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San Francisco Kids With Special Needs Get Delayed and Unequal Access to Services
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (601+ words) Babies and toddlers with special needs are not getting the therapies they're entitled to receive in San Francisco in a timely way, if at all, according to a survey released Monday of more than 400 early child educators and providers. The…...
After Major Blackouts, San Francisco Lawmakers Power Up Efforts to Break With PG&E
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (696+ words) San Francisco lawmakers escalated efforts to break up with PG&E Monday " and replace it with a publicly-owned utility. Following massive power outages this winter that affected some residents for multiple days, state Sen. Scott Wiener and others gathered at…...
San Francisco Teachers Strike: What Should Families Know?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1745+ words) For the first time in nearly 50 years, San Francisco teachers could be going on strike in the next few weeks. The move could suspend school operations and halt work for teachers, counselors, nurses and social workers. But if UESF and…...
Thousands Gather in San Francisco, Businesses Close as Part of Nationwide ‘ICE Out’ Protest
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1106+ words) Bay Area residents and businesses joined in a nationwide day of action protesting the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis by immigration officers during the Trump administration's escalating immigration crackdown. "ICE Out" organizers in the Bay…...
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie on His First Year in Office
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (91+ words) San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie on His First Year in Office'KQED San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is enjoying high approval ratings and declining crime rates as he marks his first full year in office. In this live, on-stage interview with…...
What Should Replace San Francisco Centre?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (150+ words) What Should Replace San Francisco Centre?KQED What Should Replace San Francisco Centre? Airdate: Tuesday, January 27 at 9 AM After years of being known as a defunct mall, San Francisco Centre officially closed last weekend leaving 1.2 million square feet of vacant…...
Mission District Shooting Marks San Francisco’s First Killing of 2026
2+ mon, 12+ hour ago (161+ words) One person was fatally shot in San Francisco's Mission District on Thursday night, marking the city's first homicide of 2026. The San Francisco Police Department said officers responded to the area of 16th Street and San Bruno Avenue around 9:40 p.m. and found a…...
San Francisco Nets Nearly $4 Million From Zyn Sellers in Crusade Against Flavored Tobacco
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (529+ words) San Francisco secured a $1 million settlement with a retailer it accused of using online sales to flout the city's ban on flavored nicotine pouches, the city attorney announced Thursday. "The popularity of flavored nicotine pouches has skyrocketed, and we cannot…...
San Francisco’s Historic ‘Relief Cottages,’ Built After the 1906 Earthquake, Are Hidden in Plain Sight
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1824+ words) View the full episode transcript. Jane Cryan walked into a leasing agency on Geary Boulevard in San Francisco just before closing one evening in 1982. She was looking for an apartment that could accommodate her grand piano. The flat she was…...
Flu Season Returns to San Francisco: Here’s Where to Find Vaccines | KQED
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (437+ words) Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and analysis to make sense of the news. Episodes drop Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. See TV Programming Manager Emma Casley's recommendations from this month's KQED 9, PLUS and Passport schedules. Flu season…...