Author Archives: Public Press staff

By Liza Veale, KALW/Crosscurrents As the mayor that presided over a wave of gentrification and displacement, Ed Lee took a lot of heat from the public. But, he also easily won reelection. Since the affordable housing crisis was the No. 1 issue during Lee’s time in office, his policies around housing are likely to define […]

By Julian Mark, Mission Local Mission Station will be working with the district attorney on issuing warrants to arrest homeless people who have been repeatedly cited for nuisance activities and who refuse services, said Capt. Gaetano Caltagirone at a community meeting at Mission Station on Tuesday. He said that while there are fewer tent encampments, […]

By Cassady Rosenblum, KALW/Crosscurrents Babies being born early is the No. 1 cause of infant mortality in the United States. After years of decline, it’s back on the rise, particularly for Black women. Now mothers around the Bay Area are demanding solutions. Read the complete story at KALW/Crosscurrents.

By Carolyn Jones, EdSource California schools ravaged by fire, floods and mud this year have mostly reopened and are diving in to a new semester, but district leaders say they’ve learned some crucial lessons about handling natural disasters that all schools could benefit from. “A disaster could happen anywhere at any time in California,” said […]

By Julian Mark, Mission Local Last August, the San Francisco Police Department announced plans to nearly double the number of foot patrol officers walking commercial corridors citywide from roughly 70 to 130. Moreover, Police Chief Bill Scott said the number of foot patrols would quadruple in the Mission District. But nearly five months later, merchants […]

By Marisa Lagos, Sukey Lewis and Lisa Pickoff-White, KQED News Fix Around 10 p.m. on the night of Oct. 8, 2017, an unidentified woman frantically called 911. “We are blocked, and we can’t get out of here,” she said. It was her second call of the night, and her voice sounded shaky. She was trapped […]

By Joe Eskenazi, Mission Local Moments after he provided the sixth and deciding vote to oust London Breed from the position of acting mayor and install Mark Farrell as caretaker, Supervisor Jeff Sheehy, all 6-foot-4 of him, was sprawled out in a seat in his City Hall office. He looked spent. He was spent. He […]

By Julie Cart, CALmatters It’s too soon to say if the Trump administration’s decision to impose stiff tariffs on cheap Chinese solar panels will make it more difficult for California to dramatically ramp up renewable energy. But the move — which adds a 30 percent tax on imported solar components — will certainly make it […]

By Joe Eskenazi, Mission Local There’s a funny story about the ascension of Karol Wojtyla to Pope John Paul II. Upon hearing the news, a shell-shocked colonel in the Polish secret police uttered, “My God, from now on we’ll have to kiss his ass.” A savvier Party secretary replied, “Only if he lets us.” At […]

Mission Local San Francisco Police Chief William Scott said at Wednesday’s Police Commission meeting that his officers will not cooperate with U.S. immigration agents during raids that are expected soon in Northern California. “Our instructions have been clear in terms of our policies … SFPD will not assist in any federal immigration enforcement,” he said. […]