March 2023 - Beyond Chron

photo shows Nonprofits offer a helping hand

Stop the Misguided Attacks on Nonprofits!

Posted March 27, 2023 by Randy Shaw

Wrongly Blaming Nonprofits Helping the Poor There’s a lot of nonprofit bashing going on these days. And most of it is unfair. Recent criticism of specific nonprofit wrongdoers—such as San Francisco’s TODCO and Los Angeles’s AIDS Healthcare Foundation— is clearly Read More »

Why Doesn’t SF’s Health Department Stop Drug Dealers?

Posted March 27, 2023 by Randy Shaw

Drug Users Attract Dealers The accompanying photo shows an open drug market on Seventh Street near a methadone clinic. Those seeking methadone from the BAART Clinic at 1111 Market Street must pass by nearby dealers. Does a methadone clinic attract Read More »

Photo of Corner of Federal Bldg Fills With Dealers

In SF, Open Drug Markets on Federal Land

Posted March 20, 2023 by Randy Shaw

Feds Must Step In San Francisco’s largest open air drug market is at Seventh and Stevenson Streets. Most of the 50-100 dealers are selling on federal property. The sidewalk borders what was renamed last December as the “Speaker Nancy Pelosi Read More »

Ellis Evictions Continue: How One Tenant Fought Back

Posted March 20, 2023 by Eric Weston

Tenant Overcomes Multiple Eviction Attempts Michelle Mattera knows as much about combating landlord deceit and abuse as any San Francisco tenant. She has fought three separate eviction attempts by different landlords in her 18 years at the edge of Pacific Read More »

Update: San FranDisco Skating Rink & The Views From La Cuisine

Posted March 20, 2023 by Sebastian

I walked pass by San FranDisko this afternoon and noticed the the tents that were there a few weeks ago are now gone. This is what it looks like there now. So, I asked the security guards what and when Read More »

Wasteful runoff elections are the real March Madness

Posted March 20, 2023 by Deb Otis

Phoenix Bolsters Case for RCV On Tuesday, Phoenix, AZ held runoff elections for its 6th and 8th City Council Districts – five months after the November general election. That means duplicative costs to taxpayers in the nation’s fifth-largest city, another Read More »

Photo shows March 7 event promoting SFPD/DA funding

Public Safety is Reshaping San Francisco Politics

Posted March 13, 2023 by Randy Shaw

Key Issue in 2024 Elections The public safety crisis is reshaping San Francisco politics. This first became clear from the recall of former DA Chesa Boudin. It was amplified with the November 2022 election of DA Brooke Jenkins and Joel Read More »

Photo shows A Small Segment of Stevenson Alley's Drug Market

Closing Drug Markets Citywide

Posted March 13, 2023 by Randy Shaw

Board Must Increase Police Funding On March 15, the Budget Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will decide whether to increase SFPD and DA funding by $27 million. Board passage of the supplemental is essential. The funds enable Read More »