September 2023 - Beyond Chron

Housing Wins Big in California

Posted September 18, 2023 by Randy Shaw

A Legislative Breakthrough for Housing California is the national leader in failing to build housing to meet population growth. But 2023 saw over a dozen major housing production bills pass the state legislature. How did this happen? Five major reasons. Read More »

New Film Highlights the Power of Organizing

Posted September 18, 2023 by Randy Shaw

Between the Sun and Sidewalk is Inspiring How does a film capture what it means to build community power via organizing? We see a great example of this in an inspiring new film, Between the Sun and the Sidewalk. After Read More »

Ramanbhai Patel, Champion of Supportive Housing, Dies Peacefully

Posted September 18, 2023 by Randy Shaw

He Always Believed in SRO Hotels Ramanbhai Patel, who pushed the Tenderloin Housing Clinic (THC) to start leasing supportive housing SROs and who was honored in India for his charitable work, died Saturday night. Patel’s willingness to lease hotels to Read More »

SFUSD’s High School Task Force a $500,000 model of chronic absenteeism

Posted September 18, 2023 by Laurance Lem Lee

In June of 2022, the San Francisco Board of Education actioned Superintendent Matt Wayne to spend $500,000 on a High School Task Force with the admirable goal to make recommendations on how the District could help improve student outcomes. After Read More »

Photo shows Tents on Mason across from IKEA

Action Plan for Removing San Francisco’s Tents

Posted September 11, 2023 by Randy Shaw

90% of Campers Refuse Shelter San Francisco is now free to remove campers who refuse shelter or housing. Can the city get it done? It better. The injunction creating a right to camp damaged the entire San Francisco economy. Drug Read More »

New Book Exposes Dark Side of College Football

Posted September 11, 2023 by Randy Shaw

Fans Favor Denial Over Demanding Health Reforms When we think about the dangers of college and pro football, brain injuries caused by collisions come to mind. The NFL and NCAA have convinced fans to ignore how playing football reduces life Read More »

Cathedral Hill Has Gone Downhill

Posted September 11, 2023 by Sebastian

With the upcoming Dreamforce conference which could be the last in S.F. if it’s affected by homelessness and drug use and right before Former House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi announced that she would run for re-election in 2024, the sidewalks along Read More »

photo shows rally against SF's federal homeless injunction

Can We Be Honest About Homelessness?

Posted September 5, 2023 by Randy Shaw

Recovery Must Be Top Priority The debate about America’s homeless crisis has gone off the rails. Consider: Mayor London Breed and California Governor Gavin Newsom publicly condemned a misguided federal injunction imposed on San Francisco. Political leaders rarely weigh in Read More »