New Sunset supervisor supports 2026 effort to put cars back on the Great Highway
The issue of whether the Upper Great Highway should reopen to cars is increasingly likely to go back…
Forcing cars to play chicken is a bad idea, San Francisco realizes
For more than a year, drivers encountered a head-scratching setup on a block in the Sunset intended to…
At last, Lurie appoints a legit Sunset supervisor. But another candidate could haunt him
If all goes well for Alan Wong, the new District 4 supervisor, his tenure will be longer than…
West-side residents dread yearlong 19th Avenue roadwork
On Dec. 1, Caltrans will start repaving 19th Avenue — the CA Route 1 north–south traffic artery on…
Lurie to appoint City College trustee Alan Wong to Sunset supervisor seat
After a year of political chaos, San Francisco’s Sunset District is poised to get a new district supervisor.…
How the Sunset became San Francisco’s political disaster zone
It’s been a turbulent year and a half for the Sunset, with a series of dramas that have…
How dead mice delivered Mayor Lurie his first big fail
When Mayor Daniel Lurie this month introduced Beya Alcaraz, a former pet store owner, as the new supervisor…
They thought they bought a home. They ended up with ‘Dirt Alley’
For about one month this spring, JJ Hollingsworth and Alemayehu Mergia thought they had bought a $1 million…
‘Nobody knew her’: Shock, relief after Alcaraz resigns as SF supe; names float for successor
Local leaders and community members in San Francisco’s District 4 are reacting to Beya Alcaraz’s decision to step…
How a House of Prime Rib cocktail waitress kicked up a political storm in S.F. City Hall
Julia Baran was just finishing her late-night waitressing shift at the House of Prime Rib when she heard…
The 200-hour supervisor
It was all a bit odd from the start. Encouraged by friends and family members to apply for…
San Francisco’s new Sunset District supe resigns a week after being sworn in
A week after she was sworn in as San Francisco’s District 4 supervisor, Beya Alcaraz will be stepping…