Public Health Archives

Environment

This land is whose land?

Tom Molanphy - March 13, 2023

The developer and the city insist the Hunters Point Shipyard is safe for development. There's a lot of data that says otherwise. Part III of a series.

Environment

The Hunters Point Shipyard: Art survives amid toxic waste

Tom Molanphy - March 5, 2023

Part II: As artists move into the former base, the level of contamination reaches the point where 'if it can't be cleaned, stay the hell out.'

News + Politics

Health Commission faces the ongoing crisis at Laguna Honda Hospital

Tim Redmond - January 16, 2023

And meanwhile, hundreds of unhoused seniors have serious medical issues that are getting entirely ignored.

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

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This land is whose land?

The Hunters Point Shipyard: Art survives amid toxic waste

Health Commission faces the ongoing crisis at Laguna Honda Hospital

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

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

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

The radical drag queen at the heart of nightlife harm reduction

Monkeypox meltdown: Hundreds scramble for vaccine as supplies run out

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

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

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