Dear Readers,

I don’t often make personal fundraising pleas, but these are not usual times. It’s a very difficult moment to be asking for money, since there are so many worthy groups in such desperate need right now.

But frankly, we are not making our fall goals. That means we can’t afford to pay the writers who bring you the breaking news, investigative reporting, and cutting-edge cultural criticism that we offer, free, every day.

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I want to take a moment to tell you why 48hills is so important to San Francisco.

Our democracy is under serious threat, and many major media outlets are caving, doing Trump’s bidding. Most are now owned by billionaires or giant corporations that care more about the short-term bottom line than about saving this country.

Democracy can’t surv

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