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Are the most vociferous criticisms of the police coming from people citing misleading statistics? Photo: geralt
Community

What “woke people” are missing

The numbers you cite might not mean what you think they mean
By Lou Barberini

“Hey Sarge, I’m rotating into my weekend. The bad guys will know I’m off and are probably going to run wild. See if you can keep the district intact until I come back.” ... Read More
News Briefs

Steiner street closure advances

By John Zipperer

An effort to help local businesses by closing Steiner Street and allowing restaurants to use the streets for properly socially distanced seating has been delayed for weeks, but it... Read More
News Briefs

Parks are the new gyms

By John Zipperer

Owners of local gyms and fitness studios have complained in recent months about the dangers to their businesses caused by restrictions on operating during the era of Covid-19. In ... Read More
News Briefs

Burglaries rise

By John Zipperer

Burglaries are up more than 40 percent from 2019 to 2020 year-to-date, reports new Northern Station Captain Paul Yep. As of mid-August, he said there have been 906 reported burgla... Read More
News Briefs

Fauci and schools

By John Zipperer

Policymakers and parents have spent a lot of time planning and worrying about how to reopen schools and other communal spaces. According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the Nati... Read More
News Briefs

Facts and figures

By John Zipperer

10: ranking of San Francisco in a CommercialCafe study on urban parks and walkability in the United States . . . 2: San Francisco’s rank for its share of walking commuters out o... Read More
News Briefs

Facts and figures

By John Zipperer

July 13, 2020: day that SFMTA’s parking control officers resumed ticketing for parking meter violations . . . 70: percentage decrease in the city’s available shelter space due... Read More
News Briefs

Supervisor Stefani proposes no graft act

By John Zipperer

As City Hall continues to come to grips with a still-expanding scandal over corruption in city contracts (see “DPW boss Mohammed Nuru finally swept to the curb, but not by Mayor... Read More
News Briefs

Auto burglaries decline

By John Zipperer

For the week of July 13–19, the section of the city protected by Northern Station experienced 41 auto burglaries, bringing the total so far this year to 1,843; the year-to-date ... Read More
News Briefs

PG&E hit with contamination lawsuit

By John Zipperer

Local law firm Gross & Klein LLP has filed a federal lawsuit against PG&E seeking an investigation and cleanup of contamination allegedly caused by a manufactured gas plan... Read More
News Briefs

MUNI giveth, MUNI taketh away

Muni service expands but the agency says some recent cuts could be permanent
By John Zipperer

There’s good news and bad news for commuters who rely on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) to get around the city. Starting Aug. 22, a number of bus r... Read More
Election

Is Board of Supervisors Candidate Vilaska Nguyen carpetbagging District 7?

Carpetbagging – Seeking political election in an area where one has no local connections
By Lou Barberini

In a February 13, 2020 48hills piece, editor Tim Redmond wrote that Vilaska Nguyen, a “public defender who coaches girls’ basketball at a Catholic school and has lived in D7 (... Read More
News Briefs

Mayor Breed looks to voters for change

Breed announces several ballot measures
By John Zipperer

Mayor London Breed announced in June several measures planned for the November ballot that would seek to address high-profile challenges in the city. The Save Our Small Busines... Read More
Parkgoers enjoy Washington Square Park on a sunny day.
Community

Signs of the Times

By Naomi Rose

Boho is a popular outdoor dining option. A woman window shops at Al’s Attire on Grant Avenue in North Beach. Boarded storefronts become message boards on Polk Street. ... Read More
Crime Beat

Change of captain at Northern Station

By Captain Joe Engler

“Accept things as they are, not as you would have them be. When you do this, only then can you obtain the clarity necessary to do what needs to be done.”  —Coach Jim Sochor... Read More

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