Jun 13 Blood donation restrictions for gay men ‘not supported by facts,’ AIDS experts say By Charles Piller, STAT Orlando shooting sparks calls to end limits on gay men donating blood. Continue reading
Jun 11 Urban designers transformed these five spaces into pedestrian paradise By Laura Fong From an intersection in San Francisco to a small parking lot in Brooklyn, city planners and urban designers are finding new ways to use city space. Continue reading
Jun 09 No right to carry concealed weapons in public, federal appeals court says By Laura Santhanam In a 7-4 vote, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco overturned a 2014 decision in a lawsuit against a San Diego County sheriff who had denied concealed weapons permits to some applicants. Instead, the court said… Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 6:21 Restoring San Francisco Bay’s wetlands one native plant at a time By PBS News Hour The San Francisco Bay’s wetlands are disappearing at an alarming rate due to encroaching development, leaving the local ecosystem at risk. Moreover, the wetlands can store as much carbon as a tropical rainforest, an invaluable asset in the effort to… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 8:23 The San Francisco activists who say please build in my backyard By PBS News Hour Job growth in the San Francisco Bay Area has exploded in recent years and many people are being priced out. Blame the NIMBYS, including progressives fighting to protect their quaint neighborhoods by blocking any new construction. Activists battling income equality… Continue watching
Jun 02 The housing shortage and homelessness in San Francisco. Is there a solution? By Duarte Geraldino With diminishing housing options and soaring rents, the city has one of the higher homelessness rates in nation. Continue reading
May 24 Clinton, Sanders head for all-out blitz in California primary By Ken Thomas and Lisa Lerer, Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders dueled for support ahead of California's presidential primary on Tuesday as the Vermont senator showed few signs of backing off. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 3:26 What’s next for San Francisco after its police chief’s resignation? By PBS News Hour Following a string of officer-involved fatal shootings and a racist text scandal within the police department, San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee asked Police Chief Greg Suhr to step down. Suhr handed in his resignation on Thursday. San Francisco Chronicle reporter… Continue watching
Apr 26 After police shooting, San Francisco actors tackle racial profiling By Kelly Whalen and Omid Zoufonoun, KQED On the Hill aims to spark a conversation about racial profiling, police shootings and the rapid displacement of Latinos from San Francisco. Continue reading
Apr 24 Contesting bail to take on racial disparities in San Francisco jails By Kamala Kelkar San Francisco's Public Defender has assembled a team to help contest the bail of nearly every client in the system. Continue reading