Efforts to end youth homeless began in earnest in 1974, when Congress passed legislation that changed the national approach to helping at-risk youths.
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San Francisco Is the State’s Worst County for Black Student Achievement — Why?
CALmatters Parents from San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood heard a hopeful message from school administrators: Their children, who all attend Charles R. Drew Preparatory Academy, a predominately black school, were already slated do better on next year’s state tests. But the staff didn’t tell the parents about this year’s test results: Nine out of 10 black […]
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Chief Justice Backs Ending Money Bail in California
KQED News Fix California’s top judge is in favor of recommendations that the state eliminate its money bail system, which lets people accused of a crime pay to be released from jail as they await trial. Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye wants judges to have more information about a suspect’s history and likelihood to reoffend, and […]
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Private Capital Takes a Risk to Help House Neediest
Since their debut seven years ago, “social impact bonds” have generated $200 million in the United States and 14 other countries toward programs to reduce homelessness and related social problems. San Jose has already tapped into this new funding source, and San Francisco may in the future.
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An Early Look at How the North Bay Fires Have Affected Undeveloped Land
Bay Nature A picture is emerging of where the North Bay fires burned: It’s a landscape of homes, farms and undeveloped lands with a range of habitats, including chaparral, grasslands, mixed woodlands and streams. Data released by the Bay Area Open Space Council this week detail the acreage of land burned in Sonoma, Napa and […]
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No Vacancy for the Homeless
Dozens of residential hotels have rooms to spare, but it is a seller’s market, and city officials cannot force owners to rent. At last count, 4,353 people were unsheltered in San Francisco, with 1,827 empty rooms in private SROs.
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In the Wake of Fires, Schools Brace for Newly Homeless Students
EdSource Debra Sanders has spent the past five years helping Sonoma County’s homeless students. Then, last week, she became homeless. Sanders, her husband and 11-year-old son lost their home in the fires that burned through the Wine Country. She and her family are now living with another family. Read the story at EdSource.
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Years After East Bay Hills Fire, New Blazes Cut Fresh Wounds
KQED News Fix/The California Report Last week was the 25th anniversary of the East Bay Hills (or Tunnel) fire. The blistering conflagraton reached 2,000 degrees and was hot enough to boil asphalt, melt bronze and turn houses to ash almost instantly. Read the story at KQED News Fix/The California Report.
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In a Win for Ex-Inmates, New Law Requires California Employers to ‘Ban the Box’
CALmatters California had a “ban the box” law for city, county and state employers since 2014 that puts off questions about conviction history, with a few exceptions, until an applicant has been deemed qualified for the job. In what is good news for former inmates, however, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law AB1008, which expands […]
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Public Press Weekly: North Bay Fire News Roundup
The Public Press would like to share additional news reports, information and resources that you may find useful whether you are seeking assistance or looking for ways to support communities that need help. (Previously highlighted news and resources are available here.) How to help The Santa Rosa Press Democrat has compiled a list of organizations […]