Several dense San Francisco neighborhoods — including Chinatown, the Mission and swaths of SoMa — scored too low in the recently updated tool, CalEnviroScreen 5.0, to qualify for a preliminary list of the state’s most disadvantaged communities.
Category: Health
Posted inHealth, Law & Justice
Anti-Abortion Activist Avoids Second Jury Trial
The court might dismiss a case against Anastasia Rogers stemming from a social media image depicting a reproductive healthcare volunteer beneath the words “unalive them,” if she meets diversion agreement conditions.
Posted inCity Hall, Community, Economy & Business, Elections, Government & Politics, Health, Homelessness, Housing, Immigration, Neighborhoods, Public Safety, Social Justice, Social Services, Transportation
San Franciscans Speak Out on the Top Issues Facing Their Neighborhoods
In this street interview series taken during the “No Kings” protest in March, people across the city spoke candidly about what matters most where they live, and what they want local leaders to pay attention to.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Health, Law & Justice, Public Safety
Trauma Inside San Francisco’s Women’s Jail
Women held in San Francisco’s county jail said they were forced to strip naked while deputies filmed them and male officers watched and laughed — allegations that have triggered lawsuits, multiple investigations and renewed scrutiny of how the jail system treats women with histories of trauma, mental illness and abuse.
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SF Anti-Abortion Activist Faces Jury Trial Over ‘Unalive Them’ Video
A San Francisco anti-abortion activist is scheduled to go to trial next week in a case testing where protest ends and intimidation begins outside clinics.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, From the Newsroom, Health, News
Audio: A Conversation About Reproductive Health Care in the US
Listen to the recording of our March 2 discussion with Diana Greene Foster and Mariana Horne about reproductive health care in the United States. These experts in reproductive health care access shared their perspectives on what has changed since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. […]
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 inEnvironment, Health, Neighborhoods
Remembering the Bayview Activist Who Fought for Community’s Health and Dignity
Marie Harrison did not initially choose to be an activist. Yet the battles around housing, energy and pollution turned a self-identified “milk and cookies” mom into an environmental justice warrior in Bayview-Hunters Point.
Posted inAging, Community, Government & Politics, Health, Homelessness, Housing
Veterans Stay Healthy Longer in Housing With Extra Supports. But the Money Could Dry Up.
As California’s population grows older, more people need help aging in place. This is especially true of veterans, a demographic with higher-than-average rates of homelessness. Over two years ago, Swords to Plowshares launched a pilot program offering enhanced services and staffing in subsidized housing to help veterans stay healthy and housed. Early results are promising, but future funding remains uncertain as the Trump admin moves away from long-term housing solutions.
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Treasure Island, a ‘Health Care Desert,’ Gains a Clinic on Wheels
Treasure Island has no permanent medical service, nor does the city plan to establish any. One service agency deployed a medical van to bridge the gap.