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AB 2001 was authored by Assemblymember Catherine Stefani. It gives cities and counties more information about properties and businesses tied to illegal activity.

Supervisor Chan joins the San Francisco Women’s Political Committee in demanding accountability for the party’s handling of sexual assault allegations against Manny Yekutiel.

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the Oakland Police Department is finally allowed to oversee itself, despite missing its compliance targets.

Officials say the smoke could linger for up to three days.

The city’s resolution puts pressure on Governor Newsom and the Bay Area Air District to strengthen environmental regulations for coal projects.

Board President Rafael Mandelman has been trying since 2020 to ease AIDS era restrictions on queer bathhouses in the city.

Footage from police bodycams and the SFPD report showed that there was insufficient evidence to support the charges.

Climate journalist Emily Atkin spoke to KALW about a new study which shows that the use of AI technology by fossil fuel companies is a bigger problem for the climate than data centers.

District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said that her team needed more time to respond to each individual motion.

A federal judge approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement on Tuesday between the AI company Anthropic and thousands of authors whose work was pirated to train its Claude chatbot.

San Francisco Supervisor Bilal Mahmood on Monday announced that the affordable groceries ballot measure he had proposed will not have enough votes to pass committee. So, he has a new proposal.

The Attorney General says that the cities have continually failed to comply with state housing laws.

San Francisco Supervisor Bilal Mahmood is calling for an oversight hearing into allegations of malpractice at two affordable housing complexes in the Western Addition.

San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder is back in office after a 3-month leave of absence related to her mental health. Her first official act back? Asking for answers about what happened over Pride Weekend.

Five people were arrested during Friday’s annual trans march, and the party known as Stud Alley was quickly shut down by the police.

The federal department is looking into the district’s policies on teaching sexual orientation and gender identity.

Parents of kids with autism often run into frustrating issues where health plans restrict their authorized therapy hours, causing massive disruptions in care. A bill moving through the legislature aims to stop this.

A bill aimed at safeguarding access to gender-affirming care and preventing discrimination in state-funded health programs is advancing in the state Legislature.

This morning, a group of protestors gathered outside of San Francisco’s DMV to call attention to California’s plan to upload drivers personal information into a privatized, national database.

Opponents of Prop D have raised more than six million dollars to fight the measure.

Part six of our series on sea level rise looks at a dune restabilization project at Ocean Beach, and a wastewater treatment plant that is being threatened by coastal erosion and rising tides.

Today is Transgender Day of Visibility. It’s a day to celebrate the lives and accomplishments of trans people, while also acknowledging the discrimination and challenges many still face.March was a particularly tense time for trans folks in San Francisco. Two local bathhouses — Imperial Spa in the Fillmore district, and Archimedes Banya in Hunters Point — were accused of enforcing anti-trans policies.After facing backlash online and potential protests, Imperial Spa quickly reversed their policy. But at Banya, it was a little more complicated.

For months organizers in California have been working to spread the word about a helpline for perpetrators of domestic and intimate partner violence. You heard that right. A helpline for perpetrators, not victims.It’s an unusual approach to a serious problem: Rates of domestic violence in the U.S. are high, and they got even worse during the pandemic.The helpline – A Call for Change – promises anonymity to its callers. Their goal is to provide a non-carceral approach to preventing domestic and intimate partner violence.

In part two of this series, we'll learn about the larger network of service providers that the Mobile Support Team works with. And what happens to their clients after a crisis.

Last year, Sonoma County got state funding to make their Mobile Support Team available 24/7. In part one of this series, we look at the complexities of crisis intervention.

Today, an update on Oakland’s community response program for non-violent, non-emergency 911 calls. How and when you can call them, and what they’re doing for Oaklanders.

Every other year, communities across the country count the number of unhoused folks in their area. It's a way to get federal funding. But is the model working?

Student reporters have been at the center of pro-Palestine encampments across the world. But what's it like being a student reporter today?

Substance abuse experts say there’s a strong connection between the stress of the pandemic and increased drug and alcohol use nationwide. In this story, we take a closer look at one of the personal stories behind the statistics.

Last week the California Academy of Science’s resident corpse flower bloomed. It’s an event that usually makes the news. But despite all the attention they attract, wild corpse flowers are endangered, which is why the Academy is joining a national effort to preserve their DNA.