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THE MOST COMMON PIECE OF TRASH IN SAN FRANCISCO MAY ALSO BE THE MOST IGNORED
As advocates push to ban plastic cigarette filters, supporters say the fight is about cleaner streets, environmental justice, and stopping pollution before it starts. Vince

STRUCK BLACK, TRIED WHITE: WHY KARMELO ANTHONY’S JURY FIGHT SHOULD ALARM EVERY AMERICAN
The question is not whether the jury was all white. The question is whether Black jurors were excluded for reasons that others survived—and whether the

REPARATIONS ON TRIAL: PART 3
The People Begin to Awaken A courtroom setback for reparations opponents has not ended the fight. It has clarified it: the real battle now is

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