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After a long, heated campaign, algebra is back in San Francisco middle schools for the first time since 2014. Marina Newman looks at what the fight was all about.
State Senator Scott Weiner, running to replace Nancy Pelosi in Congress, continues to be a high-profile legislator in Sacramento. His latest, reports Yujie Zhou, is a bill that would lock in MediCal funding for acupunctureโand fulfill a promise he made to voters in Chinatown.
Sarah Hopkins and Oscar Palma dig into the ways arts and cultural centers are run in San Francisco, and what’s at stake now for arts organizations given changes in the arts commission, and recent cuts in city funds.
For back story, read about the closure of the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts.
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Latest News
S.F. school board restores 8th-grade algebra after 12-year hiatus
“Skipping Math 8 is not acceleration. Itโs missing the foundation.”
New bill would pin a place in state budget for acupuncture
“Everything that I had been told [about acupuncture] turned out to be true.”
After MCCLAโs closure, S.F. cultural centers say City Hall is finally listening
“In some ways we can say this is a broken moment.”
Back Story
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts closes after fiscal troubles
“Unfortunately, I canโt afford to work for free for very long.”
SNAP
Long-distance call
By Joe Eskenazi
Events
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Tomorrow: Cozy French Bistro, at 18 Reasons, March 27, 6-10PM
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