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Avenue Greenlight launches $3M sidewalk power-washing program

Avenue Greenlight launches $3M sidewalk power-washing program

Philanthropists Chris Larsen and Michael Moritz are funding a $3 million initiative to power-wash sidewalks across seven SF neighborhoods.
Engardio Recall Campaign Submits 10,985 Signatures

Engardio Recall Campaign Submits 10,985 Signatures

The campaign to recall Supervisor Joel Engardio has submitted 10,985 signatures, now the Department of Elections will validate them over the coming weeks.
SFUSD Reverses Layoffs And Will Hire More Teachers Amid Fiscal Turnaround

SFUSD Reverses Layoffs And Will Hire More Teachers Amid Fiscal Turnaround

San Francisco Unified School District cancels planned layoffs for counselors and teacher aides as budget outlook improves.
Major common-sense permitting reforms introduced by Mayor and Supervisors

Major common-sense permitting reforms introduced by Mayor and Supervisors

A legislative package introduced by the Mayor and six Supervisors aims to cut red tape for small businesses by eliminating unnecessary permits, shortening timelines, and modernizing outdated rules.
San Francisco Pays for the Mental Health System the State Dismantled

San Francisco Pays for the Mental Health System the State Dismantled

San Francisco bears the cost of a broken mental health system, with insufficient state and federal support for long-term care.
After 9 years of delay, 181 new homes approved at burned-out Mission site

After 9 years of delay, 181 new homes approved at burned-out Mission site

New homes at 2588 Mission finally get the green light nearly a decade after a deadly fire.
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Avenue Greenlight launches $3M sidewalk power-washing program

Avenue Greenlight launches $3M sidewalk power-washing program

Philanthropists Chris Larsen and Michael Moritz are funding a $3 million initiative to power-wash sidewalks across seven SF neighborhoods.
San Francisco Pays for the Mental Health System the State Dismantled

San Francisco Pays for the Mental Health System the State Dismantled

San Francisco bears the cost of a broken mental health system, with insufficient state and federal support for long-term care.
One-way streets are especially dangerous to pedestrians

One-way streets are especially dangerous to pedestrians

San Francisco’s one-way streets were built for speed, not safety—and it’s costing lives. These outdated designs cause faster driving, more collisions, and higher pedestrian injury rates. It’s time to rethink our streets and do a system-wide change.
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San Francisco Pays for the Mental Health System the State Dismantled

San Francisco Pays for the Mental Health System the State Dismantled

San Francisco bears the cost of a broken mental health system, with insufficient state and federal support for long-term care.
One-way streets are especially dangerous to pedestrians

One-way streets are especially dangerous to pedestrians

San Francisco’s one-way streets were built for speed, not safety—and it’s costing lives. These outdated designs cause faster driving, more collisions, and higher pedestrian injury rates. It’s time to rethink our streets and do a system-wide change.
San Francisco’s budget is bigger than 17 U.S. states

San Francisco’s budget is bigger than 17 U.S. states

San Francisco’s budget is larger than 17 U.S. states, and the city faces a $1.5B deficit by 2030. Staffing has grown by thousands even as the popular has shrunk, spending on departments and contracts has surged, and our per-resident budget now doubles that of comparable cities.
San Francisco has the longest city charter in America

San Francisco has the longest city charter in America

The city charter is the constitution of San Francisco. It’s time to rebalance and modernize it.
How San Francisco built a Homeless System that Fails its Most Vulnerable

How San Francisco built a Homeless System that Fails its Most Vulnerable

Our system fails the people who need the most help, and rather than end up indoors they bounce between a tent and the emergency room. Here’s how we got here.
Why San Francisco Can’t Get More People Into Treatment

Why San Francisco Can’t Get More People Into Treatment

San Francisco has a drug crisis, but we can’t get people into treatment. Here’s why.
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Grassroots “Dump Dean” Campaign a Huge Success

Grassroots “Dump Dean” Campaign a Huge Success

GrowSF's “Dump Dean” Campaign Was The Largest Grassroots Effort to Oppose an Incumbent Supervisor in SF History.
Building Toward November

Building Toward November

Replacing our failed leadership is the only way to make SF a liveable place for families.
Our new poll on SF transit and street safety

Our new poll on SF transit and street safety

San Franciscans want to ride Muni, bike, and walk more – safely.
Ranked choice education key to November

Ranked choice education key to November

What GrowSF is doing to help SF navigate our choices this fall.
What's wrong with housing in San Francisco?

What's wrong with housing in San Francisco?

A shortage of homes drives up prices and drives out families.
The impact of Prop 47 on crime in San Francisco

The impact of Prop 47 on crime in San Francisco

In 2014, voters approved Proposition 47, The Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act. But the marketing of this bill obscured the reality of its impacts.
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