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Should San Francisco Force People With Mental Illness Into Treatment?
San Francisco is moving forward with a conservatorship program that would force people experiencing chronic homelessness, substance abuse and severe …
6 years, 5 months ago
How Nancy Pelosi’s Beginnings Prepared Her to Lead Democrats on Impeachment
Although Nancy Pelosi didn’t run for elected office until she was 47, politics is in her blood. Born into a prominent Baltimore political family, Pel…
6 years, 5 months ago
How the Fair Pay to Play Act Could (Finally) Lead to a Profitable Future for Female Athletes
Female athletes in the Bay Area are at a disadvantage when it comes to opportunities to play at the professional level. There are no professional wom…
6 years, 5 months ago
What Boulders Say About San Francisco’s Inability to Find a Solution to Homelessness
Residents with a place to live on Clinton Park, a street in San Francisco, pooled their money together to buy boulders for the neighborhood's sidewal…
6 years, 5 months ago
Why Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto is a Problem (For Some)
North Berkeley’s “Gourmet Ghetto” is considered the birthplace of California cuisine. It’s where the original Peet’s Coffee is located, and the neigh…
6 years, 5 months ago
When Should Vallejo Officers Be Required to Test for Drugs or Alcohol?
Vallejo residents attended a city council meeting this week wearing bright yellow stickers that read "Coked Cops Kill." They opposed efforts by the p…
6 years, 5 months ago
Unplugged: PG&E Shuts Down Power In Several Northern California Cities
It’s hot. It’s dry. And your power might get shut off. PG&E has been making daily decisions this week on whether to shut off power to wildland areas …
6 years, 5 months ago
The Voice Behind ‘I Got 5 On It’
Mike Marshall has a voice you've probably heard before. He was the vocal on the 90s anthem I’ve Got Five On It. More recently, Marshall covered San F…
6 years, 5 months ago
Ordered Out But Fighting for Her Life to Stay
Maria Isabel Bueso immigrated to the United States from Guatemala 16 years ago so she could receive treatment in the Bay Area for a rare genetic dise…
6 years, 5 months ago
Housing is Healthcare: One Doctor’s Prescription for Solving Homelessness
President Trump and HUD Secretary Ben Carson visited the Bay Area on Tuesday. Trump attended a fundraiser but made time to call attention to the stat…
6 years, 5 months ago