An Asian-American Author Talks About Racism in the Pandemic
June 24, 2020 By Thess Mostoles Kelly Yang, a young-adult novelist based in San Francisco, was teaching a free writing class for teenagers on Instagram Live in March when she began to talk about how her writing has been affected by surging xenophobia against Asian-Americans in the coronavirus pandemic. As Ms. Yang was talking, one of…
Read MoreSaving Heroes
Limited services for first responders dealing with mental trauma June 25, 2020 In 2017, a retired police captain woke up in the middle of the night with his gun in his hand, his wife’s shriek breaking the 3am silence. The metal felt cold against his sweaty palm, his heart beat like it was ready to…
Read MoreDistance learning for some kids at SF elementary school came with an extra challenge: No internet connection
June 19, 2020 Joel Ramirez and his 9-year-old son, Wilder, live in a small room in a shared apartment on Third Street in Bayview-Hunters Point. It’s one of San Francisco’s last low-income neighborhoods, home mostly to immigrants and people of color. Normally during the school year, Wilder attends Bret Harte Elementary School while his dad…
Read MoreIn the Midst of the Coronavirus, CA Weighs Diesel Regulations
Communities that live in the shadow of industry are hit hard by pollution, and by Covid-19. But companies are using the pandemic to try to delay stricter rules. June 9, 2020 Every day, nearly 18,000 diesel-powered trucks barrel along State Route 60 in Jurupa Valley, a small city 45 miles east of Los Angeles. The…
Read MoreHow Paradise High’s Class of 2020 Got Its Graduation
The students and parents pushed and prodded over 10 weeks for an exception to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s shelter-in-place order. June 15, 2020 PARADISE, Calif. — When Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to fight the coronavirus by closing down the entire state, including schools, the seniors at Paradise High School began peppering local officials with one…
Read MoreSpecial challenges of special education students under quarantine
May 29, 2020 The sudden shift to remote learning has pushed Sonoma County’s 40 school districts into unchartered territory, testing already-strained resources. For its nearly 400 special education students, the transition has been especially tough, and the stakes could not be higher, as districts plan for summer and fall sessions. On a typical school day,…
Read MoreCommunity-Led Effort Brings Free COVID-19 Testing to SF’s Bayview, Visitacion Valley
June 2, 2020 While protesters flooded the streets of cities across the country this weekend, community groups set up medical tents and distributed hand sanitizer at the playground of Leola M. Havard Early Education School in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood. It was the first two days of COVID-19 testing in San Francisco’s District 10 —…
Read MoreHow Has Covid-19 Impacted Homeless Advocates and Service Providers?
May 12, 2020 Many of the public services and spaces unhoused people rely on have temporarily stopped or closed. Those that remain open are overburdened and under-resourced. The over 5,000 unhoused residents of Berkeley and Oakland struggle to find the most basic necessities as libraries and restaurants are closed, and food banks and meal…
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Read MoreCoronavirus could force private practices to close or sell — raising costs
Faced with empty clinics and a cash crunch, independent physicians are worried about closing their doors or selling their private practices — a prospect that could lead to higher patient costs. April 24, 2020 In a matter of weeks, Dr. William Goral, a private practice ear, nose and throat specialist in San Bernardino County, will…
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