Opinion & Culture Writer
Nina Alvarez is a former essayist for The Atlantic and opinion contributor to the Los Angeles Times. Her writing on urban issues and cultural change in California has sparked conversations across the political spectrum. At San Francisco Download, she provides commentary that challenges assumptions and encourages readers to think deeper about the forces shaping the Bay Area. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Mills College.
San Francisco International Airport’s Harvey Milk Terminal 1 has been named the world’s most beautiful airport by Prix Versailles, an international architecture and design competition that evaluates m
Several Bay Area transit agencies are updating their employment policies to provide more support for workers experiencing domestic violence, according to a new report. The changes include expanding ac
A Reddit post by an anonymous witness helped investigators identify the man authorities say killed two Brown University students in Providence and an MIT physics professor in Brookline, according to a
The news A US prison telecommunications company has for years been recording inmate phone and video calls and using those conversations to build proprietary artificial intelligence models aimed at mon
The real estate developer seeking to renovate the historic Castro Theatre has filed a lawsuit against Live Nation, accusing the entertainment giant of interfering with its existing agreement to manage
San Francisco will now require its Department of Emergency Management to implement a permanent plan for diverting certain 911 calls to trained behavioral health professionals. The Board of Supervisors
The last 18 months have brought a wave of political turmoil to San Francisco’s Sunset District, calling into question the stability of its local leadership. A series of high-profile controversies and
Lyft is ending its practice of offering written feedback to candidates after job interviews, the company confirmed this week. The change was first shared in an internal Slack message from Lyft's
Meta has introduced a new mobile-based content protection system aimed at helping creators safeguard their original reels posted on Facebook. Announced Monday, the tool automatically detects unauthori
Former San Francisco Mayor London Breed says she is considering a run for Congress following House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s announcement that she will not seek reelection in 2026. Pelosi’s decis
The Federal Aviation Administration plans to reduce flights by up to 10 percent at San Francisco International and Oakland International airports, as part of a national response to staffing shortages
Mercor, a startup focused on connecting businesses with global contract workers, has moved into a new headquarters inside 181 Fremont Street in downtown San Francisco. The office, located on one of th
San Francisco Mayor London Breed said she will 'seriously consider' running for Congress in 2025, following House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi's decision to step down after more than three