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Out and about June 19–25, 2025 - The Voice of San Francisco

1 week ago | thevoicesf.org | Lynette Majer

It’s officially summer this week, so here are my picks for summer solstice celebrations to musicals, Pride celebrations, and more. Thursday, June 19It’s National Martini Day, so celebrate accordingly and appropriately, given the local lore tells us the drink originated across the bay in Martinez a long time ago. Izzy’s in the Marina let me know they’ve got a special one curated just for the occasion, the Minty Espresso Martini, which sounds yum. I’d guess other venues will have specials as well.
SFMTA board approves Lurie plan to curb vehicular homelessness

1 week ago | thevoicesf.org | Jerold Chinn

San Francisco took its first step Tuesday in blanketing the city with a two-hour parking limit for large vehicles as part of a plan by Mayor Daniel Lurie to address vehicular homelessness and restore public spaces on city streets.
It’s the thoughts that count, part 2

1 week ago | thevoicesf.org | John Zipperer

The problem with American politics (and, to a great extent, politics in many countries around the world today) can be summed up in an old line from Yeats: “… the centre cannot hold.” In California, few people are even trying to make it hold. For much of the post-World War II era, the United States bounced between center-right and center-left leaders.
Q&A with Adrian Tirtanadi

2 weeks ago | thevoicesf.org | Erica Sandberg

On Monday, June 9, 2025, Adrian Tirtanadi, executive director of Open Door Legal (ODL), announced he would be going on a hunger strike. To close the city of San Francisco’s budget gap of nearly $1 billion, Mayor Daniel Lurie had pulled $2.2 million from the nonprofit legal services organization. Along with pruning city departments, Lurie’s proposal includes reducing nonprofit spending by $200 million over the next two years.
Out and about June 12–18, 2025 - The Voice of San Francisco

2 weeks ago | thevoicesf.org | Lynette Majer

It’s street festival and outdoor event time, even though it’s been cold and windy, but it’s June, so layer up, as we all do all the time. But there are also some indoor events to enjoy, too. Just enjoy.
It’s the thoughts that count, part 1

2 weeks ago | thevoicesf.org | John Zipperer

It would be funny if they weren’t so serious about it. The Democratic Party is spending $20 million on a two-year study to find out why young men have been abandoning the party. Well, it actually is funny, because what they’re hearing is that young men feel that the party doesn’t care about them and has other priorities.
Bay Area transit officials slam Clipper 2.0 delays, say Bay Area deserves better

2 weeks ago | thevoicesf.org | Jerold Chinn

The patience of Bay Area transit officials is running thin as delays continue with the rollout of the next generation of the Clipper card system that will eventually allow transit riders to pay for fares with a credit or debit card. Staff from Cubic and from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), which administers the Clipper card program, presented its latest timeline to Bay Area transit officials to the Clipper Executive Board on June 2.
Quick and affordable shelters don’t need to be hampered by politics

2 weeks ago | thevoicesf.org | Mike Ege

Elizabeth Funk is the CEO of DignityMoves, a nonprofit organization she founded in 2020 to apply the high-technology startup model to addressing homelessness. DignityMoves is currently promoting an open-source playbook around their Interim Supportive Housing (ISH) model.
Out and about June 5 through June 11, 2025

3 weeks ago | thevoicesf.org | Lynette Majer

I hope everyone has had a good week, and we’re all always looking toward the end of any week so we can get out and about and enjoy what our city has to offer. Read on for my picks. It’s first Thursday so time for Downtown Hoedown at the Front Street Entertainment Zone. Don your cowboy boots and have fun with line dancing, live bluegrass and country music, a mechanical bull, and more. Free; RSVP here for a discount on a specialty cocktail.
Bay Area transit bill advances in state legislature - The Voice of San Francisco

3 weeks ago | thevoicesf.org | Jerold Chinn

A bill that would authorize a Bay Area regional sales tax measure on the November 2026 ballot passed in the state Senate and is now heading to the Assembly. Senate Bill 63, authored by state senators Scott Wiener (San Francisco) and Jesse Arreguín (Berkeley), would help fund transit operations for many of the troubled Bay Area transit systems that will face a financial crisis when the 2026–27 fiscal year starts on July 1, 2026.