San Francisco Public Press

HUD Scrambles Homelessness Funding Twice in One Month, Throwing Local Service Providers Into Uncertainty

HUD has rescinded a plan to overhaul how it funds homelessness programs, leaving cities unsure when billions of dollars will ...
San Francisco Public Press

San Francisco Halts Plan to Displace Dozens of Care Facility Residents With Severe Mental Illness

San Francisco health officials have reversed a controversial plan to uproot 82 long-term residents with severe mental illness ...
San Francisco Public Press

City Sat on Plutonium Findings, Then Faulted Navy Over Delay

San Francisco officials waited nearly a month to alert Hunters Point Shipyard neighbors about radioactive reading while ...
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As Trump Allies Undercut Child Vaccination for Hepatitis B, Patient Advocates Warn Chronic Disease Will Spread

An advisory panel vote to stop recommending routine vaccination of newborns could release a new wave of chronic infections, ...
SF Public Press

Personal Experience With Domestic Violence Is Reportedly Widespread in California

Advocates for domestic violence survivors succeeded in retaining $100 million in state funding after rallying in Sacramento last May. Credit: Viji Sundaram / San Francisco Public Press A recent survey ...
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As Trump Disrupts Homelessness Funding, Providers Hope City Can Prop Up Housing Programs

Facing uncertainty about millions of federal housing dollars, Shireen McSpadden of the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing says the city is working with nonprofit providers to rewrite ...
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Critics Say Mayor’s Secrecy Over Trump Call Undermines Public Trust

Mayor Daniel Lurie said that in an Oct. 22 call he persuaded President Trump not to send federal law enforcement to San Francisco. Some critics questioned whether records would reveal a deeper story ...