Amid a recall attempt, some Asian American leaders feel they can no longer expect political or financial support from political heavyweights.| San Francisco Public Press
Supervisor Joel Engardio faces backlash for supporting a ballot measure to close the Great Highway to cars and turn it into a park.| San Francisco Public Press
Proposition K would, possibly within a year, permanently close San Francisco’s Great Highway to cars so that it could later become a park.| San Francisco Public Press
The California Coastal Commission approved the closure of San Francisco’s Upper Great Highway to cars so that it can become a park.| San Francisco Public Press
As federal agents detain more immigrants in San Francisco, and activists protest and sometimes intervene in arrests, records shed light on the limited training that local police receive to address at times volatile confrontations. The post SFPD Training for Responding to ICE Activity Is Sparse, Records Show appeared first on San Francisco Public Press.| San Francisco Public Press
The San Francisco Public Press is delighted to welcome San Francisco journalist Cami Dominguez as a California Local News Fellow. The post Public Press Welcomes California Local News Fellow Cami Dominguez appeared first on San Francisco Public Press.| San Francisco Public Press
A powerful political backlash to the conversion of a roadway to a park on the city’s western seashore led to Tuesday’s downfall of the supervisor representing the neighborhood — a move Asian American leaders say signals the rising political power of a community long ignored on transportation issues.| San Francisco Public Press
The Chinese American Democratic Club becomes the first group to officially endorse the recall of Supervisor Joel Engardio.| San Francisco Public Press
An attempt to recall San Francisco Supervisor Joel Engardio is under way. But experts say it will be tough, as wealthy donors will back him.| San Francisco Public Press
Opponents of Proposition K have been portrayed as anti-park and pro-highway, with little mention of how history informs this position in certain communities.| San Francisco Public Press
As the Trump administration attacks transgender rights and care, some who moved to San Francisco for protection face the very challenges they tried to flee. The post SF’s Transgender Residents Still Face Threats, Even in Sanctuary City appeared first on San Francisco Public Press.| San Francisco Public Press
When Chair Nancy Tung announced that the Democratic County Central Committee of San Francisco would not take a position on the recall of District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio, recall supporters cheered. In the lead-up to the vote, a narrative gained traction: if the DCCC opposed the recall, it would signal to west-side Asian American voters that their voices didn’t matter. While the decision is unlikely to change the outcome of the Sept. 16 special election, political strategists say it signa...| San Francisco Public Press
Experts warn that federal funding reductions would jeopardize in-home support, block access to care and drive more patients to ERs.| San Francisco Public Press
在深入采访四位移民律师与维权人士、并参加多个移民权利研讨会和记者会之后，The Public Press整理出以下建议。| San Francisco Public Press
As state officials debate how to support adoption of carbon-free mobility, some EV boosters say the government has to stop touting eco-goals or offering incentives, and “get the hell out of the way” as the market grows. The post Vehicle Electrification in California at a Turning Point appeared first on San Francisco Public Press.| San Francisco Public Press
Mayor Daniel Lurie is facing backlash over cutting police oversight while boosting funding for the Police Department and Sheriff's Office.| San Francisco Public Press
Cutting the positions raises concerns that the city is reducing police oversight while increasing the police department’s budget.| San Francisco Public Press
Chronic infection and deaths from the liver-ravaging hepatitis B virus declined in San Francisco from 2021 to 2023 but local case rates still exceeded the national average, the city Department of Public Health said in its first report on the disease in nearly a decade. The report, released last June just days after the Public Press published a series on how chronic hepatitis B disproportionately affects Asian Americans in the Bay Area. The post Hepatitis B Deaths in SF Decline but Case Rates ...| San Francisco Public Press
California regulators Tuesday released a set of proposals recommitting the state to consistent promotion of clean transportation, largely in response to the collapse of federal support for transitioning the economy away from fossil fuels. The recommendations include a wide range of policies, from electric vehicle purchase incentives and subsidized car charging to government fleet electrification and letting electric cars keep using carpool lanes. The post California Proposes Charging Subsidie...| San Francisco Public Press
Bay Area technology companies are racing to build powerful artificial intelligence systems they admit could pose “catastrophic risks” to society. But a new report by academic experts commissioned by Gov. Gavin Newsom finds they are resisting transparency and oversight in dangerous ways. The big AI companies prefer that society trust them to innovate responsibly, and so they have been aggressively lobbying for federal protection from state and local regulations. Technology experts say Cali...| San Francisco Public Press
Food banks expect lines to grow longer after Congress approved a $186 billion cut to SNAP — the larges in the food stamp program’s history.| San Francisco Public Press
Creative professionals say generative AI companies are making content based on artists' original work without giving credit or compensation.| San Francisco Public Press