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News update: San Francisco has joined an animus brief urging the Supreme Court to stop the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in Chicago and other cities. City Attorney David Chiu has vowed to sue if troops are sent here.
The Tenderloin, one of San Francisco’s most violent neighborhoods, has no anti-violence program like the ones that have shown results in other parts of the city. Eleni Balakrishnan explores the politics and funding of violence prevention.
The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a plan for a city-owned public bank two years ago, and now D9 Sup. Jackie Fielder wants to make it happen. Xueer Lu has details on what a public “green” bank would do.
Do catch up with Io Yeh Gilman‘s excellent reporting on yesterday’s proposed amendments to the city’s upzoning plan. Over the next two weeks, the supes will meet with the mayor and the state to finalize the plan before a Nov. 3 vote.
And check out some highlights of Lit Crawl‘s grand finale this week.
More soon,
Sara
Latest News
S.F. vows to sue if Trump deploys National Guard troops
“Domestic law enforcement is not the militaryโs job.”
Anti-violence programs arenโt in one of S.F.โs most violent neighborhoods
“We just need to bring it here.”
S.F. has a plan for a public bank. Sup. Fielder wants to act on it.
“Weโve got this AI boom in San Francisco. I say we bank the boom.”
City supervisors propose final changes to S.F. upzoning plan
โIf they really want to change the plan to address our concerns, they can.”
Arts Roundup
Lit Crawl 2025: The annual literary mosaic in the Missionย
ย “A perfect reflection of the Bay Area literary scene: prismatic, chaotic, totally free.”
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La Reyna
By Sara Miles
Events
Tomorrow: Teach a Community to Fish dinner with Chef Joshua McFadden, at 18 Reasons, October 22, 6:30-9:30PM