Sunday, May 5, 2024

Tagged with: Tenderloin

Sweeps of homeless people are in fact deadly, new medical study shows

Displacing unhoused people leads to more deaths and serious health problems, the Journal of the American Medical Association reports.

A brutal double-standard on crime, and the guv wants the military in the Tenderloin

Plus: The future of an affordable housing complex in the Western Addition—and why does the Sheriff's Office need combat equipment? That's The Agenda for April 23-30.

Report shows 911 calls are down, crime is down—and police overtime is way up

Budget analyst raises questions about police budget as Preston calls for a full audit.

Police overtime money is going to protect high-end retail outlets in Union Square

Data shows 'safe shopper' program is at the top of the mayor's list; Preston offers an alternative approach to public safety.

On Polk Street and in the Tenderloin, a family of hustlers and priests

Joseph Plaster's new book 'Kids on the Street' looks at the history of queer sex work and kinship in San Francisco

Good Taste: Leap into our spring food planner (yes, there’s cheesecake)

Pop-ups, night markets, and restaurant debuts: a taste of what’s cooking in the coming season.

Breed’s attack on the sanctuary ordinance, Jenkins’ attack on police accountability …

... plus remote public comments, the Housing Element, and a deal that limits the DA's role in police-shooting investigations. That's The Agenda for March 5-12

30 years of wild Noise Pop nights and ‘talent beyond genre’

Festival co-owner Jordan Kurland on filling the city with independent music and his favorite live moments

Breed blocks affordable housing project in District 5 for ‘petty politics’

Shuttered car wash could have been more than 100 affordable units, until the mayor went back on a deal with the supes.

Why is Breed resisting a life-saving program that faces no real legal or financial obstacles?

Safe consumption sites work in New York, stunning testimony at a hearing shows. Yet SF is putting on the brakes.