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 America for eighty years: that Black life in Bayview–Hunters Point is negotiable, and that when the paperwork gets uncomfortable, the law will find a way to look the other way. […]
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) There are discoveries that surprise a city, and there are discoveries that confirm what a community has been saying for decades. The recent finding of additional radiological material at the […]