The Urban Legend

Current abortion access in the United States

Sofia Arango, Staff writer • February 6, 2023

In November 2022, the first midterm elections after Roe v. Wade was overturned took place. It was a contentious election, with a joint ABC News and Washington Post poll citing 62 percent of Americans...

Russia, Ukraine and why oil is so expensive?

Kyle Young, Staff Writer • April 26, 2022

The worldwide wholesale petroleum and oil industry is — to no surprise — immensely lucrative. Many countries like Saudi Arabia or Russia have denationalized multi-billion dollar formerly state-owned...

The race for District 17’s next Assembly Member

Reese Bassuk, Staff Writer • March 3, 2022

On February 15, citizens of District 17 voted in a primary election to send two of the four Assembly seat candidates, current Board of Supervisors member Matt Haney and former Board of Supervisors...

Opinion: San Francisco’s District Attorney recall is a fear campaign

Simon Hereford, Features editor • October 7, 2021

Although District Attorney Chesa Boudin has been in office for under two years, he has already become one of the most controversial political figures in San Francisco's history. Critics of the district...

The downfall of Rudy Giuliani

Wes Peters, News Editor • January 20, 2021

In recent months, Rudy Giuliani has become an oddly relevant American political figure as President Donald Trump’s attorney. He has been the main figure - aside from President Trump - alleging voter...

Opinion: Two party system leaves no room for unity

Sophia Gibson, Features Editor • November 19, 2020

When I decided to spend the last six weeks of the 2020 fall term doing Virtual School in Germany, I expected to miss both the physical aspects of San Francisco as well as conversations with my friends....