San Francisco mayoral candidate Michelle Bravo wants to win, but that is not her first priority. A political neophyte, the holistic-health practitioner admits she has much to learn — in fact, her main reason for entering the race was to get a crash course in the local issues. Seventh in a series analyzing the mayoral candidates’ records and pledges on housing and homelessness.
Author Archives: Noah Arroyo
Noah Arroyo is the San Francisco Public Press’ editor. He has previously worked at the San Francisco Chronicle and Mission Local, specializing in enterprise journalism.
Posted inCity Hall, Elections, June 2018 Special Election, News
Data-Driven Questions for the Mayoral Candidates
Exclusive: The San Francisco Public Press partnered with faculty at the University of California, Davis, to produce a unique questionnaire — inspired by an analysis of the key political issues that have come before the city’s legislators.
Posted inCity Hall, Government & Politics, Health, Homelessness, Housing, June 2018 Special Election, Labor, LGBTQ+, Social Services
Spare Room? Mayoral Challenger Zhou Says You Could Help Homelessness Crisis
Ellen Lee Zhou has a plan to help end San Francisco’s homelessness crisis. And it could involve you. Zhou, a public-health worker, said that if elected mayor, she would pay homeowners monthly stipends to house and mentor some of the city’s estimated 4,300 unsheltered residents. Interested? Sixth in a series analyzing the mayoral candidates’ records and pledges on housing and homelessness.
Posted inCommunity, Elections, June 2018 Special Election, Media, Neighborhoods, News
African-American Groups Convene Candidate Forum
Three African-American groups are sponsoring a May 5 candidate forum to focus attention on issues important to the black community. Organizers have invited all candidates running for San Francisco mayor, District 8 supervisor, Superior Court and the 12th Congressional District.
Posted inFrom the Newsroom
A New Generation of Journalists
It’s not enough to produce high-impact journalism. A core component of our mission is to train tomorrow’s muckrakers, who will go on to elevate the craft throughout their careers. What have some of our best and brightest gotten out of their time with us? Where have they landed within this field? These are their stories, in their own words.
Posted inHomelessness, Housing, Neighborhoods
Two Women, One Homeless, Team Up on a Small Housing Experiment
A 44-year-old retired firefighter calls herself a “guinea pig” in an experiment to create more shelter for homeless people in San Francisco. For the foreseeable future, she said, how she handles herself will “make or break” a pilot project involving a tiny dwelling on a private lot.
Posted inCity Hall, Community, Homelessness, Housing, Media, Navigating Homelessness: Which Way Home?, Transportation
More Homeless Returning to Streets From Navigation Centers
Two years after the city launched its navigation centers, fewer than a quarter of the nearly 1,200 people who have passed through have been placed in verified long-term housing, and more are returning to the streets, an analysis of city records shows. The most common outcome is a one-way bus ticket to another city.
Posted inNeighborhoods, News
Neighbors Ask UCSF to Help Pay for Mission Bay Growing Pains
The Mission Bay campus of the University of California-San Francisco, will soon expand. Community groups are asking it to offset the impact from that and other recent development by helping pay for new transit, parking, open space and other amenities.
Posted inCity Hall, Government & Politics, Health, Healthy SF: Who Pays?, Immigration
As Healthy S.F. Serves Mostly Spanish Speakers, City Vows to Shield Undocumented Clients
Ten years after it was launched, Healthy San Francisco today predominantly serves Spanish speakers and people living in the city’s southeast neighborhoods. Because some clients may be here illegally, city officials have vowed to shield them if the Trump administration launches a deportation campaign.
Posted inCity Hall, Government & Politics, Health
With Obamacare Facing Repeal, Supervisors Consider Bolstering S.F. Health Program
San Francisco officials have created a new legislative committee solely for dealing with the local consequences of the Trump administration’s actions. Among the committee’s top concerns: protect beneficiaries of the city’s health care program.