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City Hall Debate: Paperwork as a Burden, or Raw Material for Civic Engagement?
San Francisco leaders have been arguing all summer over whether transparency is friction or fuel. Is the paperwork the city produces about itself preventing city officials from doing their jobs, or is it what gets things done?
Lifeline for Youth in Crisis Faces Uncertain Future
San Francisco’s Department of Public Health plans to close the medical clinics in specialized youth centers, and shift patients and staff to larger primary care sites as it responds to deep cuts to federal and state Medi-Cal funding.
YBCA Celebrates History and Creative Legacy of Queer and Trans Movements
“Conjuring Power: Roots and Futures of Queer and Trans Movements” — at YBCA through Aug. 23 — emphasizes joy, imagination and the power of social movements.
As Food Insecurity Rises, Elected City Officials Explore New — and Revive Old — Strategies to Address It
Despite dire statistics, city officials disagree on how to address food insecurity. Supervisor Bilal Mahmood is proposing an ordinance to incentivize stores to open.
Live-Animal Counter Keeps Independent Asian Grocer Going
Independent Asian grocers in San Francisco have found a niche that sets them apart: live animals killed to order. The practice is seen as mark of freshness for some and as cruelty by others.
This Domestic Violence Shelter Was Told It No Longer Aligns With the Trump Administration’s Priorities
Trump’s war on ‘gender ideology’ and diversity is hurting San Francisco Asian Women’s Shelter’s ability to help victims — many of whom can’t get help anywhere else. It’s already cost them nearly $500,000.
State Vulnerability Metric Overlooks SF Neighborhoods, Excluding Them From Billions in Funding
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.
For Shorter Ballots, Mayor Wants to Change How Some Measures Qualify
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s charter reform proposals, including one to shorten ballots, raise millions of dollars and questions about accessibility.
Controversial Housing Project Gets Denser as It Nears Approval
A proposal to turn San Francisco’s Marina Safeway site into a towering, dense housing project has courted controversy all year, with its district supervisor and neighborhood groups urging the city’s Planning Department to reject the project.
Vacant Sunshine Task Force Leaves Lurie Transparency Case in Limbo
Delayed reappointments leave city’s transparency watchdog unable to act on directive to determine whether mayor’s office willfully withheld Trump call records.
Fall Ballot Measures Aim to Build More Affordable Housing That San Francisco Desperately Needs
San Francisco has struggled to build enough units, but it can invest in a variety of solutions to spur affordable housing production in the coming years. Several will be on the ballot this November.
Beyond Signatures: How Voters Can Provide Crucial Feedback on Ballot Measures
San Francisco voters will decide on a number of important races and issues this November. What many don’t know is that they can directly influence the language and details contained in measures that appear on their ballot.
After Months of Budget Protests, Advocates Learned Clinic Closures Were Never Up for Debate
Patients, clinicians and union members spent months urging the mayor and Board of Supervisors to restore funding, only to discover clinic consolidations were a Department of Public Health operational decision.
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