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This article is adapted from an episode of our podcast “Civic.” It is the second in a two-part series examining factors contributing to the country’s extreme wealth inequality and how it impacts Bay Area residents. Click the audio player below to hear the full story. » Read more
Despite vows to become more transparent, the California Public Utilities Commission has systematically violated the public’s right to know about its handling of deadly disasters and corporate scandals, according to court records and First Amendment attorneys.
Applying century-old laws meant to fight corruption, the commission has effectively limited court enforcement of the state’s public records act. » Read more
This article is adapted from an episode of our podcast “Civic.” It is the first in a two-part series examining factors contributing to the extreme wealth inequality in the Bay Area. Click the audio player below to hear the full story. » Read more
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Tabitha Davis had just lost twins in childbirth and was facing homelessness. » Read more
This article is adapted from an episode of our podcast “Civic.” Click the audio player below to hear the full story.
Members of the Ukrainian diaspora in San Francisco are angry, anxious and desperate to connect with loved ones in their ancestral homeland. » Read more
This article is adapted from an episode of our podcast “Civic.” It is the second in a two-part series examining factors contributing to recent increases in drug overdoses in San Francisco and ways to mitigate the problem. Click the audio player below to hear the full story. » Read more
Just one day before statewide rent relief protections were set to expire, Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis signed into law a proposal to extend pandemic-related eviction protections through June 30 for tenants who applied for help paying the debts to landlords they accumulated up to today. » Read more
This article is adapted from an episode of our podcast “Civic.” It is the first in a two-part series examining factors contributing to recent increases in drug overdoses in San Francisco and ways to mitigate the problem. Click the audio player below to hear the full story. » Read more
A bill introduced Thursday in the California Assembly would extend eviction protections by three months for tenants who have applied for emergency rent relief related to the coronavirus pandemic.
The catch: To qualify, tenants who have not yet asked for help would need to submit applications by the end of March, giving them less than a week to get their requests in the queue. » Read more
Noah Arroyo in conversation with Ora Prochovnick, of the Eviction Defense Collaborative, and Shanti Singh, of Tenants Together.
If state lawmakers don’t act fast, tenants across California will become vulnerable to eviction next month for rent debts they accumulated during the pandemic. » Read more