The future of democracy will remain on the ballot for the foreseeable future, writes Adam Shanks in a Special to The Examiner.

“Many families who were just getting by are now feeling that strain more deeply," says one nonprofit employee.

The measure would temporarily replace congressional district boundaries to give Democrats a potential edge at the ballot box next year, in 2028 and 2030, particularly in five districts.

About 30 years ago, Brewster Kahle spearheaded what many might even now consider an outlandish project: archiving as much of the World Wide Web as possible.

Those affected by the layoffs are largely mid-level managers and software engineers, according to a letter.

City officials had said the cost of rehabilitating the structure, as many of its fans passionately wanted, would be $29 million.

Wednesday marks the opening of the Union Square Ice Skating Rink, a tradition that turns the shopping district’s public plaza into a winter paradise.

The NFL and the Bay Area Host Committee on Monday announced the first set of venues that will be part of a weeklong extravaganza leading up to football’s biggest game of the season.

The six-week program provides technical assistance, mentorship and training.

OPINION: Speaker Emerita Pelosi has no committee assignments, but her stature gives her unparalleled influence, writes Marc Sandalow.

Here are 18 events to check out this week in The City.

There have only been a few constants during the An family’s up-and-down tenure in America.

OpenAI’s stated mission is to ensure that advanced AI will benefit humanity and that the technology is developed in a safe way, whether by it or another organization.

After making a striking indie crime drama, a successful horror remake, and an MCU movie, what could be next? How about an adaptation of a 134-year-old Norwegian play?

In a blog post, OpenAI chairman Bret Taylor argued that the restructuring will benefit the company’s for-profit and nonprofit alike.

The new measure would override reductions of the “overpaid” executive tax that voters approved last November with Proposition M.

A nonprofit ensemble of volunteer classical musicians, who will kick off a new season of free music and community building on Sunday.

Even when it’s not the source of the problem, local government is where people often look for the solution — or at least to find a punching bag, writes departing senior politics reporter Adam Shanks.

San Francisco’s streets aren’t getting cleaner, but they also aren’t getting dirtier, according to a recent city-commissioned study.

Market conditions — including the high cost of construction — will slow the pace of new development, the report found.

A new North Beach bar is transporting patrons around the world, all without leaving the intersection of Broadway and Columbus Avenue.

Of the total, $9.1 million will come from The City and $9 million from Crankstart, the family foundation of venture capitalist Michael Moritz and his wife, artist Harriet Heyman.

Over the next six years, Uber plans to put in service 20,000 of those vehicles and roll out its robotaxi offering in “dozens” of global markets.

Crabbers say this season’s delay continues a yearslong trend that conflicts with traditional customer demand.

Maria Su’s first year as the superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District was an eventful one.

California state Sen. Scott Wiener said there is no time like the present to run for the U.S. House of Representatives.

Really enjoyed talking to Adam Shanks at the @sfexaminer.bsky.social (my old paper!) about "The Unfinished Metropolis." It was interesting to reflect on how growing up in San Franciscan informed my thesis about the stagnation of American cities. www.sfexaminer.com/news/urban-d...

San Francisco’s fall Restaurant Week returns Saturday.

OPINION: The $100,000 H-1B fee is not a smart sanction — it is a self-inflicted wound. By punishing India, Trump is fining America

The City's only wholesale produce market is celebrating a monumental achievement that its leaders and supporters say has added significance as some residents will soon face new hurdles to access food.

More than 250 artists and makers will converge along San Francisco’s waterfront this weekend as part of the Renegade Craft Fair’s annual winter market at Fort Mason.

Supervisor Connie Chan estimated the new taxes would generate $150 million to $200 million annually for The City’s general fund.

"Stereophonic" makes its San Francisco premiere Tuesday at the Curran Theatre.

Residents have ample activities to attend before flipping their calendars to a new month.

The Internet Archive finally had something to celebrate this month, after years of battling bruising lawsuits: the archiving of its trillionth web page.

A Bernal Heights resident has taken her online hair care brand out of cyberspace and into the neighborhood she calls home.

Struggling San Francisco solar startup Aurora Solar has shed more staff and named a new CEO.

At least five San Francisco legislators want to boost city funding for immigrant legal defense programs.

Fifteen bookstores and booksellers will descend on a small downtown San Francisco alley Saturday, selling 20 tables worth of books for just $5 and records for just $10.

Tech industry veteran Touré Owen is a serial entrepreneur, world traveler and Stanford business school grad. But his true love is barbering.

Mayor Daniel Lurie announced Thursday that President Donald Trump has agreed to call off a “federal deployment” in San Francisco.

Stanford University researcher Fei-Fei Li’s memoir is this year’s selection for the San Francisco Public Library’s One City One Book program.

Scientists of all ages are coming together in Mission Bay this weekend for a free event featuring fun, interactive demonstrations, experiments, games, talks and other activities.

In remarks delivered at City Hall, Mayor Daniel Lurie said “uncoordinated federal action” does not “make our city safer. It terrorizes our communities.”

Litquake organizers will cap off the two-week literary festival with a familiar sight — a crawl through the Mission.

Jim Wunderman has been named incoming head of public affairs for the billionaire-backed firm aiming to expand a small town into a modern metropolis in rural Solano County.

The candidate would be San Francisco’s first LGBTQ representative in Congress.

This weekend's rains will be pretty ordinary, according to weather experts who spoke to The Examiner.

The estimated $750 million project would replace an aging fire station, create a new public plaza and deliver both a rare, new office tower and the first upper-end hotel built in San Francisco in recent times.

The City is trying to help block the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago before it could arrive in San Francisco.