South San Francisco youth-led coalition sets demands for defunding police
Paul Kelly, Arts & Entertainment Editor
June 13, 2020
Filed under City, Latest, News
Radical renovations and reimaginings of what a police force could look like have gained nationwide attention and legislative traction, but what does defunding the police entail? The newly formed group “CHANGESSF,” a South San Francisco-based (SSF), “multi generational and multicultural coalition” ...
Two San Francisco athletes put on hold due to Olympic postponement
Alonso Frias, Staff reporter
April 1, 2020
Filed under Coronavirus, Sports
The Summer Olympics has now been added to the long list of sporting events to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic that is sweeping the world. There was a lot of back and forth between the Olympic committee and the Prime Minister of Japan, where the Olympics are taking place, to establish a decision ...
Life in San Francisco after shelter-in-place regulations
Shandana Qazi, Photo Editor
March 21, 2020
Filed under City, Coronavirus, Multimedia, Videos
Photo of the day: San Francisco residents gather outdoors regardless of COVID-19 restrictions
Alonso Frias, Staff reporter
March 19, 2020
Filed under Multimedia, Photo of the Day
San Francisco campuses will increase parking tax
Matthew Macgugan, Staff Reporter
February 19, 2020
Filed under Campus
Associated Students have spoken in opposition to a 25% parking tax to be implemented on California university campuses later this year. Parking at SF State has long been a gripe of the roughly 6,900 students that drive to school daily. The cost of a daily parking permit is currently $8, or $640 ...
San Francisco in Looks for an MLS Spot
Alonso Frias, Staff reporter
February 12, 2020
Filed under Sports
With the NFL and MLB in the rearview mirror, Major League Soccer starts its 2020 season with their inaugural matches on February 29th. The season starts up quickly with a total of eight teams playing on the same opening day. San Francisco will not be a city participating in this year's MLS season. T...
Shake Shack opens first chain location in San Francisco
Matthew Macgugan, Staff Reporter
February 11, 2020
Filed under City
The popular East Coast burger restaurant Shake Shack, known for its high-quality patties and frozen custard, has opened its doors at 3060 Fillmore St. The Cow Hollow location is the first extension of the chain to open in the city, becoming the 281st location in the United States. Another loca...
A disappearing city, gentrification, pollution, black masculinity in “Last Black Man in San Francisco”
Noor Baig, Staff reporter
October 22, 2019
Filed under Campus
From naked white men to charming sidewalk musicians to seemingly unhinged MUNI riders, there are just some characters one can’t avoid for too long while living in San Francisco. And if you stay long enough, you’ll often find that you have become one of the crazy, brazen passersby that you so often compl...
Fish farmers work to restore the San Francisco Bay
Karamel NunezMartinez
October 5, 2019
Filed under Science
San Francisco's coast and estuary are a vital resource for the water's ecosystem and to the community. The San Francisco Estuary Partnership states that the mix of freshwater and saltwater surrounding the city has created a lot of biological diversity. The decline in water quality in areas like the bay ha...
San Francisco wants a new soccer team, SF State students agree
Alonso Frias, Staff reporter
September 24, 2019
Filed under Opinion, Sports
The city of San Francisco will one day have its own professional soccer team. For the past three years there has been a new team added to the Major League Soccer in the US. San Francisco has the qualities, culture, and capability of having a team within the league. In order to be eligible for an MLS franch...
San Francisco Chief of Police apologizes to LGBTQ+ community
Corey Browning
September 3, 2019
Filed under City, Latest, Life, News
Chief of Police William Scott delivered a historic apology Aug. 26 to the city’s LGBTQ+ community on behalf of the San Francisco Police Department. “We are here tonight to reflect and to apologize for our past actions against the LGBTQ+ community and acknowledge the harm that has been done that still lingers to this day,” Scott said while addressing a small crowd inside the Glide Memorial United Methodist Church in the Tenderloin. The meeting took place on the 53rd anniversary of the Compton’s Cafeteria riot of 1966. Activists hope it’s the first of many listening sessions he...
Photo series provides snapshot of San Francisco queer identities
Carly Wipf
August 28, 2019
Filed under News
Sonia Nicklès rolled up to photographer Lauren Tabak’s house on a $5 skateboard she bought in the Castro, decorated with stickers of gay icons like pro skater Brian Anderson. Soon after Tabak asked her to relay her life story and pose shirtless with her board in the name of LGBTQ+ visibility. She was one of many ...
