ARTICLES' ARCHIVE

PROPOSITION A AND THE QUESTION OF ALIGNMENT: WHAT SAN FRANCISCO’S OWN RECORDS SAY ABOUT ITS EMERGENCY WATER STRATEGY
A review of public documents, engineering design, and oversight findings raises key questions about scope, structure, and delivery Photo credits: https://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/earthquakes/san-francisco (top) https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2025/01/photos-palisades-fire-los-angeles-california/681241/ (bottom) San

THE PRICE OF BEING POOR — PART 6: The Legal Reckoning Begins
SAN FRANCISCO — It lasted one hour on Friday, April 10, 2026, but the impact may last much longer. In a tightly focused, one-hour virtual

CALLING US IN: SKYWATCHERS AND THE TENDERLOIN’S BEAUTIFUL REFUSAL TO DISAPPEAR
A deeply reported community feature on Skywatchers, their mission, ensemble leadership, artistic legacy, and the upcoming A.C.T. presentation Calling Us In: An Invitation to Joy.

76 MONTHS — AND WHAT THE COURTROOM COULD NOT HOLD
At Sentencing, Grief, Love, and Loss Shared the Same Space San Francisco Hall of Justice — December 2025 The sentence, when it came, was measured

SAN FRANCISCO, THIS IS THE TEST: WILL YOU SHOW UP FOR KEVIN EPPS — OR LOOK AWAY AGAIN?
Photo Credit: Justice4KevinEpps – Left to right: Tobee Akahi Vanderwall, Kevin Epps, Andy Blue, and Tabari MorrisAs April 8 approaches, a city that prides itself

“WHAT IS ‘GREEN’ ABOUT HUNTERS POINT?”
CalEnviroScreen 5.0, Redevelopment Pressure, and the Fight Over Who Gets Counted San Francisco documented environmental racism. The State built tools to measure it. Now, as

THE PRICE OF BEING POOR — PART 3: Silence Is a Choice
The Case Against City Attorney David Chiu and Mayor Daniel Lurie A Special Investigation by Journalist Malik WashingtonDestination Freedom Media Group & The Davis Vanguard

CLOSED DOOR LEGAL
How San Francisco Gives Millions to a Nonprofit That Refuses to Serve the Black Community It Claims to RepresentPart II of The Price of Being

SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORT: THE PRICE OF BEING POOR
How San Francisco Rewards Corporate Landlords Who Neglect Its Most Vulnerable Residents with Multi-Million Dollar Contracts They called it affordable housing. Tenants describe something closer