The New Tobacco: Meta and Google Face $6 Billion in Damages
On March 25, 2026, in landmark court case K.G.M. v Meta, Silicon Valley giants Meta and Google were found guilty of addictive social media design […]
Category: FEATURES
A New Program Offers Support to Tenderloin Youth
At the start of 2026, the Tenderloin Community Benefit District (TLCBD), in coordination with the city of San Francisco and non-profit United Playaz, launched the […]
License Battle Threatens California Immigrant Truckers
Effective Friday, March 6, 2026, the federal government is requiring the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to cancel approximately 13,000 non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses […]
Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Deterrent Nets Offer a ‘Second Chance’
“Reaching Out Can Make a Difference.” Two years of data since the January 1, 2024, installation of the suicide deterrent nets on the Golden Gate […]
Lurie Ends First U.S. Managed Alcohol Program
Beginning in 2020, operating out of a former hotel in the Tenderloin, a small group of San Francisco’s unhoused residents living with alcohol addiction would […]
‘The Forgotten War’: Youth Rise to Fill Global Silence Surrounding Sudan
October 26, 2025—With the capture of El Fasher, capital of Sudan’s Darfur region, by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after an 18-month siege against the […]
LW Alumnus’s Flotilla Voyage Inspires Bay Area Youth
By October 3, 2025, Israeli military forces had intercepted all vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), a nonviolent maritime convoy carrying around 500 civilians […]
The Next Trump Empire: Why Kai?
Possessing roughly a quarter of President Donald Trump’s TikTok following and a powerful, albeit controversially expansive, golf presence, it is difficult to ignore this rapidly […]
Awards Season Draws Directors and Conversations to San Francisco’s Roxie Theater
Movie theaters have struggled since the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, but the Roxie Theater and other independent movie houses thrive during award season in San Francisco. […]
Beyond the Tote Bag: 2025’s Performative Male
On August 22, over 1,000 matcha-drinking, Labubu-collecting, Clairo-listening young men filled San Francisco’s Alamo Park to participate in the city’s first-ever Performative Male contest. Hosted […]
