San Francisco Department of Public Health

S.F. Man Infected With West Nile Virus

Health officials have confirmed that a San Francisco man tested positive for the West Nile Virus, the first human case since 2005. What's more, the man has not traveled outside the Bay Area, which almost certainly means he contracted the disease right here. The good news is that the man is recoverin ... More >>

Medical Marijuana Advocates Petition Nancy Pelosi to End Federal Crackdown on Pot Clubs

Pot patients are marching to Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco office as we type to deliver a petition demanding she do something to stop the ongoing and significant crackdown on local pot clubs. The petition, which you can find here, asks Pelosi to defend medical marijuana users who rely o ... More >>

Bug Me: San Francisco Helps Pioneer Insect Cuisine

Hey FDA: Pick On Big Food Producers, Not Little Ones

Genaro Molina/Los Angeles TimesDanielle Fetzer and Steven Pociunas, volunteers at Rawesome Foods in Venice, after the store was raided​After a year-long investigation, agents from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration joined state and local authorities yesterday to bust owners of a small Venic ... More >>

What the Hell Was John Getzow, Serial Evictee and 'Tenant From Hell,' Doing Hosting a Healthcare Symposium at Glide Memorial Church?

Last week we reported on how "Dr." John Getzow -- a serial evictee profiled in an SF Weekly cover story -- successfully stiffed the eighth San Francisco landlord to sue him for nonpayment of rent. We speculated we'd see Getzow's name come up again before too long -- and we were right. But we were su ... More >>

Out of the Wild

Iso Rabins' foraged food is the toast of San Francisco's gourmet set. Health inspectors and environmentalists aren't so thrilled.

The Rise and Fall of the Monster

Gay porn star Michael Brandon goes from meth addict to antidrug poster boy and, tragically, back to meth addict.

SF Weekly Letters

Dubious UCSF Study Claims Cops Extort Sex

UCSF Transgender Research Drama Puts Future of Academic Program in Question

That Is High

Medical marijuana smokers face a 1,000-percent increase in cost of state ID card, which could force its demise

Sloganeering

For years the city has been using racy ads to sell HIV prevention. Do they work?

The Lifesaver

Shawn Richard got the city to give jobs to alleged gang leaders. If anyone can make such a program work, it's ...THE LIFESAVER

A Fine Mess

A monumental sewage eruption shows tenants the downside of living in the Presidio

Connerly's Con

Ward Connerly says his new anti-racism initiative won't have any real impact on California. Critics beg to differ.

Big Doctor Is Watching

As of April 14, the national security police can monitor your medical records without your knowledge. So can the local police.

Fallout: The Past Is Present

The Nuclear Witnesses

The Affordable Housing Disaster

How a cozy alliance of government bureaucrats and nonprofit developers spends tens of millions of dollars building almost no housing for the poor

Broken Fix

In a radical approach, San Francisco is making addiction a health issue rather than a law enforcement imperative. So far, though, treatment on demand has been a costly pipe dream.

Nickel-and-Diming Problem Kids

In the name of fiscal prudence, Congress has ordered that a whole class of poor, troubled children be "redetermined"

Night+Day

The Living Daylights

Some people with HIV don't get sick for years and years and years. Their lives might contain the clues for the cure.

Heartbreak Hotel

Traveling room to room in the Columbia, a Tenderloin SRO, shows that fixing a building up is one thing. Repairing broken lives is another.

Genderation X

You can change your body with surgery and hormones, but what happens after that might surprise you

Peevish and Butt-Led

Against the odds, a new group fights for smokers' rights