Breed Archives - Page 34 of 95

Homelessness

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

Garrett Leahy - 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.

Protest

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

Garrett Leahy - 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.

Crime

The data supports Chesa Boudin’s record: Why doesn’t the media tell us that?

Tim Redmond - August 22, 2021

Boudin is charging cases at the same rate as other local DAs. He has increased prosecutions of sexual assault cases. But the "balanced" Chron misses the point.

Transportation

Appeal seeks to block reopening of the Great Highway to cars

Garrett Leahy - August 13, 2021

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

Opinion

OPINION: Ending car-free Great Highway is a mistake, especially now

Peter-Astrid Kane - August 10, 2021

Curtailing a beloved open space as Delta rages on is terrible timing and a community detriment.

News + Politics

Some local Democrats oppose the Newsom recall—but not the Boudin recall

Tim Redmond - August 9, 2021

Here are the people who argue that Newsom should stay in office—even if they have policy disagreements—but won't say the same about Chesa Boudin.

Homelessness

Homelessness—and failed solutions— in Salt Lake City and Denver

Tiny - August 8, 2021

Sweeps and attacks on the unhoused are not just happening in the Bay Area; it's a national problem.

City Hall

Irony and casual corruption in the latest on the City Hall scandals

Tim Redmond - August 4, 2021

The rules don't apply to the 'city family'—and that's infuriating at a time when we need people to believe in government.

City Hall

After more than a century, PG&E is finally on the ropes in San Francisco

Tim Redmond - August 1, 2021

The city's moving to establish a public-power system—but we should also talk about accountability for the politicians and media that enabled an illegal monopoly for so long.

Transportation

Muni director talks about cutting lines and changing focus

Tim Redmond - July 25, 2021

Post-COVID plans could alter the city's transportation policy in some profound ways.

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