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Mayor Daniel Lurie wants to close a SoMa resource center for unhoused people by the end of the year amid plans to clean up the corridor. People who use the center and service providers say the decision repeats past harms against communities of color. The post Sixth Street Community Rejects ‘Revitalization’ Narrative and Pushes to Keep Support Site Open appeared first on San Francisco Public Press…
At a candidate forum hosted by California Alliance for Retired Americans, the two contenders for California’s 11th Congressional District seat agreed: High earners should pay more into Social Security. The post Wiener, Chan Back Raising Social Security’s Payroll Tax Cap appeared first on San Francisco Public Press .
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? The post City Hall Debate: Paperwork as a Burden, or Raw Material for Civic Engagement? appeared first on San Francisco Public Press .
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. The post Lifeline for Youth in Crisis Faces Uncertain Future appeared first on San Francisco Public Press .
“Conjuring Power: Roots and Futures of Queer and Trans Movements” — at YBCA through Aug. 23 — emphasizes joy, imagination and the power of social movements. The post YBCA Celebrates History and Creative Legacy of Queer and Trans Movements appeared first on San Francisco Public Press .
Despite dire statistics, city officials disagree on how to address food insecurity. Supervisor Bilal Mahmood is proposing an ordinance to incentivize stores to open. The post As Food Insecurity Rises, Elected City Officials Explore New — and Revive Old — Strategies to Address It appeared first on San Francisco Public Press .
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. The post Live-Animal Counter Keeps Independent Asian Grocer Going appeared first on San Francisco Public Press .
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. The post This Domestic Violence Shelter Was Told It No Longer Aligns With the Trump Administration’s Priorities appeared first on San Francisco Public Press .
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. The post State Vulnerability Metric Overlooks SF Neighborhoods, Excluding Them From Billions in Funding appeared first on San Francisco Public Press .
Mayor Daniel Lurie's charter reform proposals, including one to shorten ballots, raise millions of dollars and questions about accessibility. The post For Shorter Ballots, Mayor Wants to Change How Some Measures Qualify appeared first on San Francisco Public Press .
