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Category Archives: Poverty Issues
San Francisco Housing Authority: Huge Deficit, Work-Order Backlog, Labor Negotiations on Agenda
The agency that supplies public housing to thousands of low-income residents in San Francisco is under intense pressure to get its own house in order. Last week, tenants of the city's Housing Authority testified at a Board of Supervisors committee … Continue reading
Berkeley's Most Troubled High School Students Excel Under New School Leadership
By Lance Knobel, Berkeleyside This Friday, nearly 800 students from Berkeley High will attend their graduation ceremony at the historic Hearst Greek Theatre. But with equal fanfare, they’ll be joined by 62 seniors from Berkeley Technology Academy (B-Tech). Compared to … Continue reading
News Pix: Bay Area Foraging, Immigration Overhaul and Alameda Gin
Food foraging is the new Bay Area craze. It’s a popular culinary trend, taking us back to our hunter-gatherer roots. What does it mean? Simple. You go out into the wild, find edibles in Mother Nature’s pantry and whip up … Continue reading
Oakland Public Library Again Serving Free Summer Lunches
After working at the Oakland Public Library for more than 15 years, branch manager Pete Villaseñor has grown accustomed to kids hanging out in the library all summer long. For some, the library serves serve as ad hoc day care … Continue reading
News Pix: Lake Merritt Restoration, Oakland Ex-Cons Give Back, Environmental Drones
Workers began demolishing parts of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge over San Pablo Bay this week in preparation for repairs on the eastbound section. The work is expected to take 90 days. (Tawanda Kanhema / Richmond Confidential) More than 10 years … Continue reading
Audit of San Francisco Housing Authority Finds Financial, Program Mismanagement
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A performance audit of the San Francisco Housing Authority finds that management problems at the federally funded program have led to a serious shortage of funds and a lack of oversight, vision and planning. Released Monday, the audit examines how … Continue reading
Bedbugs and Asbestos: A San Francisco Public Housing Resident's Odyssey
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On Tuesday, the city's legislative analyst released a damning audit of San Francisco's Housing Authority. Federal regulators are working with the agency to better manage its money and properties, which house about 31,000 people. Many tenants live in housing plagued … Continue reading
Enviros Livid as Brown Diverts Cap-and-Trade Funds
"Totally disappointed." That was Kathryn Phillips' reaction when she read the fine print in Gov. Jerry Brown's revised budget. Phillips, state director for the Sierra Club, is one of a chorus of voices from the environmental community howling over Brown's … Continue reading
Map: Income Disparities Along Bay Area Public Transit Routes
Two local software developers, Dan Grover and Mike Belfrage, have designed an interactive map that allows users to view how neighborhood incomes rise and fall along the Bay Area’s public transportation routes. The data is available for all BART, Muni and … Continue reading
News Pix: San Jose May Day Immigration Rally, Solar Plane Liftoff and Hot Weather
Several thousand people marched for workers' rights and immigration reform on May Day in San Jose. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED) Dancers performed outside San Jose City Hall as part of the May Day rallies. Speakers from local labor unions and immigration rights … Continue reading
