San Francisco passed a tax to curb vacant storefronts. So why do many still sit empty?
When San Francisco voters passed a tax on vacant storefronts in 2020, storefronts sat empty in many parts of the city despite a booming economy. Then Supervisor Aaron Peskin, who sponsored the measure ...
California's 153-year-old historical society permanently closes in San Francisco
The 153-year-old California Historical Society is winding down operations in San Francisco and is slated to transfer its vast ...
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San Jose health fair provides resources to homeless residents
For more than a decade, one California state senator has hosted an annual health and resource fair for homeless people, and ...
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San Francisco Mayor Lurie reaches milestones in efforts to tackle fentanyl crisis
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie secured majority support from the Board of Supervisors for his proposal to tackle the city's ...
Daniel Lurie vowed to stop the chaos on S.F.’s Sixth Street. Here’s how police are cracking down
San Francisco Police Sgt. Kevin Cuadro didn’t get far into his daily patrol of Sixth Street on Monday morning before he was confronted with the chaos that has come to define the beleaguered South of ...
Housing costs are at record highs — and so is homelessness. Here’s how they relate
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development characterizes households as “cost-burdened” when they spend more than 30 ...
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Abortion opponents bring their message to reproductive-care friendly San Francisco
Crowds of opponents to legalized abortion turned out at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco ahead of a march down Market Street.  The 21st annual Walk for ...