By Jon Brooks, KQED News Fix We have been covering the woes of the San Francisco taxi industry for some time now, and here’s another one for you: SF Green Cab, a small worker-owned taxi cooperative founded in 2007, has stopped operating and could be out of business for good. Green Cab pulled its 16 […]
Yearly Archives: 2014
Posted inCity Hall, Health, Homelessness, Law & Justice, Media
KQED Tackles Junction Between Homelessness, Mental Illness
KQED Public Radio’s “Forum” hit the airwaves this morning with a conversation with Robert Okin, the former chief of psychiatry at San Francisco General Hospital, who recently published a new book on homelessness and mental illness. He said the common belief that the homeless choose to reside on the streets, from his experience profiling them, is false.
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High Cost of Living in S.F. Hits Teachers Hard
By Laura Wenus, Mission Local Linda Perez, a teacher at Buena Vista Horace Mann, shares her home with nine people — and only two of them are family members. Frank Lara teaches fourth grade at the same school and has crashed on friends’ couches or shared a bedroom to make ends meet, all while struggling […]
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StoryCorps: Learning From the Dying at Zen Hospice Project in S.F.
By Rachel Vasquez, KALW Crosscurrents Tracy Grubbs grew up fascinated, curious and afraid of death. Her curiosity, plus her interest in Buddhism, led her to volunteer at the Zen Hospice Project, a San Francisco center for the dying supported by the Buddhist community. Grubbs spoke with her colleague Lisa Messano. TRACY GRUBBS: When I heard […]
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S.F. Study Puts Price Tag on Health Risks of Smoking
By Julian Do and Peter Schurmann, New America Media We all know the health risks associated with smoking. But according to a new study from the University of California San Francisco, the financial toll for states and counties is almost as staggering. According to the UCSF School of Nursing’s Institute for Health & Aging, smoking-related illnesses […]
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Acorn Woodpeckers Expand Range to S.F., Elsewhere in Hunt for Scarce Acorns
By Bruce Mast, Golden Gate Birder/Bay Nature They are the clowns of the oak savannah — acorn woodpeckers — with their harlequin faces, gregarious habits and off-kilter laughing calls that inspired Woody Woodpecker. According to “Birds of North America,” the acorn woodpecker is a “common, conspicuous inhabitant of foothill and montane woodlands from northwestern Oregon, California, […]
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An Election Guide for Californians
Produced by KQED News and The California Report Will you be casting an informed ballot this year? Smarten up with our Election Guide to the statewide propositions and races. See who is funding the campaign for and against each measure, and how much they are spending. Read the complete story at KQED News Fix.
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S.F. Street Trees in Bad Shape as City Shifts Upkeep to Residents
By Daphne Matziaraki, Bay Nature San Francisco is planning to shift more street trees into the hands of private property owners, despite evidence that the city’s tree canopy has suffered since the transfer policy began three years ago. San Francisco’s Department of Public Works explained its controversial plans on Monday at a packed room in […]
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Here’s What Would Be Taxed — or Not — in S.F., Berkeley Soda Tax Measures
By Lisa Aliferis, State of Health/KQED News Fix Both San Francisco and Berkeley have measures on their November ballots that would institute a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. With less than a week to go until Election Day, we’re getting down to the nitty-gritty. People want to know exactly what will be taxed — and what […]
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Housing on S.F. Ballot — Getting to Know Propositions K and G
By Hana Baba and Liz Pfeffer/KALW Crosscurrents Liz Pfeffer speaks with Hana Baba about housing-related measures on the upcoming San Francisco ballot, including Propositions K and G. Listen to the complete discussion at KALW Crosscurrents.