SF school board race fractures political alliances
San Francisco’s most influential political groups have fractured over who should fill three school board seats in next…
Touch grease: Gen Z ditches office work for hands-on careers
When Adam Asad graduates from high school in May, he doesn’t want to go to college. Instead, the…
SFUSD is replacing its school lottery. Here’s what you need to know
San Francisco’s school board will vote Tuesday on how to replace the lottery it uses to assign students…
SF schools chief faces teacher, parent backlash over Salesforce-backed tech push
Salesforce’s annual Dreamforce conference in San Francisco always attracts prominent tech CEOs like Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and Nvidia’s…
Mayor Lurie’s office apologizes for appointing private-school kids
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s office has apologized after a Mission Local story revealed that the mayor had only appointed…
All S.F. mayor’s picks to Youth Commission attend private schools
Nora Hylton served on the San Francisco Youth Commission for three years — from 2018 to 2021. The…
Steve Kerr visits San Francisco’s Visitation Valley Middle School
Rumors circulated, as they often do in middle schools, at Visitacion Valley Middle School, as students proclaimed to…
A Teacher-Student Altercation Adds to This SF High School’s Troubles
On a cool spring day last May, Matt Mendoza was on the athletic field of Galileo Academy of…
Lead paint work meant for summer break stretched into the school year at SF elementary
Published Aug. 21, 2026at8:00pm San Francisco public school parents are threatening to keep their kids home for the…
School has started. For some SFUSD families, the lottery wait goes on
Published Aug. 18, 2026at3:04pm Elliot Fara has a goal to watch every episode of “The Simpsons.” Much to…
SF plans to close schools — but Mission Bay just got a new one
Published Aug. 6, 2026at6:16pm There are roughly 14,000 empty seats across San Francisco Unified’s 125 campuses, and the…
Look who’s back: Mohammed Nuru has returned to San Francisco … and City Hall
For subscribersPublished Aug. 2, 2026at6:00pm Mr. Clean is back. Yes, Mohammed Nuru, the former San Francisco Public Works…