Director of Audio

Sophie Bearman

The MacArthur Fellow didn’t finish reading a book until he was 17.

The San Francisco native, who had been on death row at the facility, had lost his last appeal to his case in 2013.

The Homeward Bound program has helped 11,000 homeless people return home since 2005 and costs about $180 per person, according to the city. 

Scattered across the city, the stretches of roadway limit motor vehicle traffic to increase bicycling and pedestrian activity.

The Standard’s mayoral election quiz will tell you which candidates agree with you on housing, crime and other issues.