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Una persona camina por una acera de ladrillos rojos frente a la entrada principal del Hotel Chase, cuyo nombre está impreso en letras blancas sobre un toldo azul.

Entre Chiches y Moho: Pese al Miedo, Residentes Latinos de Viviendas de una Habitación Exigen Mejores Condiciones

by Cami Dominguez and Madison Alvarado March 12, 2026March 12, 2026

En una fresca mañana de enero, un grupo de residentes latinos—una con nueve meses de embarazo y otros acompañados de sus hijos—caminaron juntos tres cuadras desde el Hotel Chase, un edificio de ocupación de habitación individual en Market Street, hasta el Departamento de Inspección de Edificios de San Francisco para testificar sobre las condiciones cada […]

Elections, Government & Politics

Billionaire Money, Ballot Power and the Fight Over San Francisco’s CEO Tax

by Sylvie Sturm March 12, 2026March 12, 2026

While national debate focuses on the role of billionaires in politics, San Francisco voters are confronting a local test case. Six-figure checks from prominent tech investors and business leaders have fueled a ballot fight over the city’s executive pay tax.

Headshots of California Gov. Gavin Newsom and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. He is wearing a white shirt, dark suit and tie. She is wearing cobalt blue.

Artificial Intelligence, California, Economy & Business, Government & Politics, Technology

Following California’s Lead, New York Says AI Companies Need Not Warn Regulators of Safety Risks

by Jason Winshell March 10, 2026March 13, 2026

Seventeen minutes into his final State of the State address on Jan. 8, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared California’s newly enacted artificial intelligence safety law “a template for the nation.” He boasted that New York “adopted our approach” in regulating the Silicon Valley companies that are releasing increasingly powerful chatbots.

City Hall, Environment

Mayor’s Recommended Budget Sparks Debate Over SF Climate Priorities

by Audrey Mei Yi Brown February 26, 2026February 27, 2026

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s recommended budget would significantly reduce city support for the city’s Environment Department starting this summer, scaling back one of the agency’s only flexible funding sources.

A woman stands before an open window with the San Francisco skyline in the background.

Government & Politics, Housing

‘I’m Going to Lose Everything’: As Federal Subsidy Ends, Hundreds of Families Need to Move Again

by Zhe Wu February 25, 2026February 25, 2026

The federal Emergency Housing Voucher Program, which helped hundreds of San Franciscans move into permanent apartments, is ending sooner than planned, meaning many tenants risk displacement.

A waitress wearing a yellow dress holds a coffee pot and looks over her shoulder toward the camera in a still from the short narrative film "Red, White and Blue." The title of the film and other words repeating details about the film screening event (also described in text on this page) are displayed over the image.

From the Newsroom

March 2: Crossing State Lines for Abortion Access — Short Films and Panel Discussion

by Public Press staff February 20, 2026February 28, 2026

Join us to examine how the fractured legal landscape around abortion access is leading states like California to strengthen laws to protect its residents — and increasing numbers of people traveling here seeking help. We will screen two short films that shed light on the political and economic challenges of accessing abortions and reproductive health […]

A woman wearing a red beret sits in a park. The image is overlayed with white text reading "San Francisco Public Press invites you to a screening at a home in the Sunset" and the title of the film "No Place to Grow Old" with film award logos beneath it.

From the Newsroom

Feb. 26: Private Screening of ‘No Place to Grow Old’

by Public Press staff February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Adults aged 55 and older are the fastest growing population entering homelessness across the country. Their numbers are on pace to triple by 2030. Join the San Francisco Public Press and your neighbors for a screening of “No Place to Grow Old,” an intimate portrait of the rising crisis of older adults facing homelessness. This short […]

A person walks long a red brick sidewalk past the front entrance of the Chase Hotel, which has its name printed in white letters on a blue awning.

City Hall, Community, Housing

Bed Bug Bites and Mold: Despite Fears, Latino SRO Residents Demand Better Housing Conditions

by Cami Dominguez and Madison Alvarado February 19, 2026February 23, 2026

On a brisk January morning, a group of Latino residents — one nine-months pregnant, others accompanied by their children — walked together three blocks from the Chase Hotel, a single-room occupancy building on Market Street, to San Francisco’s Department of Building Inspection to testify about deteriorating conditions where they live. Over four years, people had reported […]

Education

San Francisco Teachers End Strike With Fully Funded Family Care

by Ida Mojadad February 13, 2026February 13, 2026

San Francisco public schools and the teachers union reached a tentative agreement early Friday morning, ending a four-day strike that closed schools for the week.

Yearly Archives: 2026