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Tagged with: War on Drugs

Supes discuss reparations—and disgraceful news media coverage

Some truth about the critical work of the African American Reparations Advisory Committee and its groundbreaking report

The city’s climate plan will cost money; will Breed support progressive taxes to pay for it?

Plus: A long-awaited hearing on the city's reparations plan—and a debate over more money for the cops. That's The Agenda for March 12-19

The Hunters Point Shipyard: Art survives amid toxic waste

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.'

Why are we still fighting over harm reduction in SF?

Feinstein resisted AIDS-era needle exchanges, now Breed rejects proven safe injection sites. We can't incarcerate our way out of crisis

Unpacking the political framing of the Board of Education elections

What is 'performative politics' anyway, and why do the conservatives keep talking about it?

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

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.

Gavin Newsom cares more about his political future than people dying of drug overdoses

The only reason he vetoed a life-saving bill: He wants to run for president. Why are we surprised?

SF DA seeks return to the failed approach of the War on Drugs

A new crackdown on small-time dealers makes no sense—and it can't possibly work.

The Boudin recall is entirely based on local media mythology. They should own it.

The "crime wave." The "unsafe city." There's no reality here—but it's creating a dangerous political narrative, with the SF cops the big winners.

Support this salve: Bay Remedies heals with Black-and-queer-owned cannabis

"Our relationship with cannabis was shaped by activists like Denis Peron and Brownie Mary," says co-founder John Xavier.