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Billionaire Money, Ballot Power and the Fight Over San Francisco’s CEO Tax

Following California’s Lead, New York Says AI Companies Need Not Warn Regulators of Safety Risks

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As Federal Subsidy Ends, Hundreds of Families Need to Move

Latino SRO Residents Demand Better Housing Conditions

San Francisco Mayor Continues to Withhold Trump Call Records Despite Task Force Rebuke

SFUSD Approves OpenAI Contract, Bypassing School Board

Teacher Strike Closes Schools Amid Negotiations Over Health Care Costs

On Treasure Island, One Grocer and a Patchwork of Neighbors Keep People Fed

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Formerly Incarcerated Performers Headline Berkeley Rep’s Main Stage

Remembering the Bayview Activist Who Fought for Community’s Health and Dignity

Sunshine Task Force Finds Mayor’s Office Violated Transparency Law Over Trump Call

Veteran Stay Healthy in New Program, But the Program Could End

California AI Law Created Illusion of Whistleblower Protections

Art Brings Filipinos’ Fight for Affordable Housing to New Audiences

At Ingleside’s Oldest Chinese Restaurant, a ‘United Nations’ of Customers

Treasure Island, a ‘Health Care Desert,’ Gains a Clinic on Wheels

Experts Warn of Return of Conversion Therapy for LGBTQ+ Youth

HUD Scrambles Homelessness Funding Again, Causing Chaos

San Francisco Halts Plan to Displace Dozens of Care Facility Residents With Severe Mental Illness - San Francisco Public Press

City Sat on Plutonium Findings, Then Faulted Navy Over Delay

As Trump Allies Undercut Child Vaccination for Hepatitis B, Patient Advocates Warn Chronic Disease Will Spread

As Trump Disrupts Homelessness Funding, Providers Hope City Can Prop Up Housing Programs

Personal Experience With Domestic Violence Widespread in State

Critics Say Mayor’s Secrecy Over Trump Call Undermines Public Trust

Researchers Back $23 Billion State Science Fund in Response to Deep Federal Cuts

Trump Homelessness Order Threatens to Overrun SF Hospitals

Old-School Cantonese Barbecue Lives On at Ingleside Restaurant

Latinos Were Worried This Election Day. Here’s How They Voted

Bay Area Food Hubs Brace for SNAP Shutdown

SF Mayor Won’t Share Details of Call With Trump That Ended Standoff

She Once Translated for Her Father. Now She Speaks for Janitors Like Him.

In Chinatown, Immigration Raids No Longer Feel Like a Distant Threat - San Francisco Public Press

Souring on GOP Economics, California Latinos Favor Redistricting, Poll Finds - San Francisco Public Press

‘Hating America’ — Clearly — Was Never So Fun - San Francisco Public Press

Young People Once Avoided SF's Chinatown — Now They're Back

Effects of Research Funding Cuts Ripple Through San Francisco Labs, Clinics and Lives

Why Are So Many Older Adults Unhoused?

SF’s Transgender Residents Still Face Threats, Even in Sanctuary City

Recall Supporters Consider This Non-Endorsement a Victory. Why?

Vehicle Electrification in California at a Turning Point

California Pushes AI Regulation as Experts Reveal Looming Dangers

Hepatitis B Deaths in SF Decline but Case Rates Still High, New Report Shows

Fear and Anxiety Mount Amid Social Security Administration Upheaval

How to Prepare for Encounters with Immigration Enforcement

California Weighs New EV Incentives Backed by Fee on Gas Cars and Trucks

Union Left in the Dark Over Possible SF Police Accountability Attorney Layoffs

San Francisco Schools to Add Language Classes While Scaling Back Programs for English Learners

Medicaid and Other Cuts Threaten Older LGBTQ+ Adults in SF

Drivers Protest Uber’s ‘Black Box’ Fare System

Looming Threat Informs Taiwanese Artist’s ‘Everyday War’ at Asian Art Museum

Oakland Bioremediation Experiment Could Offer Cheaper, Safer Toxic Cleanup

Mayor’s Budget Proposal Sparks Outcry Over Cuts to Police Oversight Amid Law Enforcement Spending Boost

How to Prepare for Immigration Enforcement

New Air Quality Monitoring App Aims to Protect Students in Polluted Bay Area Communities

Tens of Thousands Gather for No Kings Day of Defiance in San Francisco

Researchers Seek Hepatitis B Cure as Trump Slashes Health Agency Funding

SF Has a Chance to Reinvent Its Mental Health Care System - San Francisco Public Press

