Jul 06 Watch 8:00 Input from the unhoused may be crucial solution to homelessness in San Francisco By Stephanie Sy, Jennifer Winter The San Francisco Bay Area has a rising homeless population. On any given night, an estimated 35,000 individuals are without a place to live. Meanwhile, the cost of living continues to climb. Much effort has gone into resolving the crisis,… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch 7:22 Mexican chef Gabriela Cámara on food as a force for social good By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Lane, Susana Seijas, Monica Wise Robles Cuisine inspired by Mexico can be found almost everywhere in the United States. But at chef Gabriela Cámara's restaurants -- on both sides of the border -- dishes with fresh, local ingredients put a unique twist on traditional favorites. Jeffrey… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 5:06 How planning and early action helped San Francisco’s Chinatown control coronavirus By Meiying Wu, Alyson Stamos California is enduring an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. But one community has succeeded at keeping the virus at bay -- offering potential lessons on how early action on the pandemic can change outcomes. Meiying Wu and… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch 3:52 San Francisco may stop hiring cops with records of misconduct The demand to reform police departments is causing some local governments to look at new regulations and laws. In San Francisco, the board of supervisors is considering a resolution introduced last week that would urge the civil service commission there… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 7:18 San Francisco mayor says ‘drastic steps’ by federal government needed to address crisis On Monday, nearly 7 million people in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area were ordered by city and county officials to stay home to try to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. The city’s Democratic mayor, London Breed,… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 7:31 How San Francisco is fighting novel coronavirus — and the stigma that comes with it By Amna Nawaz, Lorna Baldwin, Mike Fritz, Casey Kuhn On Wednesday, California officials confirmed the state’s first death from novel coronavirus, as the number of infections nationwide continues to rise. But beyond the serious medical implications of the virus, it is also provoking fear, suspicion and ethnic stereotyping. Amna… Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch 6:57 Can California figure out a way to house its growing homeless population? Roughly a quarter of all homeless Americans live in California, where the rate of homelessness has increased 16 percent in the past year. Facing pressure from his constituents and President Trump, Gov. Gavin Newsom has made the issue his top… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 3:43 Tongo Eisen-Martin’s Brief But Spectacular take on poetry as revolution Poet Tongo Eisen-Martin was born and raised in San Francisco, a city whose rapid gentrification he critiques in his work. Through his writing, Eisen-Martin seeks to “facilitate resistance” to a culture that he believes perpetuates domination of those who are… Continue watching
Jan 31 Virus rattles Chinese American communities, canceling new year events By John Rogers, Associated Press As the virus has spread overseas, many residents of majority-Asian cities just east of Los Angeles say they are staying inside as much as they can and wearing surgical masks when they go out. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 7:56 Why California residents are ‘frustrated’ with PG&E over planned power outage The power is still out across a wide swath of Northern California. Officials from utility company PG&E are conducting a planned blackout to reduce the risk of wildfire from high winds mixing with dry weather. But anger is building among… Continue watching