Category Archives: San Francisco

Forbes: Why California Keeps Making Homelessness Worse

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Luke Ford

Michael Shellenberger writes: California is home to some of the world’s toughest environmental and public health laws, but skyrocketing homelessness has created an environmental and public health disaster. The 44,000 people living, eating, and defecating on the streets of L.A. … Continue reading →

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JTA: This Jewish lawmaker wanted to keep Chinese immigrants out. Should a park be named after him?

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Luke Ford

From JTA: The elder Kahn, a Republican from San Francisco who served 12 terms in Congress between 1899 and his death in 1924, championed an extension of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1902 prohibiting immigration by Chinese laborers. While doing … Continue reading →

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Many reluctantly choose private schools

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Luke Ford

Link: Other parents told The Chronicle they don’t want their children to be around students who wear “saggy pants” or who “curse on Muni” or who may be “rotten apples.” A few said they can see big differences between public … Continue reading →

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Who Needs Love When You’ve Got Willie Brown?

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Luke Ford

From San Francisco Magazine: Lauren Smiley | Photo: Aya Brackett and Drew Altizer | November 28, 2013 Ten years a trophy girlfriend—but still willing to work! Sonya Molodetskaya—Russian refugee, aspiring boutique owner, mostly absentee immigrant rights commissioner, and decade-long lady … Continue reading →

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California’s Crime Wave

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Luke Ford

From Radix Journal: When you enter the Hall of Justice in San Francisco and pass through the metal detectors, you’ll notice a small black and White photo of Dirty Harry on the wall behind the security guards. It serves as … Continue reading →

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