The income cutoff to qualify for subsidies is based on the 2005 state median income, while the average cost of putting a San Francisco preschooler in care full time has almost doubled since then.
Author Archives: Tanya Dzekon
Tanya Dzekon is an editorial intern at the San Francisco Public Press. She is the former editor-in-chief of the Foghorn at the University of San Francisco. Originally from Ukraine, Tanya has lived in San Francisco since 2010.
Twitter:@Dzekon
Posted inClimate Change, Environment, Housing, Land use, Neighborhoods, News, Sea Level Rise: 1st in a Series, Technology
Mission Bay Pioneers: Working and Living in a New Waterfront Neighborhood
As cranes and bulldozers continue their work to build Mission Bay, residents and workers say they love the new waterfront area. Few say they have any knowledge of, nor are they much concerned about, the long-term flooding risk.
Posted inEducation, Social Justice
School Board Stalls on Effort to Address Racial Isolation
All the members of San Francisco’s Board of Education agree that the city’s public schools should be more racially, ethnically and economically diverse, but they have not been able to settle on the first steps to take.