ARTICLES' ARCHIVE

BODIES IN THE TREES, SILENCE IN WASHINGTON
When a Hanging Is Ruled Suicide, Who Makes Sure the Investigation Was Worthy of the Dead? I’ve been writing articles for well over 20 years.

JUSTICE BURIED BENEATH THE RADIATION: HOW A 1957 NUCLEAR SHIELD LAW JUST TOLD BLACK SAN FRANCISCO THAT FRAUD DOESN’T COUNT
Special Report — August 10, 2026 There are rulings that surprise a city, and there are rulings that confirm what a community has been telling

THE HIDDEN PIPELINE
How Youth Homelessness Fuels Human Trafficking — and Why Housing Is One of Our Strongest Prevention Tools Every year, countless young people disappear into homelessness

THE PRICE OF BEING POOR REACHES PINOLE
A Single Mother Beat the John Stewart Company. Then, the Same Day She Settled, They Moved to Evict Her Again. Journalistic Note: Lynette Moore with

“A LIFETIME OF SERVICE”: DISTRICT 10 SUPERVISOR CANDIDATE JAMO MUHAMMAD SHARES HIS VISION FOR BAYVIEW–HUNTERS POINT AND BEYOND
Editor’s Note: As the San Francisco’s District 10 Supervisor race continues to take shape, voters are hearing a wide range of ideas about housing, public

BUILT ON PROMISES, MANAGED BY CONTRADICTIONS
Price of Being Poor – Part 9 A federally subsidized “showpiece” of San Francisco redevelopment is telling its residents that mold, roaches, ventilation failures and

OPINION: THE BIG MAN, THE BURIED RECORD, AND THE CASE FOR FREEING KEVIN EPPS
A documented public-record argument for deeper scrutiny of the prosecution that sent San Francisco filmmaker and editor Kevin Epps to prison. There are moments when

THE BREAKING POINT – PART II
Behind the Walls: The Women, the Jail, the Oversight Failure, and the Politics of Selective Outrage in San Francisco Top Left: Julie D. Soo, Board

THE BREAKING POINT – PART I
How San Francisco Reduced Visible Homelessness While Driving More Poor People Into a Jail System in Crisis Photo Credits:(Bottom Left) A police officer stands by,