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Lurie panel wants to eliminate civilian oversight of the Sheriff’s Office

Task force seeks to 'streamline' government by wiping out a voter-approved oversight board

The missing 120 beds at Laguna Honda

While hundreds of San Franciscans are shipped out of town for skilled nursing care, why isn't the city fighting harder for the space that's already available?

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Help us keep independent media alive for another year with music, cocktails, food, community, and lots of local love.

Join us Wed/20 for a discussion on overdose prevention in queer nightlife

LGBTQ+ nightlife community activists and health experts come together to help make partying safer.

‘Indigenize SF’ maps well-known street names and statues paying homage to genocide

At SFMOMA, an exhibit documents local monuments connected to historic violence against American Indians.

SFPD surveillance unit’s close ties to crypto billionaire

Plus: A better plan to fund transit, the next step in Lurie's upzoning plan, and the politics of the Engardio recall ... that's The Agenda for Aug. 17-24

How to unsell Mama Earth

A radical new strategy to remove land from ever being sold, rented, or used for evictions

Behind the attacks on ethnic studies at SFUSD

One far-right group treated as credible by the Chron—and a whole lot of misinformation—fuels backlash against very successful class.

In the context of a banana republic, Trump’s homeless policy makes perfect sense

It's all about moving money to the ruling class—and getting the rest of us out of the way

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Why isn’t Haney in more political trouble?

Plus: The cost (to taxpayers) of market-rate housing, and the DCCC weighs in on the Engardio recall. That's The Agenda for Aug. 10-17

The state Legislature just made it easier for Trump to deport immigrants

In the bogus name of fighting 'sex trafficking,' a bill would allow cops to arrest people who could face deportation for the crime of 'loitering.'

When a minor parole violation becomes another life sentence

State law now limits "one-year-to-life" sentences. But many are still stuck in prison for very small violations

SF is sending out upzoning notices; here’s how to find out what’s really going on

The official letters don't mention demolitions or displacement—but there are other sources of information that do

Letters we answer: Why aren’t cities fighting back against Wiener’s buildathon?

And why can't San Francisco buy these empty or unbuilt units for affordable housing?

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OPINION: San Francisco needs to take disaster warning a lot more seriously

An integrated system that provides alerts on heat, earthquakes, and tsunamis would be cheap, easy, and save lives. Why isn't this a priority?

Thinking outside (and above and around) the gender box at Fringe Fest

'Box [M]' uses circus arts and dance to tell the story of a Asian American father's relationship with his trans son.

City College hurts students by not offering enough classes—again

Crucial classes are overbooked and students can't get the credits they need to graduate. Here's the data

Tinfoil hat conspiracy—or a sign of how local politics actually works?

Why did Engardio delete a meeting with Abundant SF director from his calendar?

Small Business Commission rejects (for now) Lurie’s upzoning plan

Panel says the threats to local merchants are serious—and the city isn't doing enough to stop displacement

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