical ramifications and the stock market, but behind all the news reports and sensationalist headlines, real people are affected.  To see the effect, look no further than the Bay Area’s Chinatowns. Business owners in both

For ages, residents of San Francisco’s wealthier, “family-oriented” districts have depended on the Tenderloin to quarantine the homeless. The Tenderloin is by far the highest-density neighborhood in the city, shared predominantly by low-income families of color. Indeed the TL is home to over 4,000 children as of 2023. They are

Union Square in San Francisco is offering 200 days of free family-friendly programming, including live music, fitness, and arts and crafts lessons, all summer long and into the fall.

In 1900, San Francisco was plagued by the Black Death, with Governor Henry Gage attempting to deny the outbreak, but ultimately the city’s residents and health officials took action to contain the disease and protect the public.