Disabilities Archives - Page 2 of 9

Opinion

The environmental case against robotaxis

Susan Vaughan - August 6, 2023

They will further damage public transit—and they're no help to people with disabilities

Onstage

It’s Stuttering Awareness Week. Nina G’s comedy album drops 12 tracks of education

Caitlin Donohue - May 7, 2023

Micro-aggressions 'just go right into my act,' says the Alameda-born stand-up

City Hall

Supes delay changes in remote public comment—for one week

Tim Redmond - February 28, 2023

Dorsey talks of a possible compromise as several members say they don't want to prevent callers who can't get to City Hall from participating in meetings.

City Hall

Supes delay ban on remote comments, but the issue is getting even bigger

Tim Redmond - February 6, 2023

Rules Committee wants to coordinate with other boards and commissions as a wide range of activists denounce Mandelman plan.

News + Politics

Home health-care workers rally for more federal spending

Garrett Leahy - July 14, 2021

An aging population will require far more workers in a field that is underpaid and often overlooked.

The Agenda

Giants honor Tom Ammiano as Honey Mahogany sings the national anthem

Tim Redmond - June 6, 2021

Plus: Hearings start on Breed's budget -- and why is the mayor making a controversy out of parklets when everyone pretty much agrees? That's The Agenda for June 6-13

Business + Tech

Permanent parklets? It’s actually a bit tricky

Tim Redmond - May 25, 2021

Breed wants action now, but supes seek more time to work out accessibility, private-space issues

Transportation

There’s a lot more to the GG Park debate than cars v. bikes

Tim Redmond - April 11, 2021

This is part of a huge discussion the city needs to have about transportation -- and equity -- in a post-COVID world.

The Agenda

SF has a new tech plan — but it ignores the need for public broadband

Tim Redmond - April 4, 2021

Plus: Confronting attacks on Asian seniors and a modest, but important, police reform ... That's The Agenda for April 4-11

Homelessness

Homeless people lack access to water

Garrett Leahy - March 17, 2021

People on SF's streets can't even access the UN's minimum requirements for potable water, new report shows.

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