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“There’s always been this ‘trust us’ position from law enforcement,” Hofer said. “‘We’re going to hold your data. It’s in our custody. We’re going to protect it.’ But when you see these numbers of violations and them openly flaunting the law, it calls all of that into question.”
“The Police Commission and Mayor Lurie need to codify penalties for anyone sharing San Francisco’s ALPR data with other agencies for immigration enforcement purposes,” Supervisor Jackie Fielder said in a statement, using an acronym for “automated license-plate recognition.”
Calvin Welch
While billing itself as a “family housing program” that will expand density along major transit corridors it, in fact, does little to either preserve existing family housing or require the affordability necessary for actual families to live to in the new housing it proposes. It provides no impact fee on developers of the new dense housing to pay for public transit operations—at a time when public transit faces financial collapse.
Adam Lashinsky
"Now, before you leap to any conclusions about Post’s anti-democratic political agenda, there are some things you should know about her. A Stanford MBA and a retired investment banker..."
“It is my opinion, and I say this with affection, that San Francisco has an excess of democracy,” she told me. “Many people feel it’s their right to have a lot of influence in how decision-makers make decisions about the government. At some point, you have to trust your government is doing its job. And if it’s not, then you un-elect them. You throw them out.”
Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters
“Extreme heat poses a serious health risk to all in CDCR,” said Lily Harvey, senior staff attorney at the Prison Law Office, which represents inmates in several federal class-action court cases covering health care in state prisons. “Air-conditioned housing units are the only effective way to protect against that risk.”
Extreme heat is warping life for all Californians, but state prisoners will be hit especially hard. Many are housed in inland or desert environments where temperatures are slated to rise more than the statewide average over the next few decades.
City Hall
SF City Attorney David Chiu Prompts ‘US News’ to Disclose When Hospitals Pay for Rankings
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She knows the true cost of SF’s snarl of committees — and now, so do we
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Politics
John Burton, Architect of California Democratic Machine, Dies at 92
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Legendary former congressman John Burton, who championed the poor, dies at 92
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John Burton, former congressman and past California Senate president, dies at 92
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California politician John Burton, who helped shape state's Democratic Party, dies at 92
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Defining land-use battle heads to supes, Planning Commission
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‘Liberals’ heads explode’: Explaining the California GOP’s Trump 2028 obsession
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‘Legendary liberal lion’: Longtime legislator John Burton mourned as major force for California Dems
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Lawmakers Praise John Burton for Shaping Generations of California Leaders
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Lawmakers warn of massive Bay Area transit cuts after Gov. Newsom pulls back loan promise
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Recall Supporters Consider This Non-Endorsement a Victory. Why?
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Criminal Justice
Complaints About California’s Hellishly Hot Prison Cells Have Been Mounting for Years
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Public Safety
Sunday Links: Tech Worker Who Was Stabbing Roommate Fatally Shot by Santa Clara Police
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‘Always stand up for what’s right’: Slain S.F. cyclist remembered with memorial ride
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Guest at Luxury Napa Valley Resort Found Dead in Her Room With Gunshot Wound
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Six Killed, 2 Injured in Solo Minivan Crash in Napa County, Driver Arrested for Suspected DUI
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Pedestrian struck, pinned by Muni streetcar in S.F.
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SFPD let Georgia, Texas cops illegally search city surveillance data on behalf of ICE
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Immigration
Illustrating a day inside San Francisco’s immigration court
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Business
40 Years of Inspiring Children at West Portal’s Growing Up Art & Craft Store
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Housing
Amid AI boom, San Francisco rents are up. So are evictions.
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Environment
‘It Just Felt Like the World Was Burning’: Remembering the 2020 Fires
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Opinion
The six fatal flaws in Mayor Lurie’s so-called ‘Family Zoning Plan’
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Arts and Events
Best of the Bay 2025 Editors’ Pick: Kina Kantor
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Caucasity explored in ‘The Axe: a long line of broken white people’
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GLŌM FEST’s polyglot nocturnal liturgy brings deathrock, darkwave artists from around the globe
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Drought: ‘An Invitation’
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Artist Explores Connections Between the Ancestral and the Contemporary
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Pick School of Ballroom Dancing Still Creating Community After More Than 60 Years
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Merchant News: Exploring the Neighborhood
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Valkyries guard Tiffany Hayes launches fashion collection
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This young Mexican American chef is a rising star of SF’s pop-up scene
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Sports
Oakland hosts historic Japan vs. Mexico friendly at packed Coliseum
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49ers-Seahawks: Instant reaction to Jake Tonges, Nick Bosa, and a dramatic win
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What we learned as Brock Purdy, 49ers earn nail-biting opening win over Seahawks
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At Redwood City's Canyon Inn, 49ers fans gather for season opener and a dose of nostalgia
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Third-stringer Jake Tonges' late TD catch gives the 49ers a 17-13 win over the Seahawks
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Richard Sherman advises 49ers to replace Jake Moody after miss vs. Seahawks
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49ers fans pack Bay Area bars to watch first game of 2025 season
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Kawakami: 'They never wavered' — a tougher 49ers team survives in Seattle
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Kawakami: 'They never wavered' — a tougher 49ers team survives in Seattle
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