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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.
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.
Join Us Live on May 19 to Discuss Props C and D
Join the San Francisco Public Press and KALW for a panel discussion about San Francisco’s propositions C and D, the competing business tax measures. Where: KALW, 220 Montgomery St., San FranciscoWhen: Tuesday, May 19, at 6 p.m.RSVP via Eventbrite. Proposition D, also known as the “Overpaid CEO Tax,” would expand and raise an executive pay tax. It…
Join Our Team: Development Director
The San Francisco Public Press, a 17-year-old independent nonprofit news organization producing web and audio journalism, seeks a full-time Development Director to work with the Executive Director and a Major Donor and Sponsorships Manager on the design and execution of a growing, diversified fundraising strategy. This is an opportunity to work with an organization dedicated…
Proposed Term Limits Target Veteran Politician
A San Francisco proposition that would impose lifetime term limits on the city’s mayor and Board of Supervisors would be a California first.
Proposition A Would Fix Decades of Deferred Maintenance in Earthquake Safety System
Proposition A, the Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response Bond, would raise $535 million over 30 years.
For Protest Organizers, Decrying Oligarchy Now Means Push for State Tax Reform
After more than a year of protests denouncing inequality, May Day protesters in San Francisco called for a state ballot measure to tax billionaires to fund health care, housing and other programs.
Supervisors and Public Encourage City to Fund Long-Term Housing
More than 70 people crowded into the Board of Supervisors’ chamber at San Francisco City Hall on Wednesday afternoon, with many asking the city to spend more money on long-term housing for low-income residents.
San Francisco’s ‘Overpaid CEO Tax’ Heads to Voters
As California heads toward a fight over a proposed state tax on billionaires, San Francisco has become an early battleground, with voters weighing whether to increase taxes on corporations with wide gaps between executive and worker pay.
Proposition C Would Cut Taxes and City Revenue
San Francisco’s June ballot has become a referendum on how the city taxes its largest employers, with labor unions arguing that higher taxes on corporations are needed to address a $936 million budget deficit over two years and prevent cuts to public services, and business leaders warning that increased costs could accelerate companies’ exit from…
Budget Axe Aimed at Senior and Disability Services
Community-based organizations, older adults and people with disabilities across San Francisco are sounding alarms about the Department of Disability and Aging Services’ latest budget proposal, which includes millions of dollars in cuts. They called on the city to restore funding.
Police Commission Updates Policy on When Cops Must Use Language Interpreters
When should San Francisco police officers bring in certified language interpreters in their dealings with people who don’t speak English well? A new city policy directs officers to look for signs when an interpreter is needed.
San Francisco Cut Longstanding Legal Aid, Then Gave One Nonprofit Millions Without Bids
As San Francisco moves to slash longstanding funding for legal aid that helps low-income residents avoid homelessness, the city granted up to $5.68 million for homelessness-prevention legal services to a single nonprofit without opening the opportunity to other providers. The award, which was approved by the department and the Homelessness Oversight Commission in February, will dispense…
「我将失去一切」：联邦补贴结束 数以百计家庭将被迫再次搬迁
閱讀繁體中文版 • Read this story in English. 谭俊昌（Junchang Tan，音译）在搬出与妻儿一起居住了近10年、面积约只有100平方呎的单人酒店房间那天，他感觉卸下了肩上重担。 然而，三年前在一笔新冠疫情基金的帮助下搬离拥挤的酒店房间而登上全国新闻版面的他们，如今发现自己又重回原点。 联邦政府的「紧急住房券计画」（Emergency Housing Voucher Program）帮助谭先生搬进一间足以容纳其一家四口的公寓，但该计画即将提前结束，因为原本可持续十年的资金在使用五年后，预计将于今年耗尽。 这突如其来的终止使旧金山920名住房券领取者感到困惑和绝望，他们大部分在加入这项计画之前是该市最有可能无家可归的人口，许多人接受住房券时都认为，这项计画可提供长期租房援助。 市府住房单位现正致力帮助这项即将到期计画的领取者转移到永久住房。市长住房与社区发展办公室（Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development）与旧金山住房局（San Francisco Housing Authority）发言人史丹利（Anne Stanley）发出声明表示，一旦获得美国住宅及都市发展部（U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development）批准，市府会将住房券领取者加入两个即将从4月开始实施的联邦住房计画候补名单中。 市府也将提供资金填补紧急住房券计画结束后到新联邦计画开始前这段青黄不接的时期。 史丹利写道：「市府过渡性援助金将从今年秋季开始提供民众租金补贴。」取决于美国住宅及都市发展部的审批时间表，具体过渡期有可能比预期更长，但官员估计，剩下的家庭预计可在2027年5月之前过渡到新计画。 谭先生对此事并没有抱太大期望。他表示，他们已经等了好几个月，一直没有收到住房部门的更新消息。他用粤语说：「如果我抱太大的希望，最后可能更失望。」他补充说，自从收到住房券计画即将结束的通知，他就一直在为最坏的情况做准备。 包括谭先生在内的六位领取住房券的居民接受了Public Press的访问。他们表示，虽然失去未来几个月租金补贴的威胁暂时缓解，仍对将来的不确定性感到忧心。大部分的人称，他们当初接受住房券是因为相信补贴能提供稳定的住所，但现在却不得不重新经历一次这个过程：再次担心失去家园、再次面对寻找新住处的压力。 谭先生说：「我们以为住房券是长期的，所以当我们听到这个消息时，感到非常无奈和遗憾。事情毫无理由就这么结束，即使有过渡期，对我们而言仍很艰难。」 长期住房之路充满不确定性 「紧急住房选择券计画」（Emergency Housing Choice Voucher program）于2021年透过联邦一项新冠疫情援助基金推出，模式仿效长期的「Section 8住房券计画」（Section 8 housing voucher program）。 「Section 8住房券计画」确保参加者支付的房租不会超过其收入的30%，民众目前对传统Section 8住房券的需求远超过全国供应量。 因应疫情推出的「紧急住房选择券计画」遵循与Section 8相同的规则，但优先考虑弱势住房群体，包括有紧急住房需求的人和家庭暴力受害者。 许多领取者原本以为，拨款50亿美元、预定实施到2030年的「紧急住房选择券计画」能持续为他们提供保障。然而，由于租金上涨速度远远超过预期，领取者收入却停滞不前，造成政府不得不承担更多，导致资金提前耗尽。…
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