Things turned from tense to creepy and frightening in the ongoing argument between the SF Board of Education and prospective parents, students, and others who are upset that Lowell High School is set to switch to lottery admissions in the 2021-2022 academic year. Late last week, two female board members, both women of color, were targeted by a threatening video featuring a hand in a bloody glove burning a piece of paper with their photos on it, both with Nazi symbols on their heads.

With Lowell High School and its noted prestige among San Francisco residents making headlines this week, we thought some of you might need a lay of the educational land.

In response to the police killing of a 21-year-old suspect involved in an alleged carjacking Saturday night, a peaceful protest was held near Hayes Valley Monday night to denounce police brutality.

Lowell High School has long been considered a bastion of elite public education in San Francisco, a status many fear is now under threat.

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"Surveillance technology has been used repeatedly in the Castro to target and harass the LGBTQ community," wrote the Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club in a letter opposing the proposal.

We learned last week that SF’s program to house the homeless in SIP hotels is coming to an end, and the City will start transitioning some away to other types of housing.

Stand-up paddle boarder Adam Zolot hopes to introduce neighbors to a "great social distancing activity" at the Dogpatch's new park.

With hotel rooms only offered to certain groups, many campers are simply being shuffled from neighborhood to neighborhood.

The city's densest and most child-heavy neighborhood is set to close a block to cars each Saturday afternoon. But it still faces headwinds to creating more outdoor space.

As Mayor Breed diverts $120 million out of traditional law enforcement, programs that keep youth out of jail could serve as examples for crime prevention among adults.

Nearly 400 complaints had been filed about the two encampments, one of which had allegedly been using a vacant commercial space as a meth lab.

SoMa, which has been entirely left out of the citywide push for car-free streets, will finally get its first street closure.