San Francisco looks to improve taxi service
San Francisco city officials are working on ways to ease the pain of hailing a cab and finding inventive ways to improve taxi service. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is focusing on…
Student loan interest rates may double next academic year
Between rising tuition, severe budget cuts and a possible interest rate increase on college loans, students are growing frustrated with the cost of higher education. Not long ago, national student debt passed the…
Cyclists on cellphones may soon pay the price if Senate bill is passed
Cyclists on cellphones may soon have to pay a fine for their multitasking ways. A bill going through state Senate hearings would fine bicyclists a flat fee of $20 for first time cellphone…
VIDEO: Sunday Streets engages community in the Mission
Families, local businesses, community programs and visitors gathered at the Mission May 6 for its first of four Sunday Streets. Sunday Streets is a neighborhood event that brings people together to promote health…
SF State commuter students may be forced to buy Clipper card
Update 5/12/12: Beginning Aug. 1, students who scan their Clipper cards before exiting BART will have 23 hours to use the transfer before it voids, as opposed to a one hour void as noted…
Traffic light installed at Alemany and San Juan intersection after death of student
It took years of complaints, the death of a 20-year-old student and more than four years of petitioning, but a new traffic light was finally turned on at the San Juan Avenue and…
New cameras installed on Muni buses to catch cars in bus-only lanes
Motorists in San Francisco who park or drive in bus lanes may soon be in for a rude awakening. In an effort to improve bus services, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is…
San Francisco Summer Jobs+ program aims to find work for young people
Going out into the workforce can be an intimidating and frightening experience, especially for those seeking their first employment. San Francisco’s Summer Jobs+ is a local program designed to get young people between 16…
Muni service disrupted after person is struck by train
Update 4:45 p.m.: A male in a wheelchair was on the Muni tracks and was struck by a train around noon at Civic Center station, according to the San Francisco Police Department. It is…
Study finds that UC faculties are increasingly liberal
When Rick Santorum recently decried California universities as bastions of liberal elitism based on a report he read from “the state of California” he instantly garnered nationwide criticism from the likes of Jon…
SF State graduate beats the odds of foster care and helps others
Sokhom Mao grew up in the foster care system with his five siblings under the care of abusive relatives and in several group homes, after his mother passed away when he was 12…
Japanese culture on display at 45th annual Cherry Blossom Festival
The 45th Annual Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival kicked off Saturday in San Francisco’s Japantown. The four-day event celebrates the arrival of spring and pays homage to the rich Japanese culture and tradition….
Muni looks to shorten commute times on 28 and M lines
The long journey to and from school may get shorter next year as Muni pursues a series of proposals to cut travel time along 19th Avenue. The proposed changes are part of Muni’s…
San Francisco residents join campaign to conserve water
Conserving water could be as simple as singing a shorter song in the shower or fixing a leaky faucet, and now there are reasons worth thousands of dollars to do your part. In…
New legislation on student housing in San Francisco in the works
Students may not need to use Craigslist to find housing anymore. Together, Supervisor Scott Wiener, the San Francisco Planning Department and the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition have been working on creating legislation…
Ranked-choice voting could be eliminated by new measure on November ballot
It seems that top three lists are successful in ranking movies and tourist destinations, but not so much in elections. A measure to eliminate ranked-choice voting will be given to constituents on the…
BART to increase fares in July, amount still unclear
By Brad Wilson, special to Xpress The cost of getting to school may soon climb higher, with the BART Board of Trustees set to raise fares within the next few weeks that will…
San Francisco LGBT community spotlights injustice
Imagine living in a country where being gay is considered a crime. A place where people feel restrained from expressing their sexual orientation, are persecuted and always fear the day they may be…
San Francisco Tenants Union continues to aid renters after more than 40 years
San Francisco is one of the most expensive housing markets in the country. The limited supply of rental units coupled with a recent influx of wealthy tech professionals vying for those units has…
California Faculty Association could strike again
Another backlash against budget cuts and sacrifices to the education system may hit campuses in the next several months if the California Faculty Association approves a strike in mid-April. CFA is currently asking…
INTERACTIVE TIMELINE: California Faculty Association and the CSU
Relations between the California Faculty Association and the CSU Administration have been tumultuous and this timeline indicates the time when there was an impasse between the two sides from 1995 to the current…
Golden Gate Bridge to implement all-electronic toll system in December
The majestic Golden Gate Bridge has been a San Francisco icon for 75 years, but the toll workers will soon become obsolete to its day-to-day operations. The bridge will no longer have human…
VIDEO: Mr. San Francisco Leather competition about more than just chaps and straps
On any other night, the sight of a man dressed in nothing but leather chest straps, a matching thong, and loin cloth sauntering under the chandelier-lit lobby of the Hotel Whitcomb might have…
San Francisco ban on plastic grocery store bags to take effect in October
Retail customers in San Francisco will soon have another change to add to their purchase if they want a bag to carry home their goods. In an effort to be more environmentally friendly,…
PHOTOS: Rally for education at Capitol building ends in arrests
Sixty-eight protesters including two SF State students were arrested Monday evening after they refused to leave the state Capitol building as part of the rally for higher education. Hundreds of demonstrators took over…
Protesters take to Capitol building as part of March for Higher Education
The Guardsman of City College of San Francisco contributed to this report. Update 8:15 p.m.: It is estimated that a total of 68 protesters who refused to leave the Capitol building after dispersal…
Low attendance at Day of Action rally leaves demonstrators worried
About a hundred protesters, including students, teachers and members of Occupy SF, gathered at the California State building before 3 p.m. in support of the Day of Action for Education. Participants wanted to…
BLOG: Minute-by-minute updates of March 1 rally at San Francisco City Hall
Demonstrators gathered at the steps of San Francisco City Hall and at the California State Building as part of the March 1 Day of Action to share personal anecdotes and sing songs to…
America’s Cup stirs up controversy in San Francisco
Residents and organizations in San Francisco recently appealed the findings of the final Environmental Impact Report for the 34th America’s Cup, but were disappointed when construction was approved by the Board of Supervisors…
PHOTOS: Third annual San Francisco polar plunge
Roughly 1,000 people took a plunge into San Francisco’s frigid bay as part of the third annual Polar Plunge. Families and costume-wearing participants filled the bleachers at San Francisco’s Aquatic Park, where they…
