How Bad Policy Ends Up on Our Sidewalks
From scooter start-ups to public-health issues, sidewalks have long been a dumping ground for all kinds of policy failures.
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Viewfinder: Protesters Demonstrate Against ICE in San Francisco
Protesters hold signs as they block Sansome Street during a demonstration outside of the San Francisco office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement on June 19th, 2018, in San Francisco, California.
How a Local Surf Break Became the Last Bastion of Old San Francisco
Fort Point, a novelty wave located underneath the Golden Gate Bridge, is a flash point in the ongoing struggle surrounding gentrification in the Bay Area.
Can Legislation Lower California’s Exorbitant Real Estate Prices?
Through shifting control of land use policy from local to regional governments, SB 827 wants to reduce the Golden State's cost of housing.
Trump Calls U.S. Court System ‘Broken and Unfair’ After DACA Ruling
A judge ruled Tuesday night that the Trump administration has to keep DACA intact.
How to Undrain an Actual Swamp
Why big, boring bureaucracy is the best tool for restoring wetlands around the Bay Area.
Can Mobile Apps Help the Homeless?
Can newly developed mobile applications help the homeless, when access to technology is unreliable at best?
The Night Minister: On the Streets of the Tenderloin With Father Lyle Beckman
It's at night when our loneliness feels most naked and our fears most relentless. And it's at night when San Francisco's night minister hears confessions and offers prayers to those who need them most.
As Californians Fight Over Fresh Water, the San Francisco Bay Barely Survives
Drought, industrial-scale agriculture, and an outdated water rights system are killing the largest estuary in the American West,…
The Burdens of Mental Illness in the Service Industry
Service workers across America are struggling with the pressures of balancing mental illness and retail jobs. In San…