San Francisco No Longer Sweat-Free

Tom Hayden : Sweatshops

The city has backed away from its longstanding commitment to avoid procuring city workers' garments from offshore sweatshops.

Unnatural Disaster

Ari Kelman : Environment

Three new books reappraise the massive earthquake of 1906, which was felt across an area of 400,000 miles and leveled much of San Francisco.

Google's Wi-Fi Privacy Ploy

Jeff Chester : Internet & New Media

Google and other telecom giants are wooing cities with plans to create public Wi-Fi grids. But there's no such thing as a free digital lunch: The price we pay is a loss of online privacy.

Before School

David L. Kirp : Education Policy & Reform

San Francisco recently launched universal preschool, designed to make young participants higher earners and better citizens when they reach adulthood. If successful, San Francisco's initiative could make preschool as commonplace as kindergarten.

Gonzalez for Mayor

Kevin McCarthy : Green Party

Mayor Jerry Brown, Take II

Marc Cooper : Mayoral Campaigns & Elections

A Fair Vote in San Francisco

Eric C. Olson : Instant Runoff Voting

Come Off It, Kayo!

Alexander Cockburn : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism

MUD-Wrestling in California

John Nichols

The People's Power

Alexander Cockburn : Environment