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Thousands of delegates from around the world will meet next week in Glasgow, Scotland, to discuss their nations’ commitments to addressing the climate crisis at the 26th annual Conference of the Parties, also known as the United Nations Climate Change Conference. » Read more
The nation’s largest public interest law firm is battling the San Francisco city attorney’s office over its plan to block 28 alleged drug dealers from setting foot in a 50-block area of the Tenderloin.
Last week, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California filed a response to the city attorney’s appeal of a May 2021 ruling that blocked the proposed injunctions. » Read more
A month after COVID-related eviction protections ended, tenant attorneys say San Francisco is on the verge of a wave of rent-recovery lawsuits.
“We refer to it as the tsunami,” said Devin Fathi, a housing law attorney at nonprofit Open Door Legal. » Read more
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When Agustin Angel walks up to a door, knocks and waits, he knows this conversation about vaccination could go a number of ways.
“Every interaction is different,” he said. » Read more
The agency responsible for regulating the ride-hailing industry in California has failed to collect consistent data on claims of assaults, threats and harassment on Uber and Lyft rides, a San Francisco Public Press investigation found.
The California Public Utilities Commission is required to collect the information from the firms annually to fulfill its mission of ensuring that their rides are safe. » Read more
Six months after San Francisco agreed to lend the developer of a run-down Western Addition public housing complex $2.7 million for emergency repairs, the work is behind schedule and many residents at Plaza East Apartments say their units remain damaged by mold, leaks and pest infestations — even after repairs were done. » Read more
Journalists from the San Francisco Public Press and KSFP — our low-power FM radio station — won four first-place awards from the San Francisco Press Club in the organization’s 44th Greater Bay Area Awards:
Radio/Audio-Non-Commercial: Public Affairs Program (Staff of 1-4) — First Place: Laura Wenus, Mel Baker and Liana Wilcox of KSFP for “Civic”Radio/Audio-Non-Commercial: Series or Continuing Coverage — First Place: Laura Wenus and Mel Baker of KSFP for “Essential Workers”Newspapers-Non-Daily: Photography / Photo Series — First Place: Yesica Prado, Lila LaHood and Noah Arroyo of the San Francisco Public Press, and Jenny Stratton of CatchLight, for “Driving Home: Surviving the Housing Crisis”Newspapers-Non-Daily: Investigative Reporting — First Place: Seth Rosenfeld, Jonathan Krim, Liz Enochs and Michael Stoll of the San Francisco Public Press for “Ride-Hailing’s Dark Data” » Read more
This article is adapted from an episode of our podcast “Civic.” Click the audio player below to hear the full story.
Vermin infestation and electrical malfunction. A copy machine in the restroom. Falling ceiling tiles. Parents, students and staff at Buena Vista Horace Mann School in the Mission testified at recent hearings about these and other chronic maintenance problems they say have plagued the school for years. » Read more
Listen to “Civic” host Laura Wenus discuss these issues with some of the people in this story by listening to the podcast version below.
Thousands of San Franciscans who borrowed money to pay rent during the pandemic are stuck with that debt, making them worse off than those who let the bills lapse. » Read more
On Jan. 8, 2020, Jayson Hill awoke in his tent near Jerrold Avenue and Rankin Street in the Bayview to the voices of police officers informing him he had to leave his camp.
“Imagine you are at home with your family when there is a knock at the door,” Hill recalled to Judge Michelle Tong in an August small claims hearing. » Read more