Opinion: Should San Francisco State University become a closed campus?

There have been incidents where students have not felt safe on campus due to conduct from non-students on campus. Should it become a closed campus? Full Story Here

Anti-ICE protest takes place at Tesla Dealership

About 1,000 protesters gather around the Tesla dealership to protest against ICE and President Trump. Full Story Here

Protesters gathered to Dolores Park and marched to City Hall to Protest ICE 

At Mission Dolores Park, protesters and organizers gather to protest killings by the U.S. Immigration of Customs Enforcement marching on Dolores St., Market St. to SF City Hall. Full Story Here

Recent Waymo incidents spark controversy amongst students

Waymo’s autonomous vehicles have struck a cat and a dog within the span of a month

With two recent incidents regarding Waymo vehicles running over animals, students at San Francisco State University are outraged and deleting their Waymo accounts. Full Story Here

Comedy that blends written comedy with AI

Comedians present sketches where they present jokes that they have written and jokes generated by ChatGPT to see which joke the audience prefers at Mayes Oyster Bar. Full Story Here

Thornton Hall plans to bring planetarium to the 21st century

The planetarium at San Francisco State University located in the Thornton Hall building is undergoing renovations to update the technology. Full Story Here

Breaking News: Fire breaks out in Parkmerced tower laundry room

On a Sunday evening at the towers of Parkmerced, a fire broke out in the laundry room after a dryer had caught fire. Full Story Here

San Francisco holds Annual Coffee Festival

San Francisco has their annual coffee festival held at the Festival Pavilion where SF Locals can try the various types of coffee from various coffee shops in the Bay Area. Full Story Here.

California Afghan student associations compete in volleyball tournament

The five-hour event brought the local Afghan communities across the Bay Area and NorCal together

Afghan Student Associations from San Francisco State University, University of California Berkeley, University of California Davis and California State University Sacramento come together to hold a friendly volleyball tournament. Full Story Here

SF Hillel to undergo renovations

Renovations will begin in April 2026 and open in August 2027

After the SF Hillel, a Jewish community center for SF State students along with Jewish students from other schools, was vandalized in late 2024, the Hillel will be going through a renovation to make their building more accessible. Full Story Here

Pianist brightens up downtown San Francisco at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 

In Yerba Buena Gardens, pianist named Samora Abayomi Pinderhughes performed on Saturday Sept 20. He is performing at the Yerba Buena Garden’s Festival that goes on from May to November. Full Story Here

San Francisco Botanical Garden celebrates 10th year of Flower Piano

This anniversary celebration combines elements of music, nature and community.

Flower Piano is the elements of nature and music combined with pianos spread around the garden and different performers at each piano. Not only are there pianos but Latin bands and a symphony. Full Story Here

SFSU to address Mashouf equipment issues after months of complaints

A “reset of the space” is planned over the summer

Several issues at the Mashouf Wellness Center such as missing and damaged equipment have affected students workout, but SFSU have decided to address these issues during the summer rather than during the semester. Story was co-written with fellow GGX reporter Elijah Shaw. Full Story Here

At San Francisco State University: New research lab offers opportunities and new technologies to students

The Reality Experience Design Lab featured companies like Vive, Lenovo, FLOW Immersive and Aatral introducing students to the tech industry

The Reality Experience Design Lab opens up at San Francisco State University by Computer Science professor Sanika Doolani to explore Virtual, Augmented and Extended Reality technology. Full Story Here

Japantown’s Cherry Blossom Festival blooms despite plaza construction

The annual festival adapted around ongoing renovations to bring culture and community together

Every year in San Francisco, Japantown holds an annual festival called the Cherry Blossom Festival to celebrate Japanese culture with food venders and music. Full Story Here

SFSU men’s soccer club loses road match at USF

Lack of communication, effort were factors in Gators’ 4-1 loss

Factors such as lack of communication and effort lead to the San Francisco State University Men’s Soccer Club`s loss against University of San Francisco.  Full Story here

At SFSU: New exhibition gallery debuts at J. Paul Leonard Library

The Stubborn 1000 gallery represents the struggles that Mexican American women endured in Watsonville, California

A new gallery has opened up at the fourth floor of the J. Paul Leonard Library of San Francisco State University representing the struggles that Mexican American women endured in Watsonville, California. Full Story Here

Protesters gather against OpenAI, show support for Suchir Balaji

While Balaji’s death was ruled a suicide, his parents question the details of the case

Protesters gather outside the OpenAI building to protest after the OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji died from suicide but details were not adding up. Full Story Here

Man Stabbed near BART Embarcadero Station

SAN FRANCISCO – Police are investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred near the BART Embarcadero station after a man was found bleeding outside, resulting in a 30 minute closure at the station leading to an arrest. 

An arrest was made after a man was fatally stabbed near the Embarcadero station, questioning the safety of BART by locals who use public transportation. Full Story Here

New Affordable Housing Being Built on Stanyan

HAIGHT ASHBURY – New affordable housing is being built on Stanyan across from Golden Gate Park and next to Amoeba on Haight St.where a Mcdonald’s and a parking lot used to be. 

On Haight St. where a Mcdonald`s location used to be, a new affordable housing building is being built to combat the homeless situation in SF. Full Story Here

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Enhancing Diversity in Music Line-Up

Among Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, we are seeing a few more diverse music artists performing. There is a band from Ukraine, a Pakistani music artist along with a couple other artists playing world music in a Bluegrass venue. 

At Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, the lineup is becoming more diverse bringing artists like Ustad Noor Bakhsh from Pakistan, specifically from the region of Balochistan, who is performing Balochi and Sindhi style music and groups like Dakha Brakha from Ukraine performing folk music from their homeland. Full Story Here