Tag: News

By Marisa Lagos, Sukey Lewis and Lisa Pickoff-White, KQED News Fix Around 10 p.m. on the night of Oct. 8, 2017, an unidentified woman frantically called 911. “We are blocked, and we can’t get out of here,” she said. It was her second call of the night, and her voice sounded shaky. She was trapped […]

By Joe Eskenazi, Mission Local Moments after he provided the sixth and deciding vote to oust London Breed from the position of acting mayor and install Mark Farrell as caretaker, Supervisor Jeff Sheehy, all 6-foot-4 of him, was sprawled out in a seat in his City Hall office. He looked spent. He was spent. He […]

By Julie Cart, CALmatters It’s too soon to say if the Trump administration’s decision to impose stiff tariffs on cheap Chinese solar panels will make it more difficult for California to dramatically ramp up renewable energy. But the move — which adds a 30 percent tax on imported solar components — will certainly make it […]

By Joe Eskenazi, Mission Local There’s a funny story about the ascension of Karol Wojtyla to Pope John Paul II. Upon hearing the news, a shell-shocked colonel in the Polish secret police uttered, “My God, from now on we’ll have to kiss his ass.” A savvier Party secretary replied, “Only if he lets us.” At […]

Contrary to appearances, such as a proliferation of tents in public places, the numbers of homeless people in San Francisco have not increased in recent years. 

Mission Local San Francisco Police Chief William Scott said at Wednesday’s Police Commission meeting that his officers will not cooperate with U.S. immigration agents during raids that are expected soon in Northern California. “Our instructions have been clear in terms of our policies … SFPD will not assist in any federal immigration enforcement,” he said. […]

KALW/Crosscurrents Many San Franciscans believe that homelessness has been growing. In 2016, residents called 311 to complain about encampments five times more than in the previous year. What’s confusing is — the population of homeless people in the city has  stayed relatively flat. So, if the numbers aren’t changing, what is? Three reasons. Read the […]

EdSource California schools are bracing for the impact of the Trump administration’s decision to kick out thousands of Salvadoran immigrants. “It’s a calamity for families who’ve built their lives here, own homes, own their own businesses, pay taxes, are part of the community,” said Juan Rivera of Carecen SF, a nonprofit that helps Central American […]

KQED News Fix For many San Franciscans, S.F. Unified School District’s student assignment system — the so-called lottery — can be overwhelming, stressful and baffling. In many places around the United States, where a child lives determines where he or she attends school. San Francisco does not use this model  because of segregated housing patterns. […]

KQED News Fix/CALmatters Lead, a neurotoxin, causes developmental disorders and brain damage. No amount of lead in humans is considered safe. A new law requires public schools to get their drinking water sampled for lead and notify parents if they find traces of it. Districts  have until July 2019 to test all campuses, including charter […]