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The Agenda

The Agenda: Tasers, cannabis, and homeless deaths…

Tim Redmond - October 29, 2017

The Zarate trial, and the history of the weapon that fired the fatal bullet that killed Kate Steinle, got me thinking about who gets...

Art

SOMArts show kicks off Dia de los Muertos season

Marke B. - October 5, 2017

ART LOOKS San Francisco takes its Day of the Dead seriously -- it's a sacred moment -- but, in the spirit of the magical holiday that pierces...

News + Politics

SF ‘resolves’ homeless camps — but where do the people go?

TJ Johnston - September 29, 2017

After months of undertaking, all of the encampments in San Francisco’s Mission District have been “resolved” — in other words, moved off the sidewalks....

News + Politics

The latest attack on homeless people …

Tim Redmond - September 24, 2017

San Francisco politicians have a history of attacking and scapegoating homeless people to advance their careers. Remember, Gavin Newsom (who is now campaigning for...

News + Politics

From the poor house to the jail house

Tiny - August 10, 2017

We walk back and forth in a jail cell everyday – it’s called your doorways tent cities Bus benches and Metal chairs...

News + Politics

Homeless advocates criticize Sheehy bike bill

TJ Johnston - July 11, 2017

An ordinance prohibiting outdoor bicycle assembly is on track to pass at the Board of Supervisors, and it could lead to penalizing homeless people...

News + Politics

The problem with how SF handles sexual assaults

Bianca Rosen - July 5, 2017

I want to introduce you to Jamie – who just experienced one of the worst days of her life. Although Jamie is not a real...

News + Politics

Mayor’s budget denies housing groups’ requests

TJ Johnston - June 19, 2017

Three months ago, a team of homeless service providers sent the city a proposal for housing San Francisco residents without a home and keeping...

News + Politics

One homeless family’s SF nightmare

Meadow Sylvester - June 2, 2017

In 2010, my husband and I succeeded in graduating a drug program and closing our Child Protective Services case. Before our case was allowed...

News + Politics

Homelessness and colonial media

Tiny - December 7, 2016

"The Homeless caused the fires, they are always leaving trash and causing a mess everywhere they go," read the headline scrolling across the...