Patelco Credit Union Settles Class Action Cyberhack Suit for $7.25M

Forever chemicals threaten SF Bay fishing community‘Forever Chemicals’ Threaten Community of Bay Fishers

Poorly Tracked Virus Is a ‘Silent Killer’ Affecting Asian Americans Most

Suspicion of Tech, Big Money Grows Among Some Asian American Organizers

Homelessness Challenges Persist in SF Despite City Following Newsom Policy Lead

Arrested UC Workers Released, Charged with Disrupting Public Meetings with Labor Protest

Veterans Say VA Staffing Cuts Are Worsening Their Lives

Esta cuidadora es una defensora inmigrante con discapacidades. Bajo el mandato de Trump, su futuro es incierto.

Racial Disparities in Toxic Cleanup Times Especially Pronounced in SF, Data Shows

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Legal Battle for National Ruling Continues in Student Visa Case Despite Sudden Reinstatements

Opposite of Efficiency

Visible Progress or Political Theater? Factions Disagree on How to Clean Up Street Conditions

Uber Submitted False Information to Regulators, Agency Rules

Tech to Table: Second-Generation Business Owners Take Over Chinatown Restaurants

Uber Submitted False Information to Regulators, Used Substandard Limousines, Agency Rules

Mission District Slated to Gain 168 Affordable Homes for Families by 2027

Organizers Mobilize Nationally as SF Student, Grads Lose Visas in Spate of Revocations

California Creatives Rally Behind State AI Rules to Save Their Artwork

Chinese American Democratic Club Becomes First Political Group to Back Engardio Recall

‘They’ll All Be Homeless’

Public Press Wins 2025 Izzy Award for Series Investigating Human Radiation Experimentation

Protesters Denounce DOGE, Healthcare Cuts, Call Out Local Representatives

Complaint Alleges Ethics Violations by Campaign to Recall Engardio

New Records Show Spotty Compliance With Encampment Clearing Policy

More Tenderloin Tenants Face Eviction Amid Rent Strike

Democratic Club Splits From Engardio Over Great Highway

Toxic Waste Cleanups Take Longer in Marginalized Parts of SF Bay Area

Major SF Landlord Moves to Evict Rent Strikers, Organizers Say

Fremont to Review Encampment Law

Thousands Across Bay Area Mobilize Against Mass Deportation

Film: ‘Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink’

SF Chinatown Advocates Keep Bus Connection After Service Cut

Conversations With Ukranians in SF

SF Business Entrance Accessibility Law Expected to Be Scrapped

Mass Deportation Threats Put Caregivers, Seniors on Alert

Tesla Becomes Lightning Rod for Political Protests

City Seizing More Wheelchairs, Tents from Unhoused People, Data Shows

It’s Not Just the Great Highway. Some Chinese American Voters Have Felt Unheard for Decades

DA Defying Sanctuary City Laws, SF Public Defender's Office Says

SF Service Providers Seek Clarity on Federal Grant Freeze

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SF Groups Have Long History of Defending Birthright Citizenship

Anti-Trump Protests to Fill Bay Area Streets This Weekend

Was Mayor Lurie’s Inaugural Party a Turning Point for Chinatown?

SF Cannot Prove It Follows Encampment ‘Sweeps’ Policy

LGBTQ Addiction Recovery Support for Latin American Immigrants

Shuttered Radiation Lab a Health Risk for Growing Neighborhood

California Trial Courts Sued Over Court Reporter Shortage

State Approves Closing SF’s Great Highway to Cars

Destroyed Records, Dying Witnesses Obscure SF Radiation Lab

He Didn't Vote While Homeless. Now He Organizes Others.

Cold War Human Radiation Experiments Pushed Ethical Boundaries

Attempt to Recall SF Supervisor Engardio Faces Uphill Battle

Radiation Studies Targeted Servicemen, Dockworkers and the 49ers

After Atomic Test Blunder, U.S. Allowed Human Radiation Studies

Ruling on Uber Luxury Rides Threatens Public Safety, Appeal Says

Why the Navy Conducted Radiation Experiments on Humans

A Community of Color Contends With the Navy’s Toxic Legacy

Navy Lab in SF Became Hub for Human Radiation Experiments

With Sweeps Uptick, Homeless People Losing IDs, Access to Aid

New Tool Helps Bay Area Advocates Prioritize Toxic Site Cleanups

SF Proposition Results for Nov. 5 Election

Personal Ties to SF’s Great Highway — and Divisions Over Prop. K

Proposition G Would Help SF Seniors Get Affordable Housing

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Probing Claims About SF Proposition K’s Traffic Impacts

Props F + N: Should SF create new benefits for police & other first responders?

