Garrett Leahy, Author at 48 hills

Homelessness

A scathing report says SF fails to give services to people in homeless camps

October 7, 2021

Study shows that most unhoused people never get shelter—but many lose all of their belongings.

Housing

Eviction-free SF: Advocates say that renters still have options

October 2, 2021

Know your rights—the moratorium is over but renters still have a lot of protections.

Education

City College hires new chancellor

September 27, 2021

David Martin, CCSF vet, will take helm—and now some very difficult work begins, starting with changing the state funding rules.

Labor

Dandelion Chocolate workers’ union vote is approved by NLRB

September 12, 2021

On Thursday, after roughly five months, contested ballots cast by Dandelion workers deciding whether to unionize under International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 6...

Homelessness

Keep the SIP hotels open to save lives, demonstrators tell Mayor Breed

September 7, 2021

Sup. Haney says feds will probably keep paying—but in the end, the city needs to buy these hotels as permanent housing.

Labor

DoorDash drivers go to CEO’s door to demand fair wages and working conditions

September 2, 2021

The company offered 120 precent of minimum wage when it wanted to pass Prop. 22. But workers say they are still getting a raw deal.

Protest

Will Mayor Breed declare a state of emergency on drug-overdose deaths?

September 1, 2021

Activists, supervisors, DA all say it's time to defy the state and feds and set up city-backed safe-injection sites.

Environment

Students demand that teacher pension fund revoke fossil fuel investments

August 29, 2021

CalSTRS holds $6 billion in fossil-fuel company stock, and the next generation wants to see a dramatic change.

News + Politics

Oakland activists say they don’t want the CHP to patrol their streets

August 17, 2021

Will more cops really make people of color safer? The community isn't so sure.

Transportation

Appeal seeks to block reopening of the Great Highway to cars

August 13, 2021

But neighborhood residents say closure has just driven heavy traffic into local streets that can't handle it.

Garrett Leahy