Racial segregation in San Francisco public schools is back in the news, with a proposal to change how the district places students into elementary school. This move comes three years after the Public Press reported on how the system was resegregating city schools.
Monthly Archives: September 2018
Posted inCommunity, Education, News, Social Justice, Technology
Charters vs. District: The Battle for San Francisco Public Schools
The conflict between two city schools — and activists on both sides of the issue — reflects a growing battle playing out in San Francisco and across the state.
Posted inCommunity, Education, Social Justice
Bayview School Feeling Squeezed by New Charter
This fall, the 105 students at the district’s Malcolm X Academy began sharing space with 90 pre-kindergartners, kindergartners and first graders attending a new charter school in the same building. “It’s hard to share space,” one staff member said.
Posted inEconomy & Business, Homelessness, Neighborhoods, News
Business Improvement Districts Use Public Funds to Pursue Anti-Homeless Agenda, Advocates Say
Nearly 200 California cities allow private organizations to manage key aspects of their downtown and commercial districts and to implement policies that restrict the rights of homeless people, according to a new report from the UC Berkeley School of Law.
Posted inCity Hall, Climate Change, Environment, Government & Politics
Climate Summit Coverage: A Roundup of Links
San Francisco hosted the two-day Global Climate Action Summit at the Moscone Convention Center. We gathered links to articles about the meeting and affiliated events, along with related climate news and research.
Posted inFrom the Newsroom, News
Against the Algorithm
Lila LaHood, publisher, and Michael Stoll, executive director. Photo by Daphne Magnawa // San Francisco Public Press Though the newspaper and sfpublicpress.org are still the main ways we communicate with readers, like many news organizations we’re always looking ahead toward changes in how people consume local news. We recently tried a new way of connecting […]