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Low-Income San Franciscans Looking to Affordable Health Program

09.30.2015
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By Sarita Hiatt/New America Media
When Deborah McNaulty and Andre Larrimore were warned by their physicians that they were in danger of heart disease and diabetes, they took action. McNaulty, 61, joined fitness classes and set aside the salt shaker in favor of other spices and healthier seasoning. Larrimore, upon the recommendation of a friend, started working out daily at the Bayview Hunters Point YMCA. Read the complete story at New America Media. 
 

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4 Years After Realignment: Less-Crowded Prisons, Lower Crime Rates

09.29.2015
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By Marisa Lagos, KQED News Fix/The California Report
Thursday marks the four-year anniversary of realignment, Gov. Jerry Brown’s attempt to comply with a federal court order to lower the state prison population without the wholesale early release of prisoners. The change in the law allowed nonviolent offenders to serve their time in local jails instead of state prisons, and shifted responsibility for many getting out of prison to local probation departments. Read the complete story at KQED News Fix/The California Report.

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Traffic-Calming Measures Near S.F. School Deemed Successful

09.28.2015
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By Laura Wenus, Mission Local
A study of traffic data around Marshall Elementary declared the city’s first “home zone,” established there in 2014 to calm traffic, a resounding success. “This home zone project is a fantastic example of what can be achieved when streets are designed to be family-friendly. Not only was the most dangerous driving behavior addressed — speed — but walking, wheelchair rolling and bicycling to school skyrocketed,” said Nicole Ferrara, executive director of Walk San Francisco in a statement issued by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. 
Read the complete story at Mission Local.

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09.28.2015
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S.F. Supervisor Avalos Brings Bike Yield Proposal to Board

09.24.2015
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By Joe Rivano Barros, Mission Local
Supervisor John Avalos proposed a bike yield law during Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting that would allow cyclists to roll through stop signs if there are no pedestrians or other vehicles present — but only if the police cooperate. “Today colleagues, I’m introducing … the bike yield ordinance,” Avalos said. “This has been in the work for a few months, but it’s an idea that has been around for many, many years, especially as we’ve seen a huge increase in cycling in San Francisco.” 
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Uber Comes to Oakland in a Big Way

09.23.2015
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By Dan Brekke, KQED News Fix
Uber is coming to Oakland. In a joint announcement with city officials, the ride-service company announced that it is buying a historic department store building at 19th and Broadway and will open a branch of its global headquarters at the site. The company, still privately held and valued at $50 billion as it continues its worldwide expansion, says it expects 2,000 to 3,000 staffers to work in the Oakland facility when it opens in 2017. If those staffing levels are attained, Uber would become the city’s largest non-government, non-hospital employer. Read the complete story at KQED News Fix. 

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S.F. and Businesses Team Up to Get Rid of Glass in Dolores Park

09.22.2015
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By Joe Rivano Barros, Mission Local
The Love Dolores campaign, a partnership between park officials and local merchants, has set its sights on a new target: removal of all glass from Dolores Park. “Glass can fall and break, and it’s a hassle to clean up and causes a hazard,” said Sarah Ballard, director of policy and public affairs at the Recreation and Parks Department. “The focus of Love Dolores is really on keeping the park clean and safe for everyone. … Having glass in a park isn’t good for maintenance and it doesn’t help [us] make sure it’s safe.”
Read the complete story at Mission Local. 
 

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California’s Early Education Workers Struggle to Stay Afloat

09.21.2015
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By Andra Cernavskis, The Hechinger Report/EdSource
Maria Alicia Lemus, a lead teacher in a Head Start classroom in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood, loves her job. She’s just not sure how long she’ll be able to afford it. Lemus said she makes $31,000 a year, after paying taxes, for her work at Head Start, the federally funded program for vulnerable children – a salary that’s not much more than what the families who qualify for the program earn. “People don’t see the value in early education,” said Lemus, 24, of the wages she earns. “The hard work we do every day.”
Read the complete story at The Hechinger Report/EdSource.

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Getting close

09.18.2015
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Almost to Our Goal! We are very close to reaching our goal of raising $50,000 by Sept. 30 and need only $3,309. We promise to end the campaign as soon as we hit the target! Can you help by making a donation today?

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S.F. Unified Relying on Homegrown Teachers and Interns to Fill Void

09.17.2015
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By Ana Tintocalis, The California Report
San Francisco public school leaders desperately want and need people like 22-year-old Tina Yang. She was born and raised in the city and knew she wanted to be a teacher when she was 5 years old. “When I first went to kindergarten here, I didn’t speak English,” Yang recalls. “But my teacher, she worked with me for that year and I did learn English in such a short amount of time.”
Fast forward to this year. Read the complete story at The California Report.