Senior Investigations Reporter

Michael Barba

Sf police now watch private cameras in real time to arrest suspected fentanyl dealers

News

After contentious debate over privacy concerns, officers since April have been getting the OK to monitor private camera footage to investigate drug-dealing and stolen-goods sales.

Investigations Editor

Matt Smith

San Francisco is counting on this organization to save its streets—but is its approach legit?

Politics

The entity’s core philosophy—that long stints in prison can equip a person for handling crises in the streets—is a selling point that seems to run counter to mainstream psychology.


News Reporter

David Sjostedt

SF voters lose faith in city’s homeless solutions

Homelessness is fueling safety concerns in San Francisco as voters cite poor management and a lack of mental health care for the crisis. 

Liz Lindqwister

San Francisco Bay Area’s fight against fentanyl is failing, new overdose numbers reveal

The synthetic opioid has made an already intractable drug crisis even deadlier, with the drug now accounting for the majority of fatal ODs across five counties.

Garrett Leahy

Local unions lock horns over competing housing measures

Prominent local unions are picking sides in two competing proposals to build affordable housing that voters may consider this November. 

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Sf police now watch private cameras in real time to arrest suspected fentanyl dealers

San Francisco is counting on this organization to save its streets—but is its approach legit?

SF voters lose faith in city’s homeless solutions

San Francisco Bay Area’s fight against fentanyl is failing, new overdose numbers reveal

Local unions lock horns over competing housing measures