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California homeless population grew by 22,000 over pandemic

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The first statewide snapshot of California’s homelessness crisis since the pandemic hit reveals that the number of people without a stable place to call home increased by at least 22,500 over the past three years, to 173,800. That’s based on a CalMatters analysis of the federal government’s point-in-time count, a biennial headcount of people sleeping on…

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Ethan Kassel

How to hold your own in sports conversations this Thanksgiving

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Sports will pop up In conversations throughout Thanksgiving weekend. Here’s how to sound like you know what you’re talking about.

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David Sjostedt

3 people die of drug overdoses every week in San Francisco supportive housing

Almost every time Edwin Armando Alvarez overdosed on fentanyl, he said he awoke grateful to be alive. But on March 9, alone in his residential hotel room in San Francisco’s Tenderloin, he didn’t wake up.

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Photos: How SF promoter Bill Graham built a rock & roll empire and changed the music industry in the process

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‘Into the Mystic’ takes on the life and times of the San Francisco legend, who worked behind and in front of the curtain to change the face of the music industry.

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Is reviving a private police agency in San Francisco the solution to the city’s crime woes?

Patrol Specials, a program allowing citizens to pay for a security force overseen by the city, has fizzled in recent years. It could be resuscitated. 

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California homeless population grew by 22,000 over pandemic

How to hold your own in sports conversations this Thanksgiving

3 people die of drug overdoses every week in San Francisco supportive housing

Photos: How SF promoter Bill Graham built a rock & roll empire and changed the music industry in the process

Is reviving a private police agency in San Francisco the solution to the city’s crime woes?