Public Health Archives

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?

News + Politics

Breed’s office denies reality in hearing on Tenderloin state of emergency

Tim Redmond - January 4, 2022

There's not much available housing. There's not enough medical care. And the mayor's staff denies that the city even does homeless sweeps. Oh: But the cops are making more busts.

Housing

The profound importance of a new Housing Plan for San Francisco

Tim Redmond - October 10, 2021

The Agenda: City planners admit the 'Jobs Economy' was a disaster. Will they really take another path this time?

Labor

Giants workers get record contract

Marc Norton - October 5, 2021

Threat of playoff strike leads to a big win—but COVID is still a serious threat to the people who staff ballpark concessions.

COVID

Why no COVID vaccine requirements for Giants fans?

Marc Norton - September 15, 2021

Concession staffers have to get the shot—but people cheering and shouting in a packed stadium can threaten the workers and themselves.

Homelessness

Keep the SIP hotels open to save lives, demonstrators tell Mayor Breed

Garrett Leahy - September 7, 2021

Sup. Haney says feds will probably keep paying—but in the end, the city needs to buy these hotels as permanent housing.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: An intimate appointment with Dr. Fauci

Dennis Harvey - September 7, 2021

Plus: Political intrigue and dark thrillers from Argentina, Romania, and Colombia. This week's new movies!

Protest

Will Mayor Breed declare a state of emergency on drug-overdose deaths?

Garrett Leahy - September 1, 2021

Activists, supervisors, DA all say it's time to defy the state and feds and set up city-backed safe-injection sites.

COVID

A public health nurse makes the case for vaccine and mask mandates

Sasha Cuttler - August 16, 2021

Testing alone has simply not worked. We call this 'universal precautions'—and it has to be part of our response to the ongoing pandemic.

Labor

Biden, despite promises, has still issued no COVID standards for workplaces

Marc Norton - June 21, 2021

The pandemic is not over -- but workers still have no federal protections.

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