Best of the Bay 2023 is here!
Best Burrito, Best DJ, Best Bookstore, Best Drag Queen, Best Museum, Best Sushi... find out who won!
ENDORSEMENTS Fall 2022
Hamasaki for DA. Mahogany and Mar for Supe. No on D, Yes on E—complete endorsements for the Nov. 8 election.
Letter from Lisbon: healthcare, housing, and ham sandwiches
Portugal's relatively high tax rate helps keeps homelessness and housing prices relatively low. And the beer is good
The stunning speculator profits in Ellis Act evictions
City report shows how much money gets made evicting tenants—and how little tenants get in relocation fees.
ENDORSEMENTS for the February 2022 Special Election
Campos for Assembly. No on the School Board recalls. Our recommendations for the Feb. 15 special election
Vote NO on the Newsom recall
He was a bad mayor and is a bad governor—but the alternatives are way, way worse and the national implications are scary.
Tom Ammiano’s feisty memoir ‘Kiss My Gay Ass’ tells all
In wide-ranging book, the eminent politico, activist, comedian, teacher, and personality spills the tea.
Election 2020 Clip-Out Guide to take to the polls (or vote from home)
Biden for President, Fielder for Senate, Yes on 21, I, K, and L: Our handy voting guide for a crucial election.
Our publisher’s ‘must-read’ history of US protests is out now!
"Into the Streets: A Young Person's Visual History of Protest in the United States" by 48 Hills publisher and arts editor Marke B is out today on Lerner Books (available everywhere, but please support your local bookshop and Bookshop.org). It's already been called "a must-read for understanding our current times" (Book Riot) and "a thoroughly representative book" (Kirkus Reviews),...
New Book! Tom Ammiano’s ‘Kiss My Gay Ass’ recalls SF political history
Tom Ammiano's story could only happen in one place: San Francisco.
Reflecting on a life of teaching, stand-up comedy, activism, and bloodsport politics, Tom sat down at his kitchen table and wrote his story as only he can tell it. Now you get to read it.
Kiss My Gay Ass: My trip down the Yellow Brick Road through activism, stand-up, and...