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Police

Mayor decides not to ask for more money for the cops after all

Tim Redmond - March 2, 2022

Breed withdraws request that the supes approve some $7 million in police OT; what happened?

Education

As schools face dire budget cuts, Newsom is sitting on a huge surplus

Tim Redmond - March 1, 2022

The state is up against a law that may limit spending and require tax dollars to be returned to the taxpayers—while public education is teetering on the edge of disaster.

Education

Fighting the Oakland school closures

Tiny - February 28, 2022

If I hadn’t had a school to go to with teachers and free breakfast as a houseless child, I literally couldn’t have made it through my life.

Housing

A rousing kickoff for a plan to tax landlords who keep units vacant

Tim Redmond - February 27, 2022

More than 150 rally to put an empty-homes tax on the SF ballot.

The Agenda

Supes to look at closing the ‘group housing’ developer loophole

Tim Redmond - February 27, 2022

Plus: Does the city need to regulate street vendors—and how should the city regulate Recology? That's The Agenda for Feb. 28-March 6

Education

City College Board votes to lay off at least 50 full-time faculty

Garrett Leahy - February 25, 2022

Trustees say the financial situation is so dire that deep cuts are needed, but the union strongly disagrees.

Protest

This is not a battlefield: Scenes from SF demonstration in support of Ukrainians

Lucas Thornton - February 25, 2022

More than one thousand Ukraine American San Franciscans and allies gathered on Thursday in front of City Hall to protest the Russian invasion of...

News + Politics

SF Democrats overwhelmingly vote to oppose Boudin recall

Tim Redmond - February 24, 2022

Only two members voted for the recall—and they both ran against, and lost to, Boudin.

News + Politics

Why did Breed launch the Tenderloin crackdown? Here’s a clue

Tim Redmond - February 24, 2022

The mayor met with top hotel executives just as she was planning to deploy more cops to the neighborhood.

Crime

Police chief has to back down, agrees to let deal with DA’s Office stay in place

Tim Redmond - February 23, 2022

Under pressure, Scott allows independent investigations of police shootings to continue—for another 60 days. But politics still play a big role.

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