Community
Charters vs. District: The Battle for San Francisco Public Schools
The conflict between two city schools — and activists on both sides of the issue — reflects a growing battle playing out in San Francisco and across the state.
Bay Area
Public Press Weekly: North Bay Fires — Now Comes the Recovery
The destructive North Bay wildfires have been fully contained, after torching more than 200,000 acres, causing at least 42 deaths and incinerating thousands of homes and businesses, reducing urban landscapes to smoking rubble. Now the post-disaster phase is beginning: recovery.
Housing
What Nevius Gets Wrong About Tech and Politics
San Francisco Chronicle columnist Chuck “C.W.” Nevius is imploring tech companies “to get into politics, particularly grassroots politics in cities like Oakland and San Francisco.” But he misses the obvious: the tech industry is and has been deeply involved with local politics, led by Ron Conway (photo).
City Hall
Slick, Misleading TV Ads Paid Off
The 2015 election united the political clout of two rich, powerful industries that will exert an enduring in uence across the city, Bay Area and nation: real estate and technology.
Climate Change
Silicon Valley Expansion Plans Risk Flooding From Rising Seas, State Planners Say
Google, Facebook and others are building headquarters along the shoreline as scientists paint a grimmer picture for coastal development.
Economy & Business
High Housing Prices Undercut Aid Programs
In 1999, during the last tech startup boom, about one-third of San Francisco households were putting more than half their pay toward rent or a mortgage. That’s nothing compared with now.
Health
How San Francisco Plans to Shield Residents From Runaway Prices
We list some examples of how the city has tried to soften the blow of rising prices, and policies that advocates for low-income people say San Francisco could adopt.
Economy & Business
In the Heart of Tech, a Persistent Digital Divide
Internet access is increasingly taken for granted — for finding a job, attending all levels of school, managing a business, entertainment and communication. But 100,000 San Francisco residents cannot afford a home connection.
Climate Change
Major S.F. Bayfront Developments Advance Despite Sea Rise Warnings
Builders plan to invest more than $21 billion in offices and homes in flood-prone areas, where waters could climb 8 feet above today’s high tide by the end of this century. Land-use records reveal that the building boom, fueled by a white-hot tech economy, is moving too fast for regulators to keep pace. (Cover story from the summer 2015 print edition)
Climate Change
Mission Bay Pioneers: Working and Living in a New Waterfront Neighborhood
As cranes and bulldozers continue their work to build Mission Bay, residents and workers say they love the new waterfront area. Few say they have any knowledge of, nor are they much concerned about, the long-term flooding risk.
