Posts Tagged ‘San Francisco’
San Francisco’s New Task Force
San Francisco is trying a new approach to curtail drug dealing in the city.
Read MoreSF Spikes & Sports Inclusivity
The SF Spikes soccer club is just one of the Bay Area’s inclusive teams, providing a safe and open space for LGBTQ athletes and beyond to thrive free of judgment.
Read MoreGoodbye, Lucca Ravioli Company
Lucca Ravioli company has stood on the corner of Valencia and 22nd street in the Mission for nearly a century. On April 30th, the beloved stop-and-go Italian market shut its doors for good.
Read MoreWho is San Francisco Built For?
Ever thought about what San Francisco used to look like? It’s as easy as taking a trip to your local public library thanks to a new exhibit from SFMoMA. Pieces of a model of the city built in 1938 are on display through the end of April – and locals are gathering to have conversations about how the city is changing, and for whom.
Read MoreToxic Locks
Styling our hair is surprisingly dangerous. How can community barbershops help?
Read MoreFinancial Freedom
How are Bay Area cities thinking about fueling financial freedom for historically overburdened communities? Emnet Almedom takes us to San Francisco to hear about a huge reform to the city’s fee collection practices, and then over to Oakland for a new approach to taking out a loan.
Read MoreWhy green spaces in cities matter
Lauren Randall digs into new data that reveals unexpected health and safety benefits from green spaces in cities – especially in low-income neighborhoods.
Read More“Soccer moms” reflect on the lifelong impacts of Title IX
Title Nine was signed into law by President Nixon in 1972. It was supposed to create more gender equality in education. That meant for every men’s sports team, schools had to provide a women’s equivalent. In 1974, fewer than three hundred thousand girls played high school sports. Thanks to Title Nine, today that number’s grown…
Read MoreRunning Toward a Cure for Crohn’s Disease
1.6 million Americans suffer from Crohn’s and IBD, and many of those people are taking their body back from the disease through running.
Read MoreThis Is Not A Test: Tsunami Safety in the Bay Area
In a city surrounded on three sides by water, what happens when a tsunami strikes?
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