February 2026 - Beyond Chron

San Francisco’s New Homeless Strategy Has Failed

Posted February 23, 2026 by Randy Shaw

Longterm Shelter Stays Promote Drug Tourism From 1982 until 2022, San Francisco’s shelters provided people a temporary roof over their head. Occupants stayed for days or weeks before transitioning to permanent housing or fulltime medical care. But Mayor Breed changed Read More »

Completing the Bridge: From Reentry to Permanent Recovery Housing

Posted February 23, 2026 by Richard Beal

When I walk through the doors of the Drake Hotel at 235 Eddy Street, I see what many people thought was impossible—men and women rebuilding their lives after incarceration, addiction, and years of instability. In 2015, the Tenderloin Housing Clinic Read More »

Found! My 1990 Interview on Tenderloin Needs

Posted February 23, 2026 by Randy Shaw

Has Anything Changed? “I think since 1985, when I chaired this big crime march, that the Planning Coalition should be more involved in this issue. Because my experience is that people of every economic level in this neighborhood, that’s their Read More »

“My Undesirable Friends Part One–Last Air In Moscow”–Review

Posted February 23, 2026 by Peter Wong

Julia Loktev’s epic nearly five-and a-half-hour documentary “My Undesirable Friends” is several things: a paean to independent journalism not beholden to official sources or access, a group portrait of several idealistic mostly 20-somethings who wanted to better the country of Read More »

Will Drug Markets Block Little Saigon’s Revival?

Posted February 17, 2026 by Randy Shaw

6th and Market Drug Scene Shifts to Little Saigon. Last week sent radically different messages about the future of the Tenderloin’s Little Saigon neighborhood. On the morning of February 9, Mayor Lurie celebrated Chris Larsen’s donation of $5 million to Read More »

Can Nithya Raman Upset Karen Bass in LA Mayor’s Race?

Posted February 17, 2026 by Randy Shaw

“Los Angeles is at a breaking point, and people feel it in the most basic ways. Housing costs are forcing families out of the city. A homelessness system that lacks clear ownership and accountability is leaving people stuck in crisis, Read More »

Wrap-Up Reviews From S.F. Indie Fest 2026

Posted February 17, 2026 by Peter Wong

The Dan Lungrens and Gregory Corraleses of the world would brand Kip Andersen and Chris O’Connell’s documentary “Join The Club” a cinematic hagiography of an unrepentant miscreant. For those of us aware of the lives saved and good times delivered Read More »

Is Mahan the Frontrunner in Governor’s Race?

Posted February 9, 2026 by Randy Shaw

Activists Focused on Trump, Not Governor’s Race San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s entry into California’s crowded Governor’s race puts him in the top-tier of candidates. California’s two most recent governors are former mayors of Bay Area cities. Like Jerry Brown Read More »