Author Archives: Public Press staff

By Julian Mark, Mission Local A program aimed at helping San Francisco City College students to transfer more easily to four year universities was officially launched Tuesday at the city college’s Mission campus. According to institutional research by the school, 55 percent of City College students drop out within the first two years of enrollment. […]

By Sarita Hiatt/New America Media When Deborah McNaulty and Andre Larrimore were warned by their physicians that they were in danger of heart disease and diabetes, they took action. McNaulty, 61, joined fitness classes and set aside the salt shaker in favor of other spices and healthier seasoning. Larrimore, upon the recommendation of a friend, […]

By Marisa Lagos, KQED News Fix/The California Report Thursday marks the four-year anniversary of realignment, Gov. Jerry Brown’s attempt to comply with a federal court order to lower the state prison population without the wholesale early release of prisoners. The change in the law allowed nonviolent offenders to serve their time in local jails instead […]

By Laura Wenus, Mission Local A study of traffic data around Marshall Elementary declared the city’s first “home zone,” established there in 2014 to calm traffic, a resounding success. “This home zone project is a fantastic example of what can be achieved when streets are designed to be family-friendly. Not only was the most dangerous […]

By Joe Rivano Barros, Mission Local Supervisor John Avalos proposed a bike yield law during Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting that would allow cyclists to roll through stop signs if there are no pedestrians or other vehicles present — but only if the police cooperate. “Today colleagues, I’m introducing … the bike yield ordinance,” Avalos […]

By Dan Brekke, KQED News Fix Uber is coming to Oakland. In a joint announcement with city officials, the ride-service company announced that it is buying a historic department store building at 19th and Broadway and will open a branch of its global headquarters at the site. The company, still privately held and valued at […]

By Joe Rivano Barros, Mission Local The Love Dolores campaign, a partnership between park officials and local merchants, has set its sights on a new target: removal of all glass from Dolores Park. “Glass can fall and break, and it’s a hassle to clean up and causes a hazard,” said Sarah Ballard, director of policy […]

By Andra Cernavskis, The Hechinger Report/EdSource Maria Alicia Lemus, a lead teacher in a Head Start classroom in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood, loves her job. She’s just not sure how long she’ll be able to afford it. Lemus said she makes $31,000 a year, after paying taxes, for her work at Head Start, the federally […]

By Ana Tintocalis, The California Report San Francisco public school leaders desperately want and need people like 22-year-old Tina Yang. She was born and raised in the city and knew she wanted to be a teacher when she was 5 years old. “When I first went to kindergarten here, I didn’t speak English,” Yang recalls. […]

By Kevin L. Jones, KQED News Fix/KQED Arts A new survey confirms what many in San Francisco already know: Market forces are pushing artists out of the city. Beginning in July, the San Francisco Arts Commission heard from nearly 600 artists who either live or recently lived in the city. The survey found that over 70 […]