June 2022 - Beyond Chron

Can SF Reclaim 600 Eddy Block from Drug Dealers?

Posted June 27, 2022 by Randy Shaw

Will New DA Make Difference? The block of 600 Eddy between Larkin and Polk includes the legendary Phoenix Hotel, the Chambers and Son and Garden restaurants, and two affordable housing projects with a third around the corner. So why has Read More »

SF Chronicle Editors Ignore the Paper’s Drug Dealer Coverage

Posted June 27, 2022 by Randy Shaw

Stopping Open Dealing Will Reduce Overdoses “In December, Mayor London Breed declared a state of emergency in the Tenderloin, railing against the ever-present drug dealing. Her initial call included an aggressive increase in policing in the neighborhood, an approach that Read More »

Will the SF Board of Education Tackle the Reading Proficiency Gap?

Posted June 27, 2022 by Laurance Lem Lee

Huge Reading Gaps Within District An upcoming San Francisco Board of Education Resolution from Board President Jenny Lam seeks to temporarily suspend all Committee meetings to focus more on student outcomes. Will they focus on the yawning district-wide gaps in Read More »

photo shows Supportive Housing at Garland Hotel

Will SF Finally Raise Wages for Workers Housing Homeless?

Posted June 20, 2022 by Randy Shaw

Supervisors Must Raise Salaries Now Do any Supervisors think a $23 per hour starting salary for janitors in SRO supportive housing is too high? Or $22 for desk clerks? How about $25 for the maintenance workers who must have the Read More »

Reviews From Frameline 46

Posted June 20, 2022 by Peter Wong

A persuasive case could be made that “Nelly And Nadine”’s director Magnus Gertten could have equally called his Teddy Award-winning documentary “Nelly And Sylvie.” The film feels just as much the story of how a granddaughter faces the truth about Read More »

Final Reviews from the 21st S.F. DocFest

Posted June 20, 2022 by Peter Wong

Who is Ruth Paine? Is she history’s butterfly, someone whose kindness precipitated a national tragedy? Is she the metaphorical key to unlocking a supposed box of ruthless high-level scheming? Or is she a human Rorschach blot who could be any Read More »

Photo shows Nancy Tung, Brooke Jenkins, and Catherine Stefani

Who Will Be San Francisco’s Next DA?

Posted June 15, 2022 by Randy Shaw

Mayor Breed Faces Tough Choice The recall of San Francisco’s District Attorney —and 55% is a “landslide” despite the SF Chronicle’s attempt to claim otherwise—gives Mayor Breed a second chance to pick a DA who can defeat Chesa Boudin. Breed’s Read More »

Is the Board of Education Listening to the Polls?

Posted June 15, 2022 by Laurance Lem Lee

Has the Recall Caused a Shift? Major items are coming before the Board of Education these next few weeks. There are 2 meetings dedicated to Lowell admissions. And just this Tuesday Board President Jenny Lam put forth a proposed Resolution Read More »