The Voice of San Francisco

07/08/2025

Opinion: Forcing every SF district to host a shelter is political theater, not sound policy. It won't solve homelessness and distracts from effective solutions.

What you don’t know today, you’ll want to know tomorrow.  Why?  Because a change in San Francisco law that a Board of Supervisors committee might approve on Wednesday, July 16, with the Board of Supervisors voting on it shortly thereafter, could have a lasting impact on the quality of life and...

07/08/2025

SFUSD made a real difference for one parent—highlighting supportive teachers, caring staff, and improved student outcomes that helped her kids succeed. 🎓

Everyone seems to have an opinion about what’s wrong with the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). But after 16 years as an SFUSD parent, volunteer, and now educator, I see something different: a district that works hard to serve all its students, and often succeeds. Both of my daughters...

07/08/2025

SF pushes to reignite Chinatown’s nightlife—highlighting night markets, new bars like Lion’s Den, lantern-lit alleys & historic venues to revive culture, support local biz & bring back the buzz.

Clubs like the iconic Forbidden City drew crowds from every background, offering vibrant evenings that became a legendary chapter in our city’s history. Those heading to World War II sought a final night out in Chinatown, making it one of San Francisco’s premier nightlife destinations. But by th...

07/08/2025

To address staffing shortages and reduce overtime, SF will hire 50–100 recently retired officers for major events like the Super Bowl and Pride.

San Francisco plans to hire recently retired police officers to staff major events in the city to address the police department’s staffing shortage, Mayor Lurie announced Monday. The plan, called the Special Events Officer Program, will recruit recently retired officers to staff events, including ...

07/08/2025

SFUSD launches a full-year 9th-grade ethnic studies course without board approval, calling it a “pilot.” Critics say it sidesteps review and limits electives.

Kudos to SFUSD Superintendent Su for saying it out loud. The district’s controversial homegrown ethnic studies curriculum needs to be scrapped. It was riddled with problems. Discriminatory content kept popping up. It was never approved by the Board of Education. Whew. Cross this controversy off th...

07/08/2025

San Francisco launches a “Special Events Officer Program” to hire 50–100 recently retired police for major events—like Super Bowl LX, FIFA World Cup, Pride—to ease staffing shortages and cut costly overtime. https://thevoicesf.org/…

07/03/2025

🎉 SF highlights July 3–9: free jazz & blues in Yerba Buena, Fourth fireworks at Pier 39, Fillmore Jazz Fest, Presidio stargazing, AI at Exploratorium, museum talks & more. See full line-up 👉

It’s a loaded weekend of events and celebrations, including lots of music from jazz and blues to classical, and more, museum adventures, and of course, fireworks. Read on for my (mostly free) picks. Enjoy your week. Thursday, July 3 Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers will perform an all-a...

07/03/2025

Ethnic studies has long challenged U.S. history—now SF parents are pressing Superintendent Su & the school board to get it right for students and the city's diverse communities. 📚✊
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On Monday, San Francisco Superintendent of Schools Maria Su unveiled plans for a pilot ethnic studies curriculum for all ninth graders starting next month. The announcement comes barely one month after Superintendent Su proposed a Grading for Equity initiative, which was withdrawn within 24 hours af...

07/03/2025

Honored last week, Chinatown Muni ambassadors, who supported seniors, tourists & safety at Rose Pak station, were commended as the program ends June 30 due to budget cuts. transit 👋

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A program that placed community ambassadors at the entrance of Muni’s Chinatown-Rose Pak station, who are usually seen greeting and helping some of the transit system’s oldest riders, ended Monday. The Chinatown Community Youth Center (C*C) partnered with the San Francisco Municipal Transportati...

07/03/2025

The Blueprint crew discusses San Francisco’s political landscape and hints at upcoming plans. Part 2 of a two-part interview.

Blueprint for a Better San Francisco, a new initiative of the allied group Neighbors for a Better San Francisco, premiered on June 18 with an announcement featuring appearances by moderate leaders, including State Senator Scott Wiener and District Attorney Brooke Jenkins. They promise a focus on “...

07/01/2025

Author tells about how creeping antisemitism in academia hit her and her family

WHY I WALKED OUT OF MY DAUGHTER’S COLLEGE GRADUATION eringordonauthor.com https://echoesandedges.substack.com/

07/01/2025

‘Arab & Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas’ at a public university is labeled a taxpayer-funded ‘radicalization engine,’ critics claim it promotes ideological bias under academic freedom. Opponents warn it risks normalizing extremism. Read more:

The day after a gunman in D.C. murdered two young Israeli embassy staffers and told investigators, “I did it for Palestine. I did it for Gaza,” leaders of the Canadian organization, Samidoun, publicly praised the killings. Charlotte Kates, international coordinator of Samidoun, called the murder...