The Urban Legend

Falling back in love with San Francisco

Maya Campbell, Arts and Culture Editor • March 28, 2021

[slideshow_deploy id='12535'] Before March 6, 2020, our daily lives were broken up into two sections: school life and home life. Whether you thought quarantine was a part of a never-ending...

London Breed permits reopening as SF theaters remain shuttered

Lochlain Steere, Staff Writer • November 19, 2020

In March, theaters across the country--including all AMC, Cinemark, and Regal Cinema locations--closed for what they expected to be a six to 12 week period. It has now been seven and a half months since...

Decline in San Francisco tourism hits small businesses hardest

Maya Campbell, Arts and Culture Editor • November 13, 2020

[slideshow_deploy id='12185'] The continual increase in visitors to San Francisco over the past 10 years has resulted in record-breaking growth in the city’s tourism. However, COVID-19 has brought the...

Since school shutdowns, SF students face drastically different educational experiences

Ellie Lerner, News and Opinions Editor • May 21, 2020

The Urban School of San Francisco officially closed on March 12th, and just 4 days later, Lowell High School, the largest public high school in San Francisco, shut its doors on March 16th due to Covid-19...

Is coronavirus good for the environment?

Ellie Lerner, News and Opinions Editor • May 21, 2020

Images of blue skies and waterways, reports of goats taking to the streets in Wales, endangered sea turtles returning to empty beaches in Eastern India, macaque monkeys traversing through Lopburi, Thailand,...

Editorial: It’s time for Urban’s absence policy to align with its values and public image

Ellie Lerner, News and Opinions Editor • December 3, 2019

On September 20th, the Urban School posted eleven photos of Urban students protesting alongside thousands of other Bay Area students at the San Francisco Climate Strike on the Urban School Instagram account....