SF Weekly media bias and reliability
AllSides places SF Weekly in the centre. We have seen it on 128 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.
Congressman Thomas Massie has stated he will not reintroduce articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if Hegseth resigns. Massie had previously introduced eight articles of impeachment in September.
SF Weekly reported it asTrump stands by Hegseth as Massie plans to force impeachment vote (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
Ilhan Omar has won a fifth term representing Minnesota's 5th Congressional District, defeating Republican John Nagel. Her victory occurred while a federal investigation into immigration fraud allegations, including questions about her marriage and citizenship, was ongoing.
SF Weekly reported it asIlhan Omar defiant after reelection amid federal scrutiny (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence in a Siberian tomb suggesting cannabis was used for psychoactive purposes at least 2,800 years ago. This finding potentially predates similar documented use in China by 300 years, though some experts express skepticism.
SF Weekly reported it asStoned Age? People have been getting ‘high’ on cannabis for 2,800 years (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
Los Angeles voters are deciding between incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and challenger Nithya Raman. Key issues include public safety and homelessness, with differing approaches from both candidates. The election outcome has implications for the city's hosting of the 2028 Olympic Games.
SF Weekly reported it asLos Angeles mayoral race still undecided (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
Scientists have detected evidence of volcanism on Mars, with some suggesting an inactive magma chamber may exist beneath the surface. Hydrogen chloride emissions are attributed to hot magma, and the rate of volcanic eruptions has declined significantly over billions of years.
SF Weekly reported it asMars may not be dead? ‘Smoking gun’ suggests life on Red planet (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
US intelligence budgets reached a record $109 billion in fiscal year 2026. However, this figure is $6.5 billion less than what the Trump administration had requested, marking the largest shortfall in 14 years of available data.
SF Weekly reported it asIntelligence spending hits record $109B, still short of Trump's ask (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
A preliminary analysis of FDA safety reports suggests a link between energy drinks, stimulant supplements, and serious cardiovascular events like cardiac arrest and heart attack, particularly in young adults. Researchers caution that the data does not prove causation.
SF Weekly reported it asEnergy drinks linked to serious heart issues in young adults (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
Scientists have identified an icy object, named 2026 ED138, orbiting the sun beyond Pluto. The object's size is estimated between 600 and 1,500 kilometres in diameter. Classification as a dwarf planet depends on further study.
SF Weekly reported it asAstronomers spot possible new dwarf planet beyond Pluto (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
A federal appeals court has rejected the Justice Department's request to set aside approximately 20,000 California mail-in ballots alleged to be from noncitizens. The case has been sent back to a district court for further proceedings.
SF Weekly reported it as9th Circuit dismisses feds' latest effort to regulate California elections (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
Federal investigators questioned Sahra Noor, sister of US Rep. Ilhan Omar, as part of an immigration fraud probe. The questioning followed a search of Omar's Washington home on October 12. Omar has denied any wrongdoing.
SF Weekly reported it asTrump calls on Omar to resign amid federal investigation (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
President Trump stated that Congressmember Ilhan Omar could face jail time, adding his opinion that she is a dishonest person who "hates our country." The comments follow claims by the Trump administration, made without evidence, that Omar committed immigration fraud.
SF Weekly reported it asTrump calls on Omar to resign amid federal investigation (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
The Trump administration is providing up to $42 million in federal funding to revive the stalled Constitution Pipeline project. The money, from the Defense Production Act, will support permitting and pre-construction work for the pipeline intended to carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to New York.
SF Weekly reported it asTrump administration pushes New York pipeline projects to ease energy costs (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have announced a 10-year framework agreement for the production of at least 850 F-35 fighter jets. Lockheed Martin will invest at least $7 billion in F-35 related projects. The deal requires congressional approval and funding.
SF Weekly reported it asPentagon announces 10-year F-35 deal without disclosing a price (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
A 17‑year‑old male from McKinney, Texas was arrested by the FBI after federal sources said he planned to obtain a gun and carry out an ISIS‑inspired assassination of U.S. Rep. Keith Self at a public event on 17 October.
SF Weekly reported it asISIS-inspired attack thwarted: an attempted assassination of TX congressman (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
The US has implemented temporary flight restrictions on unauthorized drone activity up to 400 feet above ground level and one nautical mile north of the US-Mexico border. The move aims to counter cartel threats and protect border security operations.
SF Weekly reported it asFlight restrictions at southwest border as cartel drone incursions continue (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to promote women's health, establishing a new division within the National Institutes of Health and a specialized task force. Melania Trump spearheaded the initiative, which observers noted was accompanied by an apparent attempt to avoid a kiss from the President.
SF Weekly reported it asNIH to create new women's health division per Trump executive order (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging a federal ban on distilling spirits in private homes, a law dating back to 1868. Conflicting lower court rulings have led to the case reaching the high court.
SF Weekly reported it asU.S. Supreme Court to hear home distilling case (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
The Department of Homeland Security reported 98,708 southwest border apprehensions in fiscal year 2026, a 95% decrease from the Biden administration's average. Retired Yuma Sector Border Patrol Chief Chris Clem described the current situation as a turnaround from the chaos of 2021.
SF Weekly reported it asSouthwest illegal border crossing reach lowest level for one year in U.S. history (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
Wholesale diesel fuel prices saw a sharp increase on Tuesday, reaching levels that analyst Tom Kloza noted could lead to retail prices surpassing previous records before the November 3 midterm elections.
SF Weekly reported it asDiesel prices climb despite efforts to boost supply (opens SF Weekly in a new tab)
The Justice Department has threatened California with legal action over concerns that noncitizens may have received mail ballots for upcoming midterm elections. The state has been given 48 hours to review voter rolls and segregate ballots of unverified individuals.
SF Weekly reported it asFeds pressure California to purge noncitizens from voter rolls (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
- 128
- Reports listed
- 128
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
128 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 128 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 6 of them. Overall it filed a median of 21 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 7 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 7 November 2026. Ratings pulled 7 November 2026.
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