ARTICLES' ARCHIVE

WHAT THE LATEST RADIOACTIVE FINDING AT HUNTERS POINT NAVAL SHIPYARD REALLY MEANS
A New Discovery, an Old Wound, and the Mounting Implications for Health, Redevelopment, Trust, and Environmental Justice in Bayview–Hunters Point Photo credits:https://www.sfheritage.org/research/hunterspoint/ (1945)https://www.sf.gov/hpns-cleanup-status (2025)https://www.kqed.org/science/1999631/navy-apologizes-for-11-month-delay-in-reporting-radioactive-material-at-hunters-point (2022)

THE FIRE THAT BINDS US: ELLA HILL HUTCH AND THE WORK OF STAYING TOGETHER
“The questions raised deserve transparency. The children and families served by Ella Hill Hutch deserve continuity. And the Black community deserves a process that does

PUBLIC MONEY, PRIVATE EXCLUSION: ELDER KEVIN WILLIAMS SAYS SAN FRANCISCO’S BLACK CONTRACTORS ARE STILL LOCKED OUT WHILE BILLIONS FLOW THROUGH BAYVIEW
New documentation alleges SFPUC and City contracting systems turned civil rights promises into paperwork while Bayview workers received only pennies on the dollar Below are

AFTER MOTHER’S DAY, THE MOTHERS STILL MARCH:
Honoring Sharen Hewitt and Marie Harrison Through the Living Work of Dede Hewitt and Arieann Harrison In San Francisco, Black mothers do not die when

THE PRICE OF BEING POOR – PART 8
“The Moment the Room Saw It: Evidence, Exposure, and the Question the City Can No Longer Avoid” The room changed the moment the video was

TURNTABLE IS BUILDING MORE THAN HOUSING IN THE BAY AREA – Part 1
Under the leadership of Robynne Jeisman, a quiet revolution is taking shape—one rooted in safety, belonging, and the radical insistence that young people deserve more

BLACK SENIORS TARGETED FOR EVICTION AT MARTIN LUTHER KING–MARCUS GARVEY SQUARE CO-OP
Part 1: A Quiet Removal in the Fillmore Photo Credits:https://opensfhistory.org/opensf/moreNeighborhoodPhotos.php?n=Western_Addition&bn=6 (top row)https://rentbt.com/neighborhood/western-addition/ (bottom left)https://rentbt.com/neighborhood/western-addition/ (bottom center)https://www.facebook.com/groups/1435627060034188/posts/4113178255612375/ (bottom right) The more things change, the more things

THE PRICE OF BEING POOR – PART 7
“Built on Promises, Standing on Questions: What Is Really Happening Inside Alice Griffith Apartments?”A MALIK WASHINGTON INVESTIGATION Photo Credits:Bottom: https://www.kqed.org/news/38840/feds-award-30m-to-remake-sf-housing-projectTop: https://tyrafennell.wordpress.com/tag/double-rock/Background: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8Kg077PO80 background The land

RULED SUICIDE, REMEMBERED AS LYNCHING
Hanging Deaths, Official Silence, and the Return of America’s Oldest Terror There are moments in American life when the facts arrive late, but the fear