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Hate Expectations: Police and Prosecutors Are Quick to Claim the Presence of Racism — but Juries Are Not So Sure

What Women Want: Mayor Ed Lee

Women love that mustache ​So far nobody has been able to convince Mayor Ed Lee to give up his higher paying gig as the City Administrator and run for mayor in November. And with the Aug. 12 filing deadline just around the corner, the Run, Ed, Run campaign is unleashing a group that they hope will ... More >>

Ed Lee Says He was Progressive Long Before The Progressive Faction was Established

San Francisco 2011​As far as Ed Lee is concerned he invented progressive politics in San Francisco. Lee, who was appointed interim mayor Tuesday afternoon, has been pegged as a moderate by the left-leaning members of the Board of Supervisors who had attempted to get their pick, Sheriff Michael Hen ... More >>

Senate Votes Against Taking Up DREAM Act. Local Students Bummed.

Nope. Not today. ​The U.S. Senate today voted against taking up the the defense budget bill -- curtailing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's last-minute plan to tack on an amendment to give illegal immigrants who go to college or into the military a chance at citizenship. The Wall Street Journal ... More >>

So You *Can* Opt Out of Secure Communities Fingerprinting Program. Will S.F. Be Allowed?

​Local officials are awaiting a response to San Francisco Sheriff Michael Hennessey's letter yesterday, which once again asked federal immigration officials to allow San Francisco to opt out of the fingerprint ID program that targets illegal immigrants booked into jail. The request comes afte ... More >>

California Wants to 'Decriminalize' Immigrant Farm Workers

​The California Department of of Food and Agriculture calls for a sweeping effort to protect immigrant farm workers -- including those who traveled to the U.S. illegally -- in a new plan outlining the state's agricultural future.The plan, called AgVision 2030, asserts that immigrant labor is vital ... More >>

Would U.S. Attorney's Departure Be Magic Bullet For Sanctuary City?

U.S. Attorney Joe Russoniello has worn out his welcome with sanctuary city proponents​By Evan HillNo matter how many aggrieved citizens and legal experts immigrant advocates trot before the public in support of Supervisor David Campos' new amendment to the city's sanctuary law, Mayor Gavin Newsom ... More >>

Lawyers may sue city for turning juveniles over to feds

U.S. Attorney Joe Russoniello has worn out his welcome with sanctuary city proponents​By Evan HillNo matter how many aggrieved citizens and legal experts immigrant advocates trot before the public in support of Supervisor David Campos' new amendment to the city's sanctuary law, Mayor Gavin Newsom ... More >>

House of Race Cards

Willie Brown to S.F.: You're racist. Racist racist racist racist racist racist racist. Biased, too.

A Moving Experience

Delays and mismanagement endangered a $20 million federal reconstruction grant for North Beach Place. So the Housing Authority tried to speed the project up -- by tricking longtime, elderly residents into leaving.

Unspun

Delays and mismanagement endangered a $20 million federal reconstruction grant for North Beach Place. So the Housing Authority tried to speed the project up -- by tricking longtime, elderly residents into leaving.

Desperately Seeking Citizenship

With the advent of new federal welfare rules for elderly immigrants, S.F.'s oldest and poorest are running out of time

Nonprofits Put to the Test

With the advent of new federal welfare rules for elderly immigrants, S.F.'s oldest and poorest are running out of time

The Fire Next Time

As a civil rights advocate, Bob Demmons called in the federal government to end racism in the Fire Department. Now that he's chief, he has to remove federal control and prove that firefighters can manage race relations on their own.