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A mind is a terrible thing to waste!
"Prior plans called for 70 percent of the units to be rentals and 30 percent condominiums to be sold. Now the first phase of construction will feature all condominiums."
Shipyard cleanup funding insufficient to do the job
Efforts to “dirty transfer” uncleaned shipyard parcels as proposed in the conceptual plan and the June 2008 ballot measure represent a direct violation of a city ordinance.
Too poor to parent?
In 2004, Black children were twice as likely to enter foster care as white children. Even among other groups of color, Black mothers are more likely to lose their children to the state than Hispanics or Asians.
Sean Bell’s second slaying
That they were Black men – even unarmed Black men – was deemed sufficient to unload on them, because in America their color was crime enough.
Sean Bell’s killers acquitted
“There was a such thing as society prior to this parasitical system of imperialism. People dealt with their contradictions, and people need to be clear on that. We can deal with our own contradictions.”
‘Don’t let anyone tell you it’s not toxic’
“I have several friends who have died from asbestos, died from inhaling asbestos. Don’t let any of these people tell you it’s not toxic. I have complained about all those trucks with all that dust. They bring it through our neighborhood with no cover.”
The legal lynching of Black youth
I was devastated at how cold and heartless the judicial system can be when it comes to our Black babies.
Espanola Jackson wins National Fair Housing Award
“A relentless champion for the people, Ms. Jackson is best known for leading struggles for affordable housing in San Francisco’s Bayview Hunters Point.”
Up and coming: an interview wit’ the rap group Hairdoo
We make soul music coming directly from the spirit. We combine styles of the diaspora and hit it with the Juju stick, to make it hit.
Navy, City still blocking Black truckers
While the Navy has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on cleaning up the Shipyard, Blacks have been excluded — denied the trucking and other contracts needed to put bread on their tables.
Israeli political cops beat prize-winning Gazan journalist
“His homeland, Gaza, is surrounded, starved, attacked, forgotten. He is a profoundly humane witness to one of the great injustices of our time. He is the voice of the voiceless.”
Eve Ensler’s spectacular celebrates New Orleans women
“I’ve been trying to free myself of Katrina’s grasp. ... With what I’ve gone through, I should be just stark raving mad by now, but I’m able to go on.”
Prop 98 would eliminate rent control and tenant protections
Prop 98 would terminate rent control and other tenant protections and would place homeowners at risk by allowing unscrupulous property owners to challenge existing building codes and zoning laws.
Tortured Sudanese journalist Sami Al-Hajj released after 7 years in Guantanamo
Sami Al-Hajj was released after spending more than seven years in U.S. custody. He was released without ever being prosecuted.
A permanent fixture of injustice: Child Protective Services
“I feel like there is racism, ageism and sexism in the CPS system,” said Alicia.
Vote Yes on Prop F to stop our beautiful city from being corrupted by...
"Gentrification is racist and therefore illegal, but no one is doing anything about it." – Kalann Johnson, 11th grade
Ruth Garland Dewson receives ‘Power of One’ award
“Ruth Dewson is a doer, a change maker, a one-woman show and a force of nature.”
Taxpayers file landmark lawsuit to prevent $12 billion in prison construction debt
"How can we be kicking thousands of kids off of Medi-Cal and cutting the public school budget by billions, yet sink $12 billion into building tens of thousands of new prisons beds?”
Lennar’s Prop G: Vision or Mirage?
Prop G is not about development – it’s about land banking for the future. Lennar will sell off its affordable housing obligations to nonprofits, then hold out to maximize its return.