San Francisco Appoints Matthew Goudeau to Top Arts Job
Matthew Goudeau, current chief development officer for Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, will soon become San Francisco’s first executive director of arts and culture. The new top arts job, created by Mayor Daniel Lurie, will oversee three of the city’s arts agencies: the San Francisco Arts Commission, Grants for the Arts and the Film Commission.
San Francisco issues health alert on new deadly street drugs
San Francisco’s Department of Public Health issued an alert about N-desethyl-isotonitazine, also known as “Iso” and Tony,” and N-propionitrile chlorphine, also known as “cychlorphine." They are both opioids that are undetectable using test strips and do not contain fentanyl. Cychlorphine is ten times more powerful.
Vaillancourt Fountain removal begins at SF Embarcadero
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Work got underway Monday to dismantle the controversial Vaillancourt Fountain at Embarcadero Plaza, despite an ongoing legal challenge over its removal. Crews began the first phase Monday, removing grout and cataloging sections of the Brutalist concrete structure for possible reassembly elsewhere. Larger pieces, including arms weighing up to 10 tons are […]
SF is getting ravaged by multiple viruses. Experts aren’t surprised
In the bustling streets of San Francisco where tech enthusiasts and artists alike navigate their daily routines a silent wave is spreading. Health monitors have detected unusually high levels of several common viruses making their way through the population. This instance of multiple viruses SF has brought renewed attention to how cities recover from major […] The post SF is getting ravaged by multiple viruses...
Jury acquits man who spent 18 months in jail while DA delayed giving evidence...
Pierre Constant was arrested in September 2024 for an assault in the Tenderloin that he did not commit. On April 10, 2026, a San Francisco jury acquitted him of all charges. He had spent 18 months in jail—in large part, his public defender says, because the police and district attorney’s office failed to turn over in a timely fashion evidence that exonerated him...
‘Chonkers,’ the giant sea lion stealing hearts at San Francisco’s Pier 39
Hi Chonkers! 🦭 The hype is continuing to build around the 2,000-pound Steller sea lion that's attracting a lot of attention at San Francisco's Pier 39.
California made them rich on paper and now they’re stuck
**In the rolling hills of Marin County a couple in their late sixties sits at their kitchen table surrounded by decades of memories. Their home bought for less than two hundred thousand dollars in the 1970s now appraises for over three million. On paper they are wealthy beyond their wildest youthful dreams. Yet the prospect […] The post California made them rich on paper and...
For SF’s public defenders, resistance is the new black
In an act of silent protest against what they consider crushing caseloads and chronic underfunding, members of the San Francisco public defender’s office showed up to work on Thursday wearing one color: black. The protest coincided with the office’s refusal to accept new misdemeanor cases one day per week,...
The San Francisco Dog Walk Has Quietly Become the City’s Best Social Ritual
Forget run clubs and supper clubs. The most consistent community in San Francisco in 2026 is the one organized around a leash and a 7 a.m. latte. Start at Duboce Park, where the off-leash play area opens at 5 a.m. and the morning regulars treat it like a standing reservation.
Two small earthquakes strike near San Francisco Zoo
On a typical afternoon the earth beneath San Francisco reminded its residents of its restless nature. Two small earthquakes struck near the San Francisco Zoo sending gentle waves of motion through the surrounding communities. The events caused light shaking in nearby neighborhoods but resulted in no major damage and no reports of injuries. For a […] The post Two small earthquakes strike near San Francisco...
