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As Trump Allies Undercut Child Vaccination for Hepatitis B, Patient Advocates Warn Chronic Disease Will Spread

An advisory panel vote to stop recommending routine vaccination of newborns could release a new wave of chronic infections, ...
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As Trump Disrupts Homelessness Funding, Providers Hope City Can Prop Up Housing Programs

Nonprofit service providers and San Francisco officials are seeking funding approaches to blunt federal shifts that they ...
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Personal Experience With Domestic Violence Is Reportedly Widespread in California

A recent survey about public attitudes toward domestic violence shows most California residents recognize that the problem is ...
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Researchers Back $23 Billion State Science Fund in Response to Deep Federal Cuts

Supporters of the proposed California Foundation for Health and Science Research, including state Sen. Scott Wiener, center-left in a gray blazer, say a bond measure could free up billions of dollars ...
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Trump Homelessness Order Threatens to Overrun SF Hospitals, Jails

President Trump pushed for policies to crack down on homelessness and ban encampments in an executive order issued last summer. Credit: Noah Arroyo / San Francisco Public Press Sirens blaring, ...
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Young People Once Avoided Chinatown. Now They’re Coming Back

An intergenerational group plays mahjong in Chinatown at the September 2025 night market. Credit: Zhe Wu / San Francisco Public Press Xinling Wang avoided San Francisco’s Chinatown for years. When she ...
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California Pushes AI Regulation as Experts Reveal Looming Dangers

Bay Area technology companies are racing to build powerful artificial intelligence systems they admit could pose “catastrophic risks” to society. But a new report by academic experts commissioned by ...
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Already Struggling, Area Food Banks Brace for Higher Demand Brought on by SNAP Cuts

Some of the food Gabriel Biddler received on his visit to the River City Food Bank. Credit: Bryan Wen / UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism On a hot morning in late June, Gabriel Biddler came to ...
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California Weighs New EV Incentives Backed by Fee on Gas Cars and Trucks

As California searches for ways to spur electric vehicle adoption, cities are working to expand infrastructure. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie unveiled six EVgo fast chargers in Bayview July 9.
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San Francisco Schools to Add Language Classes While Scaling Back Programs for English Learners

Visitation Valley School is among the campuses in SFUSD that have seen Cantonese biliteracy classes cut or consolidated. The San Francisco Unified School District announced plans in July to open a ...
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Researchers Seek Hepatitis B Cure as Trump Slashes Health Agency Funding

Dr. Maurizio Bonacini, a gastroenterologist at UCSF, is leading one arm of an international clinical trial seeking a cure for chronic hepatitis B. Credit: Jason Winshell / San Francisco Public Press ...
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SF Has a Chance to Reinvent Its Mental Health Care System

A person’s journey through San Francisco’s behavioral health system can start at many points, including after their deteriorating condition lands them on the streets. Credit: Illustration by Noah ...