Skip to content
  • Newsletters
  • Marketplace
  • Obits
  • Home
  • News
    • The City
    • Bay Area News
    • Crime
    • Education
    • Politics
    • Planning
    • Transit
    • Columnists
  • Sports
    • College Sports
    • MLB
    • NBA
    • NFL
    • Prep Sports
    • Sports Columnists
  • Forum
  • Fanfare
    • Classical Music
    • Comedy
    • Dance
    • Food and Wine
    • Literature
    • Movies and TV
    • Museums and Galleries
    • Pop Music
    • Theater
    • Travel
    • Visual Arts
  • Peninsula
  • Obituaries
  • Platform
  • Photo Galleries
  • National News
    • California
    • U.S.
    • World
  • Newsletters
  • Real Estate
  • Events
  • Marketplace
  • Weather
  • eEditions
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Us
    • Submit tip or photo
    • FAQ
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of use
  • Archives
  • News Vault
San Francisco Examiner
  • Fixes
  • Findings
  • Forum
  • Faces
  • Fanfare
    • Fanfare
    • Classical Music
    • Comedy
    • Dance
    • Food and Wine
    • Literature
    • Movies and TV
    • Museums and Galleries
    • Pop Music
    • Theater
    • Travel
    • Visual Arts
  • Newsletters
  • News
    • News
    • The City
    • Bay Area News
    • Crime
    • Education
    • Politics
    • Planning
    • Transit
    • Columnists
  • Platform
  • Obituaries
  • Sports
    • Sports
    • College Sports
    • MLB
    • NBA
    • NFL
    • Prep Sports
    • Sports Columnists
  • Real Estate
  • Events
  • Archives
Articles by C.W. Nevius
Scott Lawrie, 42, landed a dream job as a writer for a national, late night television show and then worked for a wildly successful YouTube celebrity. Now, he is a dog groomer in San Francisco. (Shutterstock)
Opinion: Why are some people leaving their high-salary,...
By C.W. Nevius

Looking for happiness from a 100% position of privilege

Read Story


A group of doctors, including UCSF’s Dr. Jeanne Noble, a COVID expert, sent an open letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom last week, asking the state to end the most restrictive COVID protocols in schools. (Shutterstock)
Opinion: San Francisco should ditch masks. But will...
By C.W. Nevius

Are we going to insist that masks are the real normal, forever?

Read Story


S.F. Police Chief William Scott speaks with outreach workers in the Tenderloin on April 13. Mayor London Breed proposed on Jan. 25 emergency funding of $22.5 million for the fire and police departments to provide essential public safety services amid staffing shortages. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)
Opinion: The people – and especially the people...
By C.W. Nevius

Mayor Breed’s $7.9 million in emergency money to SFPD is not contentious. It’s a Band Aid

Read Story


Fans, happily unmasked, at the San Francisco 49ers-Dallas Cowboys playoff game on Jan. 16, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the San Francisco 49ers)
C.W. Nevius: Big money sports teams are writing...
By C.W. Nevius

The only example of pre-pandemic normal is in stadiums and arenas

Read Story


A teacher protests in front of Junipero Serra Elementary School regarding COVID-19 safety measures on Tuesday. (Craig Lee/The Examiner)
Opinion: S.F. teachers may be mad as hell,...
By C.W. Nevius

If COVID is endemic, so is our knowledge about the failures of online learning

Read Story


Mayor London Breed said on Dec. 17, 2021 she would pursue an “aggressive” crackdown on criminality in the Tenderloin. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)
Opinion: Critics make predictable objections, but Mayor Breed’s...
By C.W. Nevius

‘It is the frustrating inertia that makes it so hard to get something done’

Read Story


San Francisco aerial view from sea side. Port of San Francisco in the front. City downtown and skyscrapers at sunrise. (Shutterstock)
Opinion: The biggest S.F. stories of the year
By C.W. Nevius

Vaccination triumphs, recall fever, fentanyl deaths and crime — and don’t forget the Giants

Read Story


At the California Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento, Gov. Gavin Newsom reacts in September to the news that the recall effort against him had failed. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)
Opinion: Does Gavin Newsom’s serial bold move strategy...
By C.W. Nevius

What to make of the governor’s assault weapons ban political jujitsu

Read Story


Lowell High School in the Sunset District on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)
Toxic grind culture is one reason to end...
By C.W. Nevius

Debbie Lum’s documentary “Try Harder” casts new light on Board of Ed debate

Read Story


Mayor London Breed took off her mask to speak at a news conference on May 22, 2021, surrounded by masked aides. As a result of San Francisco’s high vaccination rate and mask usage, The City is one of the safest places in the country; last month San Francisco General did not report a single COVID death. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)
In the face of Omicron, San Francisco is...
By C.W. Nevius

‘This is how we do things here. We wear a mask and get our shots’

Read Story


Shopping at Union Square is a huge draw for tourists. What would it mean to the No. 1 one driver of the local economy — tourism — if the stores cleared out? (Shutterstock)
In Union Square looting, are we seeing a...
By C.W. Nevius

The shocking videos only tell part of the story

Read Story


  • 1
  • Last

Fixes

Solutions-oriented storytelling looking at complex ways to address our biggest issues.

Findings

Thoughtful analysis and perspective beyond the headlines.

Forum

Opinions and editorials with a strong point of view.

Faces

Personality profiles and a wide array of voices.

Fanfare

Culture, arts, food, leisure and sports—the best ways to spend your down time.

Sign Up For The Examiner Daily Newsletter

Sign Up Now
  • Home
  • Fixes
  • Findings
  • Forum
  • Faces
  • Fanfare
Quicklinks
  • Photo Galleries
  • Newsletters
  • Real Estate
  • Events
  • Marketplace
  • Weather
  • Archives
  • News Vault
About SF Examiner
  • Advertise
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us
San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco Examiner Media Company
Nob Hill Gazette
Real Estate
SF Weekly
SF Evergreen
© 2022, The San Francisco Examiner and SFEMC
Close ad
Close ad