How To Vote If You’re Experiencing Homelessness

SF is Weighing Commission Reform. How Did We Get Here?

Lawmaker Aims to Protect Clinics From Anti-Abortion Activists

California Ballot Asks Voters to Invest in Climate Solutions

No Overdose Prevention Centers in SF, Despite Success in NYC

SF Voter Guide November 2024

EVENT | CA State Ballot Props: Everything You Need to Know

Prop B: Should SF issue bonds to fund infrastructure?

Prop G: Should SF subsidize low-income rentals?

Props A & J: How should SF fund youth programs and schools?

Prop C: Should San Francisco have an inspector general?

Cutting Red Tape to Give Low-Income Tenants Clean Air

Green Retrofits May Displace Tenants — SF Pilot Project Would Protect Them

In SF’s Chinatown, Few Works by Asian Artists. That Could Change

Budget Cuts Threaten SF Food Programs for Seniors

Artist Weaves Together Memories and Immigration Stories

Here’s Why Governments Keep Information From the Public

SF Lawmaker Takes Heat for Supporting Great Highway Closure

Bay Area Ferry Electrification Will Be Job-Training Program

Homeless Outreach Drops With Street Team’s Shifting Priorities

Get tickets to event: “What You Don’t Know About Local Government Can Hurt You”

Merchants Oppose Ballot Measure to Turn Great Highway Into Park

In the Name of Eelgrass

SF Lawmaker Pitches Pay Cuts for Officials to Ease Budget Woes

More Cities AI-Translating Public Meetings. Should San Francisco?

After COVID-19, Coma, Latino Still Fighting Mysterious Symptoms

Immigrants Up Against Language Barriers at SF Public Meetings

SF Program Serves Those Battling Addiction, Mental Illness

SF Homeless Shelters Struggle to Accommodate Migrant Families

Overdose Deaths Increase Among SF’s Mayans as Health Services Lacking, Experts Say

Booted From the Army, He Spiraled. Now He Works to Solve the Veteran Homelessness Crisis

To Prepare for the Next Pandemic, Let’s Not Forget the Last One

SF Group Soothes Community Amid Specter of Anti-Asian Violence

Reporter’s Notebook: The Epidemic She Didn’t Expect to See

Proveedores de Servicios Exigen Acceso a Reclusos Latinos

Service Providers Demand Access to Latinx Jail Inmates

San Francisco Proposition Results for March 5 Election

Candidates’ Chinese Names Unlikely to Sway S.F. Voters

Voting for Party County Central Committees in San Francisco

Election Money Pours in for San Francisco Judges' Races

Drug Policy, Addiction Specialists Oppose Prop F

March 2024 SF Election Guide

New Parade Dragon Carries on Chinatown Legacy

New Leadership for Investigative Reporting Nonprofit Newsroom

Electronic Recording in Family Courts Fails to Advance in California

Volunteers Preserve Culturally Significant Records in Chinatown

2023 Is SF's Deadliest Year on Record for Drug Overdoses

Photo Essay: Climate Disasters Pose Greater Risks For Older Adults

Protecting Chinatown’s Older Adults from Climate Disasters

SF Students, SRO Residents Train to Reverse Drug Overdoses

California’s Court Reporter Shortage Limits Access to Justice in Domestic Violence Cases

Children Violently Removed by Court Order Celebrate New California Bill Prohibiting Practice

City Officials Lack Urgency to Prevent Overdose Deaths, Say Safe Consumption Proponents

After Massive Renovations, Code Violations Rise Steeply in Subsidized Housing

DA’s Opposition to Drug Diversion Programs Undermines Public Safety, Say Legal Advocates

Missed Connections: SF Shelter Hotline Staff Could Not Reach Most People Who Called for Help

With SF Reparations Office in Limbo, Advocates Urge Action

Drug Crackdown Has Sparked Violent Turf Warfare in Central San Francisco, Supervisor Says

Anonymous Posters Singling Out Judges for Leniency in Drug Cases

Resource Guide: How You Can Access Shelter in San Francisco - San Francisco Public Press

SF ‘Failing’ on Housing as Overdose Solution, Health Expert Says

San Francisco’s Fatal Overdose Crisis Was Decades in the Making

Supervisor Defends Dropping Support for Addiction-Treatment Centers

City Leaders at Odds as Overdose Deaths Trending Toward Record High

Berkeley Says It Was Aggressive in Homeless Encampment Sweeps, Promises Reforms

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