Public Health Archives

Environment

Is it safe? Treasure Island residents face health concerns from toxic dust

Garrett Leahy - November 20, 2022

The dirt on the island was contaminated. Now it's flying around in the air.

Labor

Nonprofit with $20 million in city money defies supes, won’t talk about labor issues

Tim Redmond - October 31, 2022

Board members furious that the Felton Institute refused to answer questions at a hearing on union-contract issues.

Drug policy

SF mayor and DA call for a return to the failed War on Drugs

Tim Redmond - October 5, 2022

In a stunning press conference, top officials demand more arrests, more jail time, and more cops to address the overdose crisis. That has never worked.

Nightlife

The radical drag queen at the heart of nightlife harm reduction

Marke B. - September 22, 2022

Punk rock party princess Kochina Rude on her mission to educate about safer drug use—and why it's deeply personal

News + Politics

Monkeypox meltdown: Hundreds scramble for vaccine as supplies run out

Marke B. - July 15, 2022

I got my first dose of the vaccine—across the bay, after eight hours, in a frustrating situation. And I'm one of the few lucky ones.

News + Politics

Berkeley professor from Angola talks about the threat to abortion rights—globally

Lou Fancher - May 22, 2022

Dr. Ndola Prata: 'When laws get highly punitive, the poor are affected'

Opinion

Unlike London Breed, I never took my mask off. Now COVID cases are up again

Charles Lewis III - May 5, 2022

The mayor's 'back to normal' stance seems to mean reinvigorating the Financial District more than protecting her constituents

Elections

It’s Election Day Tuesday. The supes districts lines are still not finished.

Tim Redmond - April 17, 2022

Plus: Are the cops doing their job, and do they really need more money? That's The Agenda for April 18-24

Labor

The end of mask mandates at Warriors games threatens workers

Marc Norton - February 14, 2022

18,000 unmasked fans at Chase Center? What about the people who have to go to work there?

The Agenda

Reforming the recall—and the mayor’s power to appoint elected officials

Tim Redmond - January 16, 2022

Plus: What's going on with Mental Health SF, and is CPMC helping with the public-health crisis in the Tenderloin?

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