Daily Archives: October 21, 2026

A guide to California, San Francisco and regional ballot measures outlines proposals involving housing, public transit, taxes, city governance and the Great Highway. Readers are encouraged to review official voter materials and learn about the measures before casting a ballot.

Seventeen license-plate readers are mapped in Hunters Point as SFPD’s network of 500 AI-enhanced Flock cameras spreads across San Francisco. Residents and researchers question whether this corporate-backed surveillance dragnet delivers public safety or puts whole communities under watch.

After following Berkeley Unified’s transfer process for her daughter, Ty-Licia Hooker says she was met with delays, dismissal and humiliation. Her experience asks whether Black families have real access to the educational opportunities districts claim to offer.