The Urban Legend

Ed Lee dead at 65

Diego Lopez, Editor in Chief of Online • December 12, 2017

This morning at 1:11 am Ed Lee passed away from a heart attack at the age of 65. In a statement breaking the news, the mayor's office said, “It is with profound sadness and terrible grief that we...

The future of San Francisco as a sanctuary city

Sophia Vahanvaty, Staff Writer • February 7, 2017

32 years ago, San Francisco became the 13th sanctuary city after then-mayor Dianne Feinstein signed a resolution protecting the increasing amounts of Guatemalan and Salvadoran immigrants. This past...

Urban mother discusses legal work in safety for sex workers

Olivia Mitchel, Staff Writer • June 4, 2016

Last month, the Urban community welcomed Minouche Kandel, mother of Izak Sheinfield-Kandel (‘17) and Maya Sheinfield-Kandel (‘19), to speak about her work as the Director of Women’s Policy in the...