December 2018 - Beyond Chron

Special Report: 2018 Housing Year in Review

Posted December 18, 2018 by Randy Shaw

Key Gains Boost Housing Prospects for 2019 2018 marked a positive turning point for America’s response to its worsening housing and homelessness crisis. This shift signifies new opportunities for housing progress in 2019. Why did the media and elected officials Read More »

The Matchbook: Vintage Matchbooks of the Tenderloin Now Available

Posted December 18, 2018 by Randy Shaw

Reclaiming a Neighborhood’s Lost History The Tenderloin Museum has produced a dazzling new book that revives the lost history of the Tenderloin’s bars, restaurants, hotels and entertainment venues. The Matchbook: Vintage Matchbooks of the Tenderloin can now be purchased at Read More »

To the Editor…

Posted December 18, 2018 by Beyond Chron

Dear Editor: Randy Shaw wrote a piece (“SF Public Defender Wrong About Tenderloin Drug Dealing,” December 11) challenging me about my stand on drug arrests and strategy in the Tenderloin the day after I was quoted in the Chronicle, claiming Read More »

Kaiser Strike Highlights Problems with VA MISSION Act

Posted December 18, 2018 by Suzanne Gordon

Last week’s state- wide strike by 4000 Kaiser Permanente mental health professionals should serve as a wake- up call for anyone who supports outsourcing more care of veterans to the private sector. California legislators who voted for the VA MISSION Read More »

Momentum Builds for SB 50

Posted December 11, 2018 by Randy Shaw

California Bill Could Become National Model In the same week that Minneapolis passed historic legislation legalizing apartments in single-family zoned neighborhoods, California legislators introduced SB 50, a far reaching state challenge to exclusionary zoning laws. Sponsored by Bay Area State Read More »

SF Public Defender Wrong About Tenderloin Drug Dealing

Posted December 11, 2018 by Randy Shaw

Tenderloin Residents and Workers Back Police Crackdown The San Francisco Chronicle’s December 10 Matier & Ross story on increased arrests of Tenderloin drug dealers quotes Danielle Harris, who heads the felony drug division in the Public Defender’s Office. According to Read More »

Ed Lee’s Historic Legacy

Posted December 11, 2018 by Randy Shaw

(We are reposting this article from Dec. 14, 2017 to honor the one year anniversary of Ed Lee’s death) I envisioned writing about San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee’s historic legacy—-in December 2019, as his days in office ended. It is Read More »

“Divide & Conquer — The Story Of Roger Ailes” and “Vox Lux”–Reviews

Posted December 11, 2018 by Peter Wong

Towards the end of Alexis Bloom’s documentary “Divide And Conquer: The Story Of Roger Ailes,” there’s a moment that will draw less than mournful feelings from certain Bay Area viewers. It’s an announcement on Fox News, the media juggernaut founded Read More »