January 2023 - Beyond Chron

Letters to the Editor…

Posted January 31, 2023 by Beyond Chron

Mr. Shaw, I’m practically born and raised SF since the age of 4. Still live here. Every Mayor since the 80’s (very few homeless until the 80’s) have stood on a platform to fix homelessness. What should have been addressed Read More »

Letters to the Editor…

Posted January 31, 2023 by Beyond Chron

Editor: RE“Why is San Francisco Media downplaying Drug Cartel?” By Randy Shaw (BeyondChron, January 30, 2023) I wish to note that Susan Dyer Reynolds, Columnist for The Marina Times, and Lou Barberini, a retired SFPD police officer and Read More »

Why is San Francisco Media Downplaying Drug Cartels?

Posted January 30, 2023 by Randy Shaw

Media Downplays Violence, Threats to Businesses The San Francisco Chronicle reported last week that a “crowd” stabbed a man at Seventh and Market Streets (“Man has life-threatening wounds after attack by crowd in downtown S.F.,” January 21, 2023). The brief Read More »

Citywide Meeting to Close SF’s Open Drug Markets

Posted January 30, 2023 by Kanishka Cheng

Open-air drug markets must be shut down—Full Stop. San Francisco has become synonymous with public drug use and sales, plentiful fentanyl, and daily overdose deaths. While city officials and departments continue to fight themselves, their failure to effectively respond to Read More »

Middle school teacher staffing is testing the SFUSD

Posted January 30, 2023 by Laurance Lem Lee

What the Williams Complaint Means The recent Williams complaint about teacher staffing at Marina middle school reveals a number of concerns, some seen in other schools in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) in prior years. The allegations may Read More »

More Reviews From Slamdance 2023

Posted January 30, 2023 by Peter Wong

Even a prior viewing of “The Florida Project” will not prepare viewers for the often heartbreaking realities chronicled in Brendan Geraghty’s documentary feature “Motel Drive.” The title refers to a one-block stretch of motels located in Fresno, California. Back in Read More »

Letters to the Editor…

Posted January 24, 2023 by Beyond Chron

Berkeley an EU city? Dear Editors, My friends (and yours too) in Europe will tell you that it’s the tourist fantasy of an EU city, not the reality of actually living in Paris, Rome, or Berlin. Regardless of the Read More »

Tenderloin Businesses to Meet With Mayor Over Drug Markets

Posted January 23, 2023 by Randy Shaw

Businesses Seek Action at January 24 Meeting (UPDATE: Mayor Breed has pushed the meeting back to February 7. She wanted more time to offer a viable strategy to combat open air drug markets) The Tenderloin’s small businesses have had enough. Read More »