San Francisco Public Press

In one of the more bizarre turns in American infrastructure policy, the federal government wants to know whether your neighbors are having babies before deciding how much to fund your morning commute.

A proposal by President Trump’s Transportation Department would overhaul how billions of dollars are allocated for infrastructure, drawing sharp criticism from urban ...

Volunteers start trickling into the kitchen at St. Anthony of Padua in San Francisco’s Mission District neighborhood on a recent Friday morning.

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As the city awakens one recent Friday morning, the kitchen inside St. Anthony of Padua i...

You can register to vote and cast your ballot at the City Hall voting center, which is open on weekdays.

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If you’re one of thousands of San Franciscans experiencing homelessness, you might be wondering if you can vote in

If federal changes to Head Start proceed, social-emotional specialists like Sandra Solis could find their careers threatened in what the administration calls an effort to reduce the “bureaucratic burden” on states.

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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, Assemblymember Matt Haney, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins and Police Chief Derrick Lew speak at a press conference Sept. 29 announcing new safeguards for the city’s Flock Safety automated license plate reader system.

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