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San Francisco Tries to Mitigate Harm of Out-of-State Abortion Bans

Anti-abortion groups have initiated increasingly aggressive activities in San Francisco since the fall of Roe v. Wade, with some ignoring protective zones around clinics and even threatening violence. In response, community groups, nonprofits and local government have stepped up efforts to ensure access to abortions and reproductive health support in San Francisco — both for people who live in the city and for those who travel here seeking help.
Some Hope Mayor Lurie’s Inaugural Party a Turning Point for Chinatown

For years, Chinatown organizations have worked to draw large numbers of visitors to the area to revitalize it in the pandemic’s aftermath. They finally pulled it off for Mayor Daniel Lurie’s inaugural banquet. Some key figures in the community hope this marks a turning point for the area. Meanwhile, some merchants are skeptical and question whether the energy will last.
SF Criticized for Lack of Community Input on Opioid Settlement Funds Use

A coalition of addiction experts and treatment advocates is commending the San Francisco Department of Public Health for committing some of the $352 million opioid lawsuit settlement funds the city expects to receive over the next 18 years to expanding methadone treatment and addressing racial disparity in fatal overdoses. “These efforts are instrumental in reaching underserved individuals,” the San Francisco Treatment on Demand Coalition wrote in a November letter to the department. But the coalition criticized the department over its lack of transparency and community input.
SF Fails to Produce Evidence It Follows Encampment Clearing Policy

San Francisco cannot prove it follows an aspect of its encampment clearing policy intended to help people retain essential belongings. Despite 588 clearings from January to mid-November, the city lacks evidence of a single signed declaration that staff advised unhoused people to separate essentials from property it was confiscating.
Hostility Plagues LGBTQ Latin American Immigrants Seeking Addiction Recovery Support

A new San Francisco-based group offers safe space for a stigmatized population struggling with substance use disorder.
Shuttered Radiation Lab Poses Ongoing Health Risks for Growing Neighborhood

Our investigative series, “Exposed: The Human Radiation Experiments at Hunters Point," details how the U.S. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory, based at a shipyard in San Francisco, exposed at least 1,073 dockworkers, military personnel, lab employees and others to radiation in technical exercises and medical experiments early in the Cold War. In part 6, we detail how cavalier attitudes toward radiation exposure and an indifference to how pollution left by the Navy might affect San Franciscans have been constants officials warned of plutonium blowing in the air three-quarters of a century ago.
Trial Courts Sued, Accused of Hampering Domestic Violence Survivors’ Ability to Appeal Rulings

Groups that advocate for survivors of domestic violence have sued California trial courts to force them to address the statewide court reporter shortage, which they say is impairing “equal access to justice.”
State Commission Gives Green Light to Close SF’s Great Highway to Cars

San Francisco on Thursday received state approval to proceed with closing a 2-mile section of the Great Highway to car traffic as early as spring 2025, and to begin planning a long-term park on that stretch of road. The car-free highway will have separate lanes for pedestrians and cyclists, along with a new continuous bike lane connecting Daly City to Golden Gate Park.

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