April 2022 - Beyond Chron

Photo of Billboard quoting Chesa Boudin saying Tenderloin families don't care about drug dealers

Chesa Boudin in Deep Political Trouble

Posted April 25, 2022 by Randy Shaw

An Energized Pro-Recall Electorate I wrote on February 21 that San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s June 7 recall would go “down to the wire” (See “Can Boudin Survive Recall?”). Today, I see Boudin facing an almost insurmountable challenge to Read More »

Urban Alchemy’s Tenderloin “Oasis”

Posted April 25, 2022 by Randy Shaw

Building Community in the Tenderloin Last Thursday, Urban Alchemy (UA) unveiled its latest success: the transformation of a run-down parking lot at Turk and Hyde into what they call an urban “oasis.” A site long filled with drug dealers now Read More »

Don Winslow Releases Powerful “City on Fire”

Posted April 25, 2022 by Randy Shaw

First of New Trilogy Don Winslow is among my favorite novelists. His three book Cartel Trilogy on the DEA and Mexican drug wars is some of the best fiction I have ever read. On April 26 he’s releasing a new Read More »

Speculator Evictions Under Ellis Act Move Toward Trial

Posted April 25, 2022 by Eric Weston

AB2050 Would Stop These Evictions The first of 10 eviction cases at a rent-controlled apartment building on 19th Street near Dolores Park begins jury trial this week. The landlords, a group of out-of-city real estate speculators operating under LLCs, have Read More »

More Reviews From Cinequest/Cinejoy 2022

Posted April 25, 2022 by Peter Wong

Arais Meteyard’s animated short “Nothingness Conquered Them” brings up some big picture issues in its running time of (checks watch) slightly over two minutes. These subjects include religion-incited social divisions, helplessness in the face of mass misery, and wars of Read More »

Reviews From SFFILM 65

Posted April 25, 2022 by Peter Wong

Sally Rubin’s joyous and playful short film “Mama Has A Mustache” brings a warm-hearted alternative to public GQP hysteria over the changing nature of family. Its cut-out animation and non-patronizing receptiveness to its subjects’ feelings will make the viewer feel Read More »

April 19 Election Prediction: Campos v. Haney

Posted April 18, 2022 by Randy Shaw

Housing, Boudin and Corporate Influence The San Francisco Assembly race between David Campos and Matt Haney finally ends on April 19. The contest has been eclipsed by hotly contested battles over redistricting and the JFK street closure; only in recent Read More »

Tenderloin Making Progress But Open Dealing Remains

Posted April 18, 2022 by Randy Shaw

The Tenderloin’s Future During the pandemic, Dodge Place off Turk between Hyde and Larkin became a drug dealer safe zone. Residents of the alley were trapped in their homes. Today, it is a peaceful home for the many families living Read More »