Stories about Homelessness
Homeless people — in cages
A poverty scholars national tour finds people locked up in St. Petersburg.
How the Twitter tax break continues to damage San Francisco …
... plus big city contracts that never got the proper oversight, smoking weed in public -- and Scott Wiener's plan to further gentrify San Francisco. That's The Agenda for March 11-17
Cops continue homeless sweeps, even in the cold rain
Tents are still being confiscated despite dangerous weather, police official admits at public hearing.
The inhumanity of homeless ‘sweeps’
When did taking people's possessions, destroying their shelter, and leaving them to suffer in the rain become the new normal?
The Democrats in Sacramento want to deregulate housing — but that has never worked
The 'grand bargain' for Bay Area housing is a sham -- the developers get what they want, vulnerable communities get nothing. And homelessness continues to increase.
Has Breed made an impact on homelessness?
The mayor brags that 1,000 people have left the streets since she took office. The real numbers are a bit more complicated.
Supes close to deal on budget ‘windfall’
Mar offers plan to fund teacher raises, and it appears the progressive supes are going along, setting up a confrontation with the mayor.
Debate over $185 million windfall begins this week
Mayor, supes have some competing priorities for money from education fund. Plus a vacancy tax -- and why we need it. That's The Agenda for Feb. 4-11.
Screen Grabs: The world’s most popular comedy duo shows its seams in ‘Stan & Ollie’
Plus: The latest Dragon Ball Super installment, the year's second-most hype foreign film, and Freddy Krueger's sordid gay drama
What the regional housing “compact” amounts to — so far
Plenty of bills that will please developers and landlords; not so many for tenants and vulnerable communities.