联邦紧急住房券计划即将提前结束，该计划曾帮助数百名旧金山人搬入永久性公寓，这意味着许多租户面临流离失所的风险。
Category: Government & Politics
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Housing
「我將失去一切」：聯邦補貼結束 數以百計家庭將被迫再次搬遷
聯邦緊急住房券計畫即將提前結束，該計畫曾幫助數百名舊金山人搬入永久性公寓，這意味著許多租戶面臨流離失所的風險。
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Social Justice
‘No Kings’ Protests Build Opposition to Trump
Amid U.S. war on Iran and Trump’s falling approval, organizers are building a national opposition movement ahead of a May 1 general strike and the midterms.
Posted inCommunity, Government & Politics
In Chinatown, Rival Clubs Join Forces to Press Congressional Candidates
As they compete for the seat Nancy Pelosi is vacating, congressional candidates in San Francisco are taking divergent approaches to immigration and how to connect with Chinese American voters, who comprise a sizable and politically active share of the district.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Government & Politics, Health, LGBTQ+
Federal Pressure on Transgender Care Reaches San Francisco Clinics
A sweeping federal campaign to curb gender-affirming care for minors is testing the limits of Washington’s authority over medicine and placing San Francisco clinics at the center of a national legal battle, leaving transgender adolescents uncertain about whether their treatment will continue. Federal policy debates about transgender health care are already affecting the San Francisco […]
Posted inElections, Government & Politics
Billionaire Money, Ballot Power and the Fight Over San Francisco’s CEO Tax
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.
Posted inArtificial Intelligence, California, Economy & Business, Government & Politics, Technology
Following California’s Lead, New York Says AI Companies Need Not Warn Regulators of Safety Risks
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.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Housing
‘I’m Going to Lose Everything’: As Federal Subsidy Ends, Hundreds of Families Need to Move Again
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.
Posted inCommunity, Government & Politics
Politically Split SF Asian Groups Party Together
Over the holidays, the city’s three most influential Asian American political clubs, which often clash over endorsements, came together under one roof for a single evening.
Posted inCity Hall, Government & Politics, Law & Justice
Sunshine Task Force Finds Mayor’s Office Violated Transparency Law Over Trump Call
San Francisco’s transparency watchdog found the mayor’s office violated a city law by refusing to release records about a call with President Trump about whether to call off federal forces.