SF Weekly media bias and reliability
AllSides places SF Weekly in the centre. We have seen it on 64 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is SF Weekly biased?
AllSides places SF Weekly in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is SF Weekly left or right?
AllSides places SF Weekly in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is SF Weekly reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for SF Weekly. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What SF Weekly has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with SF Weekly’s own report linked underneath.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order mandating state agencies to develop recommendations for strengthening AI safety laws. The order calls for a team of experts to propose new regulations within two months, potentially including a 'kill switch' for AI programs.
SF Weekly reported it asNewsom orders California agencies to develop new AI safety plans after rejecting tougher law (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
A Government Accountability Office report found the Trump administration spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers in 2025. The initiative, known as DOGE, led to a 435% increase in such leave, with an estimated $6.7 billion spent on a deferred resignation program.
SF Weekly reported it asFeds spent $6.7B paying buyout takers to stay home, GAO finds (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump announced significant progress toward establishing a US military base in Poland. He stated the location would be announced soon and described the potential base as a historic step for the US-Poland alliance. Polish President Karol Nawrocki was credited for his leadership.
SF Weekly reported it asTrump signals new U.S. Army base coming to Poland (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
Minnesota continues to use a COVID-era waiver for SNAP applicants, permitting verbal signatures over the phone. The U.S. Department of Agriculture extended this waiver until June 30, 2028, but state and federal officials appear to differ on its application.
SF Weekly reported it asMinnesota, USDA differ on scope of SNAP waiver as lawmaker raises fraud concerns (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
SF Weekly reported it asWhy Mortgage Rates Shot Toward 7% Before the Fed Raised Rates (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
A major scientific report indicates Greenland and Antarctica have lost between 11.3 and 12.5 trillion tons of ice since 1979. This loss has contributed to a global sea level rise of approximately 3 to 3.14 centimeters, primarily driven by accelerated glacier flow into the ocean.
SF Weekly reported it asGreenland and Antartica lost staggering amount of ice last 50 years (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
Federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging five individuals linked to Russian intelligence services with plotting targeted killings in the United States and European nations supporting Ukraine. The FBI announced it disrupted the alleged plot.
SF Weekly reported it asFive indicted in Russian assassination scheme in New York (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
The House Judiciary immigration subcommittee convened a hearing on sanctuary jurisdictions. Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock stated that lawmakers will have an opportunity to vote on his related bill before the end of the current session.
SF Weekly reported it asGOP-led committee pushes sanctuary policy reform (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
The Department of Justice announced charges against 16 individuals across seven states for election crimes, including noncitizens casting ballots. The indictments cover illegal voting, voter registration, fraud, and firearm offenses.
SF Weekly reported it asMore noncitizens charged with illegally voting in Texas (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a coalition of Democratic-led cities and states have filed a lawsuit challenging a new Trump administration rule. The rule would allow immigration officials to deny green cards and visas to immigrants who use public benefits.
SF Weekly reported it asNew York leads lawsuit against Trump’s ‘public charge’ immigration rule (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
Bo French, the Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner, posted a photo of University of Texas students and described them as 'foreigners' displacing Americans. The post drew condemnation from prominent Texas Republicans, including U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, who called it racist and intolerant.
SF Weekly reported it asFifty days ahead of Election Day, Republicans pour money into Paxton campaign (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
Saudi Arabia has shut its 1,200-kilometre East-West oil pipeline following drone attacks launched from Iraq. The closure removes a key route for oil exports, potentially impacting four percent of global supply and driving up crude prices.
SF Weekly reported it asIran backed Houthi attack on Saudi pipeline threatens global supply (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
Gasoline prices in Michigan increased by 32 cents per gallon over the past week, marking the largest rise of any U.S. state during that period. This significant jump has been noted as one of the largest weekly increases in months.
SF Weekly reported it asMichigan gas prices jump 32 cents, largest increase in nation (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
Gasoline and diesel prices are expected to increase significantly on Wednesday and Thursday, with analysts pointing to ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Iran as primary drivers. The U.S. average diesel price has reached $6.301 per gallon, and gasoline is at $4.355 per gallon.
SF Weekly reported it asMichigan gas prices jump 32 cents, largest increase in nation (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
Documents obtained by multiple outlets reveal that Atlantic Industrial Coatings admitted its own design and workmanship flaws caused the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool liner to blister and detach. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office said the damage resulted from a botched installation, and the government agreed to a $14.7 million repair payment.
SF Weekly reported it asTrump’s slapdash Reflecting Pool renovations stand in stark contrast to years of deliberation and engineering ingenuity that went into its creation (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
Analysis of prehistoric human remains from Indonesia has revealed evidence of habitual drug use dating back approximately 25,000 years. This predates agriculture and suggests humans may have been consuming psychoactive substances much earlier than previously understood.
SF Weekly reported it asPeople got high on mind-bending drugs much earlier than initially believed (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has proposed giving $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans maintain control of the U.S. House and Senate in the upcoming midterms. The plan is projected to cost $1.2 trillion and has raised concerns about inflation.
SF Weekly reported it asDemocrats accuse Trump of 'bribing' Americans with $5k dividend (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
Scientists estimate Mercury's diameter may have shrunk by up to 14 miles (23 kilometers), a figure 30% greater than earlier projections. The planet's hot iron core cooling and contracting is believed to be the cause, tightening its surface.
SF Weekly reported it asMercury shrinking more than scientists previously thought (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will hold a hearing on Wednesday in New Orleans on Louisiana’s lawsuit aiming to overturn the federal policy that allows abortion pills to be prescribed without an in‑person visit. Medication abortion now dominates abortions, and telehealth prescriptions keep rising.
SF Weekly reported it asLouisiana presses abortion-pill challenge before Fifth Circuit (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will attend the annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Friday. His attendance has drawn criticism due to his appointment of Ramzi Kassem as chief legal counsel, who previously represented a convicted al-Qaeda member.
SF Weekly reported it asFamilies from 9/11 urge Mamdani to skip Friday's 25th anniversary memorial (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for SF Weekly.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
- Official site
- sfweekly.com
- Seen publishing on
- sfweekly.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 64
- Reports listed
- 64
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
64 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. SF Weekly is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 64 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than SF Weekly’s on 3 of them. Overall it filed a median of 19 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 22 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 22 September 2026. Ratings pulled 7 September 2026.
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