San Francisco is taking a new approach to tackling its persistent car break-in problem that haunts residents and sends unsuspecting tourists home, pledging never to return. Mayor London Breed has …
Kevin M. Watt
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San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott began reshuffling his department Wednesday, anticipating that as many as 267 unvaccinated officers could be placed on administrative leave if they don’t take the…
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Colleges and universities are facing a reckoning. As they become more expensive to operate, and as demographics and the pandemic squeeze enrollment, labor strife between administrators, faculty and staff is…
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Education
Opinion: Why California’s education code does not prohibit academic admissions at Lowell High School
By Kate Lazarus and John Crittenden Special to The Examiner Recently, we have seen the reemergence of a longstanding misconception that the California Education Code section requiring “random, unbiased” school…
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The University of San Francisco and the San Francisco Art Institute, two prestigious Bay Area institutions of higher education, said Wednesday they have signed a letter of intent to explore…
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Three weeks into the return from winter break, San Francisco schools are still grappling with record numbers of COVID-19 cases, extreme staffing shortages, backlogged tests and demands for more testing…
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As San Francisco schools struggle to make up for a massive staffing crisis brought on by rising cases of COVID-19, some teachers are skipping school to protest a limited availability…
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As COVID-19 cases surge to new highs, many San Francisco families are struggling to find appointments or rapid tests for their children before classes resume Monday. Starting Sunday, the San…
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To San Francisco school officials, having to cut $90 million from next year’s budget means trimming some extra-curricular offerings. But to students relying on these programs, they are just as…
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One Daly City school district has a different approach to raising badly needed revenue: Build predominantly market-rate housing on district land and reap part of the profits. School districts have…