SF Public Schools Are Set for New History Textbooks for the First Time in 20 Years
The social science curriculum changes follow similar program overhauls for English language arts and mathematics. In 2024, SFUSD adopted a new language arts core curriculum
San Francisco’s Skyline Shines, but Earthquake Risk Remains 120 Years After 1906
That “heavy responsibility” for Carroll shakes up every April 18, the anniversary of the 1906 earthquake. This year marks 120 years since the magnitude 7.9
Victim of Alleged SF Hit-and-Run Murder Is Remembered as a Beloved Trans Elder
A woman who was killed in a hit-and-run this week in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood is being mourned as a beloved elder in
Bay Area Nature Camp Fights ‘Bureaucracy and NIMBYism’ Ahead of Key Vote
School leaders and parents praise its mission of teaching the students to resolve conflicts peacefully, and numerous students inspired by the experience come back as
The Rise and Fall of Eric Swalwell
This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault. Until last week, former Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democrat from Dublin, was a leading candidate for governor. But
What Picking Cherries Taught Me as California Reconsiders Farmworker Legacy
Farm labor is hard to count because workers include farmers, their family members and hired workers who are often seasonal employees. Oh, and a lot
Rising Child Care Costs Force Parents to Choose: Career or Kids?
Rising child care prices leave many Bay Area parents with little choice but to turn down career opportunities, cut back hours, or even quit. As
At SF State, a Campus Protest Movement Gives Birth to an Emboldened Student Union
“We have our student government, and I think that functions kind of like the government. Our job is to really try to talk to the
Rep. Eric Swalwell, Candidate for California Governor, Is Accused of Sexual Assault
According to the Chronicle story, the reporters reviewed text messages between the woman and a friend she told about the alleged 2024 assault three days
Judge Rules San Francisco Can Remove Embattled Brutalist Fountain
The hulking concrete structure, built in 1971 in the shadow of the towering Embarcadero Freeway, has long been controversial; since its debut, some residents have