Sanctuary City Archives

Immigration

Jenkins backs off attack on sanctuary law after massive outcry

Tim Redmond - March 9, 2023

DA, mayor figured out that this particular 'tough on crime' trope was a loser.

Housing

Breed admits that the city’s Housing Element is destined to fail

Tim Redmond - March 7, 2023

Mayor says, for the first time, that she has no plan to deliver on the state mandates for local affordable housing.

Immigration

Supes fail by one vote to approve Sanctuary City resolution that challenges ICE, Biden

Tim Redmond - March 2, 2023

Matt Dorsey, who wants to deport Fentanyl dealers, blocks approval, as 10 board members say his approach is deeply misguided.

Crime

A new attack on SF’s sanctuary laws makes no sense—except as a political tool

Tim Redmond - February 15, 2023

Immigrants have been scapegoats for much of US history, and now Breed and Jenkins are doing it again.

Stage Review

In ‘Sanctuary City,’ the teetering fates of two star-crossed DREAMers

Charles Lewis III - July 27, 2022

Martyna Majok’s play at Berkeley Rep offers a damning, impressionistic view of immigration policy post-9/11

Stage Review

‘Boys Go to Jupiter’ asks, Can social media backlash really make someone more racist?

Charles Lewis III - July 25, 2022

Word for Word's provocative staging of Danielle Evans’ short story delves into one of the era's obsessive questions

Onstage

Home is fragile: ‘Sanctuary City’ director on anxiety and love in immigrant existence

Lou Fancher - July 18, 2022

David Mendizábal brings costume and choreography background to story of two entangled DREAMers at Berkeley Rep

Arts Forecast

Supes to vote on cops contract — as new records show history of blocking reform

Tim Redmond - November 16, 2020

Documents reveal a stunning pattern of the POA trying to prevent reforms -- but a deal to give the cops raises with no concessions is still pending approval.

News + Politics

SF measure would allow all residents to serve on commissions

Garrett Leahy - May 7, 2020

On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to put on the fall ballot a City Charter amendment that would allow all San Francisco...

Exclusive

SF General nurses told not to provide bilingual services

Michael Toren - December 1, 2019

When Lauren Cook heard that the new contract her union, SEIU 1021, had negotiated with San Francisco General Hospital included provisions to streamline the...

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