The Urban Legend

Oil companies admit contribution to climate change

Loki Olin, Staff Writer • May 28, 2018

In an effort to avoid doling out billions of dollars to the cities of San Francisco and Oakland, five multinational oil companies have been forced to confront the scientific implications of fossil-fuel...

Historic building classifications further SF housing crisis

Diego Lopez, EIC of Online • May 10, 2018

San Francisco is in the midst of a housing crisis, and community organizations are making it worse. Rents are skyrocketing from already high highs to astronomic levels. Last month, the median price for...

The Panhandle is still safe

Phoebe Grandi, Head of Photography • May 10, 2018

In eighth grade, I invited a friend to my house, a change of scenery from our typical afternoons spent eating and shopping on Chestnut street. However, she told me that she did not feel comfortable being...

Winter Art Show graces Urban walls with a night of wonder

Kian Nassre, Editor In Chief, Visuals • April 3, 2018

Ten weeks of artistic processes, countless hours of dedicated work and eternities of thought produce the annual tradition of the Winter Art Show. The yearly display is the culmination of the Advanced...

OPINION: We must be a generation of cognizant leaders

Emma Draisin, Editor-in-Chief, Newspaper • March 28, 2018

For Christmas this past year, my grandparents bought every woman in my family an automatic rape whistle. Wrapped in the unspoken expectation of eventual sexual assault, this gift terrified me. A few years...

San Francisco mayoral candidates share their visions for the city

Eli Gordon, Staff Writer • March 28, 2018

In the wake of former San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee’s unexpected death in December 2017, a special election for mayor will be held this coming June. With eight candidates, including prominent city politicians...