October 2023 - Beyond Chron

Should SF Fund Businesses Hurt by Tenderloin Containment Zone?

Posted October 30, 2023 by Randy Shaw

Economic Justice for the Tenderloin! “The board voted unanimously to tap into some of the $10 million in public funds that the mayor previously set aside to help cover the city’s logistical costs, and use it to cover some portion Read More »

SF’s D9 Supervisor Race Takes Big Turn

Posted October 30, 2023 by Randy Shaw

Does Hernandez Make Race a Tossup? Until two weeks ago, “progressive” Jackie Fielder was the clear favorite in the D9 Supervisor’s race. D9’s voting history—Ammiano to Campos to Ronen— made it likely voters would replace Hilary Ronen with someone from Read More »

SFUSD High School Task Force Fails Students

Posted October 30, 2023 by Friends of Lowell Foundation

The High School Task Force, as described in the original June 2022 resolution, was a worthy endeavor. Had it been conducted effectively, it could have provided the SFUSD with valuable information and recommendations to improve all of the district’s high Read More »

Window Dressing San Francisco For APEC 2023

Posted October 30, 2023 by Sebastian

With APEC only 2 weeks away, the news hasn’t gotten any better in the hosting City, San Francisco. On one of the busiest thoroughfares in the City, Van Ness Avenue, Burger King and Tesla recently had their windows smashed again. Read More »

9th Doc Stories Offerings Challenge Narrative/Non-Narrative Binary

Posted October 30, 2023 by Peter Wong

This year’s edition of Doc Stories, the SFFILM annual showcase of new documentary work, runs from November 2-5, 2023 at the Premier and Vogue Theaters in San Francisco. As SFFILM’s current director of programming Jessie Fairbanks points out, the ninth Read More »

Will Ballot Initiatives Boost Breed?

Posted October 23, 2023 by Randy Shaw

Mayor Seeks to Define Re-Election Race “San Francisco needs to stop sponsoring addicts and drug dealers”—October 18 tweet from Dodge Place Tenderloin SF San Francisco Mayor London Breed placed three measures on the March 2024 ballot. They address public safety, Read More »

Is SF on Verge of a Housing Boom?

Posted October 23, 2023 by Randy Shaw

Bad Timing for San Francisco While housing advocates celebrate California’s new laws to boost housing production, San Francisco activists will have to wait a few years to see results. It’s a case of bad timing. Had these housing bills passed Read More »

Picketing at Fort Miley: SF Nurses Fight VA Scheduling Change Caused by Outsourcing & Cost-Cutting

Posted October 23, 2023 by Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early

The national wave of worker unrest over hospital conditions that create job stress, burn-out, and short staffing reached the corner of Clement and 42nd Streets in the outer Richmond last Wednesday, Oct. 18. Nearly 100 RNs and other staffers from Read More »