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New board committees show little dramatic change—and some potential

Tim Redmond - January 25, 2023

Conservatives take over one panel, but progressives still control budget and land use—and a new committee on homelessness could take on a big role.

Housing

Sweeping in the rain

Tiny - January 14, 2023

From SoMa to Wood Street Commons, the unhoused suffer as the brutal sweeps continue

Homelessness

San Francisco continues homeless sweeps, during storm, defying a federal court order

Tim Redmond - January 9, 2023

New legal filing shows how cops continue to roust the unhoused even when the city can't offer any safe and secure shelter.

News + Politics

SF plans for the next storm—but what about the one after that?

Tim Redmond - January 3, 2023

Breed blames forecasters—and city offers only 170 new shelter beds for thousands of unhoused people.

Housing

My sister and I live at the Oasis Family Shelter. The owners should sell it to the city — not close it down.

By Yaasmeen Haseen - December 21, 2022

IT's making a huge difference in family lives. Losing this site would be a terrible failure.

Homelessness

Lawsuit challenges SF’s homeless policies and seeks to stop sweeps

Tim Redmond - September 27, 2022

Data shows how the city repeatedly violates its own policies and federal Constitutional rights.

News + Politics

The big debates: Changing the mayoral election date, a homeless oversight commission …

Tim Redmond - July 17, 2022

The Board of Supes has two more meetings to finalize the fall ballot, and while some measures are clearly going to be approved, at...

Homelessness

Mayor drags feet on alternatives to calling cops on homeless people

Tim Redmond - July 7, 2022

It's been a year since the supes funded Compassionate Alternative Response Teams. It will be another six months before it happens.

News + Politics

Profound change in SF elections takes a step forward

Tim Redmond - July 6, 2022

Measure would move the race for mayor to a presidential year, with much higher turnout.

Homelessness

Homeless numbers are declining—despite what the Breed Administration has done

Tim Redmond - May 18, 2022

Progressive initiatives, opposed by the mayor, seem to be working.

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New board committees show little dramatic change—and some potential

Sweeping in the rain

San Francisco continues homeless sweeps, during storm, defying a federal court order

SF plans for the next storm—but what about the one after that?

My sister and I live at the Oasis Family Shelter. The owners should sell it to the city — not close it down.

Lawsuit challenges SF’s homeless policies and seeks to stop sweeps

The big debates: Changing the mayoral election date, a homeless oversight commission …

Mayor drags feet on alternatives to calling cops on homeless people

Profound change in SF elections takes a step forward

Homeless numbers are declining—despite what the Breed Administration has done

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