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Can the Bay Area Outsmart Sea Level Rise?

10.31.2017
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Bay Nature
Earlier this year, a warehouse-turned-winery in Point Richmond was the site of international designers, scientists and policy-makers. They were meeting to participate in Resilient by Design to see  how the Bay Area will adapt to seas that could rise 10 feet higher by the end of this century. Ten winning design teams have until May to devise shovel-ready projects, from blueprint to community support, and a financing plan. 
Read the story at Bay Nature. 
For in-depth reports on the threat of sea level rise, read the Public Press Special Reports, “Building by the Bay” (Summer 2015) and “Wild West on the Waterfront” (Spring 2017).  

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S.F. Woman Living in RV Experiences a Wave of Evictions

10.30.2017
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Mission Local
Melodie, living in her RV, was one of the residents of an encampment, known as the Hairball, under a tangle of freeway exchanges between Highway 101 and Cesar Chavez St. But now, San Francisco is  clearing out the Hairball, and Parker will have to move on. But her life as a homeless resident in the city over the last decade shows what it is like to be on the other side of the city’s sweeps. Read the story at Mission Local. 
For a more complete look at the issues of homelessness in San Francisco, read the Public Press special reports “Solving Homelessness” and “Navigating Homelessness.”

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Public Press Weekly: North Bay Fires — Now Comes the Recovery

10.29.2017
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The destructive North Bay wildfires have been fully contained, after torching more than 200,000 acres, causing at least 42 deaths and incinerating thousands of homes and businesses, reducing urban landscapes to smoking rubble. (San Francisco Chronicle) Now the post-disaster phase is beginning: recovery. » Read more

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S.F. Supes Eye ‘CEO Pay’ Tax to Fund Services for Homeless

10.27.2017
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Tech Companies Offer Tempting Target
Is excessive CEO pay contributing to homelessness? Lawmakers in Portland, Oregon, seem to think so. That’s a major reason they approved a surtax last year on companies with high CEO-to-worker pay ratios and dedicated the revenue to homeless services. » Read more

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How Vulnerable Are Other Bay Area Regions to Wildfires?

10.26.2017
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By Sasha Berleman, Bay Nature
How vulnerable are other parts of the Bay Area to wildfires like the ones devastating the North Bay counties? What can people do to better protect themselves this year and in future years from large-scale fires? These are great questions. Unfortunately, other parts of the Bay Area are absolutely vulnerable to devastating fires not unlike those seen in the North Bay this month. Read the complete story at Bay Nature. 

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Host Homes Could Get Young Adults Off Streets

10.26.2017
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M ore than 1,200 youths between 18 and 24 years old were unsheltered — living outside, in a vehicle, or in a place not meant for habitation — in San Francisco earlier this year, about the same as the previous biennial count in 2015. » Read more

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Local and National Efforts to End Youth Homelessness

10.26.2017
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1974: Congress passes what would later be called the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act. This law changes the national approach to helping at-risk youths and paves the way for programs that serve homeless youths, including emergency shelters, street outreach and long-term supportive housing. » Read more

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San Francisco Is the State’s Worst County for Black Student Achievement — Why?

10.25.2017
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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 students at the school had failed reading and math exams.
Read the story at CALmatters.

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For Alcoholics, ‘Wet Houses’ Offer a Home

10.25.2017
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Seattle Model Has Saved the City Millions of Dollars by Providing Supervised Permanent Housing
More than five years ago, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee visited Seattle and toured 1811 Eastlake, a national model of what is sometimes known as “wet housing”: supervised facilities that let chronically homeless alcoholics drink on the premises. » Read more