As PG&E undergoes a reorganization after declaring bankruptcy, cities around Northern California are working to figure out how to take over the distribution of electricity, hoping to better serve residents.
Yearly Archives: 2019
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Public Safety
SFPD Shows Video, Community Reacts, at Town Hall on Police Shooting
The San Francisco Police Department held a town hall meeting to share preliminary information about an incident in which two officers shot and gravely injured Jamaica Hampton.
Posted inCity Hall, Homelessness
Homeless Tents in S.F. Up in 2019 After Brief Drop
Following an initial drop in tents and improvised shelters on the streets in late 2018 and early 2019, the city’s own data shows a general upward climb, with a 31 percent increase in tents in 2019 from January to October. The number of vehicles used as shelter also rose in 2019 from April to October.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, News
Tenants Organize to Keep Building Affordable Through Nonprofit Purchase
Tenants of a building in the Richmond organized to preserve their homes as affordable through acquisition by a nonprofit, the Mission Economic Development Agency.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, News
Supreme Court Won’t Take Case on “Criminalization of Homelessness”
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to take up – and will thereby let stand – a ruling that if there aren’t enough shelter beds or housing for homeless people, governments can’t cite them for sleeping or camping in public.
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Man Injured in Police Shooting Was Attempting to Flee, Reporters Find in Video
After police shot and injured 24-year-old Jamaica Hampton, reporters for Mission Local were able to review video of the incident.
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Here’s Why You Won’t Be Hearing the Outdoor Warning Siren on Tuesdays
Francis Zamora, director of external affairs at the Department of Emergency Management, explains how the tests used to work and why the system needs to be upgraded in this way.
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How Women Freed Immigrants from Forced Prostitution in Chinatown
Journalist Julia Flynn Siler discusses her book “The White Devil’s Daughters: The Women Who Fought Slavery in San Francisco’s Chinatown” and takes Civic to visit the Cameron House, which housed rescued women and girls.
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Experimental FRESH Festival Pursues Healing and Tenderness in Troubled Times
At this year’s FRESH festival of experimental dance, music and performance, artists are fostering healing from trauma such as domestic violence and sex trafficking through creative expression.
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In Superheated Market, Nonprofits Buy Housing to Keep it Affordable
The San Francisco Community Land Trust pioneered a method of keeping people in housing they can afford: Buying small multi-unit buildings and turning them into cooperatives.