In the early morning, Kristin Benson, a 40-year-old mother of four, woke up from her sleep in a bedroom suffocated in smoke. The flames were coming from the apartment of an elderly resident she and other...
On May 30, 2020, thousands of peaceful protesters filled the streets of San Francisco following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. That night, shortly before 9 p.m., a group...
On the stretch of 24th Street between Folsom and South Van Ness, where murals line the walls and Latin music pours out of car speakers, San Francisco’s only Latin record store is reviving a piece of...
The nightlife scene in San Francisco is evolving through the city’s new entertainment zones and with the closure and opening of venues. In May 2024, San Francisco established California’s first official...
In the first episode of “The Editors Cut,” editor-in-chief Bailey Zitko and senior editor Eddie Monares sit down with Xpress senior digital editor, Bianca Sieraski, and reporter, Josh Miranda, to talk...
Thousands of feet bustling and swarming cheers fill the stadium — this is a typical day on Third and King Street. In May, it isn’t a foreign concept for Oracle Park to be populated with baseball fans...
In June, San Francisco residents will vote in a top-two primary election for the 11th Congressional District to decide which two candidates will be on November’s general election ballot to replace former...
Margaret Martinez steps past a wall layered in paint — tags over murals, colors bleeding into one another, some fresh, some fading. She sees public art as something that brings the street to life, adding...
The SFMTA announced in April that it had secured a budget for the next two years, avoiding cuts of up to 20 lines and more while the agency faces a financial crisis. But for riders with physical disabilities,...
The fitness industry has historically been male-dominated, with places like Muscle Beach perpetuating the idea that weightlifting and developing muscles were solely masculine traits. Most gym equipment...
Between classes, homework and constant notifications, many college students are struggling to find a moment away from screens. What once felt like a happy distraction has started to feel overwhelming —...
