Cyclical behavior is a recurring feature of economic and social systems. Expansion and contraction can be observed in business activity, financial markets and asset prices, as well as in more familiar seasonal patterns. These fluctuations are typically shaped by a combination of macroeconomic forces, including interest rates, inflation, credit conditions and shifts in business confidence.
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Things to do on San Francisco’s west side in June 2026.
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
Would you believe that a TV parody of James Bond movies from the 1960s would inspire the name of a bar on Geary Boulevard two decades later?
Alamo Elementary School celebrated its centennial on May 16 with a block party on 23rd Avenue, closing the block between Clement and California streets to welcome students, families, alumni, teachers and neighbors for an afternoon of food, music and community.
As we enter Pride Month, I’ve been reflecting on the challenges and triumphs facing San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ community, and the lessons about resilience, resistance and joy that being a member of this community has taught me.
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
Comparison photos of Alamo Elementary School 100 years apart.
Recent police activity in the Richmond District.
The end of May marked one of the most important milestones in our legislative calendar. By this deadline, bills must pass out of the legislative chamber where they were first introduced in order to continue moving forward to the next stage of our legislative process.
To ensure taxpayer obliviousness, the Rail Authority claims “real progress” on the project and says almost 80 miles of “guideway” are complete in Madera, Fresno, Kings and Tulare counties, plus “171 miles under design and construction from Merced to Bakersfield.”
This year, as we prepare to tackle San Francisco’s budget deficit, I, as chair of the San Francisco Board of Supervisor’s Budget Committee, called a number of hearings to help bring transparency and understanding to what is at stake in this year’s budget and what it means for all of us. This is my fourth year as the Budget Committee Chair, where I have worked with two different board presidents…
You can’t separate the art from the artist. With Nigerian painter and humanitarian Nengi Omuku, that is a really good thing, as opposed to infamous misogynist Pablo Picasso, pedophile and bigamist Paul Gauguin and murderous pimp Caravaggio (born Michelangelo Merisi).
About four years ago, Chelsea Brown started setting up a small shelf of books in front of her garage on Saturdays. Naming it “The Celestial Library,” she said it felt like the perfect way to meet neighbors and share her overflowing book collection. Soon, lending and sharing books led to buying books and hosting story time events, which revealed the growing need for a neighborhood bookstore. With…
The California Academy of Sciences announced layoffs of 53 employees in late April as part of an effort to close a projected budget deficit exceeding $8 million. Some workers have continued to work, but on June 30, the layoffs will fully take effect, eliminating the 173-year-old San Francisco institution’s ability to produce its own planetarium shows or create graphics for its public floor.
Sarah Madland, the new head of the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, is entering her position promising transparency and that everyone will have the opportunity to express feedback.
I am sad to say that on Saturday, May 30, Michael Durand peacefully passed away after 70 years of life. He will be dearly missed... He has been an incredible mentor, friend and teacher to me and so many other young journalists. I will always be grateful for the time we spent together and truly touched by the opportunities he has given me.
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The upcoming June 2026 election in San Francisco’s District 4 is shaping up to be a definitive referendum on the neighborhood’s identity. Centered in the Sunset District, this race, along with a quartet of ballot propositions, carries significant implications for the City’s political trajectory and impacts the local real estate market, to a certain degree.
This month, westside voters will receive their ballots for the June 2 primary election. One of the most notable items on the ballot is the congressional race. These four candidates will go head to head in attempts of securing Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s D-11 seat in the House of Representatives.
San Francisco’s proposed Family Zoning Plan cleared an important bureaucratic hurdle in April when the California Coastal Commission (CCC), the state’s quasi-judicial agency which has jurisdiction over the coastline, approved it with a 10-1 vote.
On May 16, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the District 1 Youth Council will host a Town Hall at the San Francsico Public Library, Richmond Branch open to all students in the Richmond District, creating a space where young people can speak honestly about their experiences and help shape what comes next.
This Memorial Day weekend, take a moment with your families to honor the memories of the men and women who gave up their lives in the service of our country.
Trailblazing comedian Margaret Cho has always made sure her brazen stand-up material aligns with her feminist, politically progressive and all-inclusive views on sexuality. What is radically different about the 57-year-old San Francisco native is that her once chaotic, dangerous life has gradually evolved into that of a serene homebody, who surrounds herself with animal and plant life.
The new exhibition at the Legion of Honor Museum, “The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy,” which opened May 2 and continues through Sept. 20, seeks to enlighten curious visitors on the innovative and artistic contributions of the largely overlooked Etruscans, an indigenous society with a one-off language, who thrived in the central Italy peninsula from the ninth century to the first…
The move came after Trump issued a 2025 executive order calling for the trust to be among those entities “eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law.” The order also targeted development agencies for Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as the U.S. Institute of Peace, which has been subsequently renamed the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.
Things to do on San Francisco’s west side in May 2026.
Recent police activity in the Richmond District.
Green Apple Books on Clement Street has been a cornerstone of the Richmond District since 1967. Known for its expansive rare book collection and homey atmosphere, the two-story building features eclectic themed rooms adorned with handwritten signs on the doorways and shelves.