On Friday, Heavy Water Collective – which is made of a group of photographers who all shoot at Ocean Beach – will open its largest exhibition yet at the Harvey Milk Photo Center. The show, which includes 74 images from 25 photographers, will open with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 6 and remains on view through Dec. 5.
Wiener will likely be the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected to Congress from San Francisco, and his victory party was held in his home neighborhood, the Castro. His lead has narrowed somewhat as votes continue to be counted, and according to preliminary returns he is currently leading 55.4%-44.5%. Major outlets have not yet called the race, with only 51% of the votes counted; but according to NBC News midday Nov. 4, Chan would need almost 56% of remaining votes to win the race.
Supervisor Alan Wong won election to a full four-year term representing District 4 on Tuesday night, according to San Francisco’s Department of Elections’ 8:45 p.m. report, defeating challengers Jeremy Greco and Albert Chow. Wong had 76.41% of the vote in the second round of ranked-choice voting.
San Francisco voters defeated Proposition G 62.65% to 37.35%, according to preliminary results with 100% of precincts reporting.
Wiener leads Chan 47%-41%, according to an independent Oct. 18-19 survey of 454 likely voters from the Democracy and Fair Elections Lab at the University of Southern California. Since that’s within the margin of error, and other polls also show a lead that’s too close for Team Wiener’s comfort, Wiener campaign spokesperson Joe Arellano said the senator isn’t “taking anything for granted.”
In today’s race, Wong runs against Jeremy Greco, a former worker-owner at Other Avenues Food Co-op and Albert Chow, who owns Great Wall Hardware. In June, Wong won 46% against four other candidates, and 64% in the final round of ranked-choice voting against Natalie Gee, an aide to District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton.
The November election asks San Franciscans to think about more than individual candidates or propositions. It asks what kind of City we want to live in, how we balance competing needs and whether neighborhoods have a meaningful voice in decisions that affect daily life. From my perspective on the West Side, five questions deserve particular attention.
The San Francisco Sierra Club supported Prop. K in 2024. I did not agree then with closing the Upper Great Highway to cars between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard, and I do not agree with the the club’s opposition to Prop. G.
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San Francisco’s urban conversation tends to focus on downtown nightlife, restaurants, entertainment and major cultural institutions. But each October, the west side reveals another kind of nighttime city: families walking, neighbors gathering, illuminated homes and block parties. The Sunset, Parkside and Richmond neighborhoods come alive, with October traditions like BalBOOa Fright Fest, Movies in McCoppin, ScareGrove and The Great Hauntway. Notably, nearly every event is family-friendly.
Fall and winter festivities capture the neighborhood’s joyful community spirit, starting with Halloween and extending through December. On Sunday, Oct. 25, the Inner Sunset Farmers’ Market will host Halloween activities, including a parade of costumes, trick-or-treating at participating merchants, games and a contest to guess the weight of the giant pumpkin.
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
In a speech in Parliament about parliamentary reform on March 2, 1830, Thomas Babington Macaulay declared: “I believe there are societies in which every man may safely be admitted to vote. …I say sir, that there are countries in which the condition of the labouring classes is such that they may safely be entrusted with the right of electing members of the Legislature. …Universal suffrage exists in the United States without producing any very frightful consequences.”
