You have permission to edit this article.Dr. Stephen Gamboa, pictured with his family, says keeping John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park car-free is crucial…Dr. Stephen Gamboa, pictured with his family, says keeping John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park car-free is crucial…Dr. Stephen Gamboa, pictured with his family, says keeping John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park car-free is crucial…Dr. Stephen Gamboa, pictured with his family, says keeping John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park car-free is crucial…By Dr. Stephen GamboaI was at my church picnic in Golden Gate Park in...…You have permission to edit this article.Dr. Stephen Gamboa, pictured with his family, says keeping John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park car-free is crucial…Dr. Stephen Gamboa, pictured with his family, says keeping John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park car-free is crucial…Dr. Stephen Gamboa, pictured with his family, says keeping John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park car-free is crucial…Dr. Stephen Gamboa, pictured with his family, says keeping John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park car-free is crucial…By Dr. Stephen GamboaI was at my church picnic in Golden Gate Park in...WW…

You have permission to edit this article.A tent encampment site for the homeless was set up in the Bayview District in May 2020. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F….A tent encampment site for the homeless was set up in the Bayview District in May 2020. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F….A tent encampment site for the homeless was set up in the Bayview District in May 2020. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F….A tent encampment site for the homeless was set up in the Bayview District in May 2020. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F….COVID-19 worsened what was already an untenable street homelessness crisis in our city’s neighborhoods. And the residents...…You have permission to edit this article.A tent encampment site for the homeless was set up in the Bayview District in May 2020. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F….A tent encampment site for the homeless was set up in the Bayview District in May 2020. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F….A tent encampment site for the homeless was set up in the Bayview District in May 2020. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F….A tent encampment site for the homeless was set up in the Bayview District in May 2020. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F….COVID-19 worsened what was already an untenable street homelessness crisis in our city’s neighborhoods. And the residents...WW…

You have permission to edit this article.Free Muni service is not simply good for riders, it also would improve San Francisco’s economy by helping employees and…Free Muni service is not simply good for riders, it also would improve San Francisco’s economy by helping employees and…Free Muni service is not simply good for riders, it also would improve San Francisco’s economy by helping employees and…Free Muni service is not simply good for riders, it also would improve San Francisco’s economy by helping employees and…By Dean PrestonTransit ridership is at a historic low, fare revenue has...…You have permission to edit this article.Free Muni service is not simply good for riders, it also would improve San Francisco’s economy by helping employees and…Free Muni service is not simply good for riders, it also would improve San Francisco’s economy by helping employees and…Free Muni service is not simply good for riders, it also would improve San Francisco’s economy by helping employees and…Free Muni service is not simply good for riders, it also would improve San Francisco’s economy by helping employees and…By Dean PrestonTransit ridership is at a historic low, fare revenue has...WW…

You have permission to edit this article.Golden Gate Park advocate David Miles, right, and his family are among those who enjoy having no car traffic on…Golden Gate Park advocate David Miles, right, and his family are among those who enjoy having no car traffic on…Golden Gate Park advocate David Miles, right, and his family are among those who enjoy having no car traffic on…Golden Gate Park advocate David Miles, right, and his family are among those who enjoy having no car traffic on…By David MilesI was in Golden Gate Park this weekend with my family and after a year of hell, I felt a...…You have permission to edit this article.Golden Gate Park advocate David Miles, right, and his family are among those who enjoy having no car traffic on…Golden Gate Park advocate David Miles, right, and his family are among those who enjoy having no car traffic on…Golden Gate Park advocate David Miles, right, and his family are among those who enjoy having no car traffic on…Golden Gate Park advocate David Miles, right, and his family are among those who enjoy having no car traffic on…By David MilesI was in Golden Gate Park this weekend with my family and after a year of hell, I felt a...WW…

You have permission to edit this article.The history of redlining in America has impacted communities of color for decades. San Francisco is no exception. The recent special order to close off John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park is an example of recreational redlining: the discriminatory practice of denying public recreation and access to people of color and people with disabilities. If the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and San Francisco Recreation and Park Department continue this closure beyond the stay-at-home order (which has already been lifted), they will be...…You have permission to edit this article.The history of redlining in America has impacted communities of color for decades. San Francisco is no exception. The recent special order to close off John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park is an example of recreational redlining: the discriminatory practice of denying public recreation and access to people of color and people with disabilities. If the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and San Francisco Recreation and Park Department continue this closure beyond the stay-at-home order (which has already been lifted), they will be...WW…

You have permission to edit this article.By Scott FeeneySan Francisco’s Transit First policy just turned 48 years old. Passed by voters in 1973, it reads like an urbanist’s wish list, unabashedly calling for limited street space to be prioritized for walking, biking and transit. Cars and parking are only mentioned in order to explicitly call out as less important and to be discouraged.Yet the Transit First policy has become a punchline among advocates because of its obvious incongruity with how our city actually manages its streets. Cars seem to be parked in every square inch of the city;...…You have permission to edit this article.By Scott FeeneySan Francisco’s Transit First policy just turned 48 years old. Passed by voters in 1973, it reads like an urbanist’s wish list, unabashedly calling for limited street space to be prioritized for walking, biking and transit. Cars and parking are only mentioned in order to explicitly call out as less important and to be discouraged.Yet the Transit First policy has become a punchline among advocates because of its obvious incongruity with how our city actually manages its streets. Cars seem to be parked in every square inch of the city;...WW…

You have permission to edit this article.By Marcel E. MoranOf all the difficult decisions facing San Francisco during the pandemic — from mandated shelter-in-place to looming budget cuts — perhaps the easiest one was closing a section of JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park to cars. Almost overnight, the 1.5 mile stretch of road was transformed from an unsafe, car-clogged entrance to a citywide gathering space for runners, walkers, families with children, cyclists, and everyone in between. Not only have weekends meant throngs of park-goers enjoying the absence of vehicles speeding, idling, and...…You have permission to edit this article.By Marcel E. MoranOf all the difficult decisions facing San Francisco during the pandemic — from mandated shelter-in-place to looming budget cuts — perhaps the easiest one was closing a section of JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park to cars. Almost overnight, the 1.5 mile stretch of road was transformed from an unsafe, car-clogged entrance to a citywide gathering space for runners, walkers, families with children, cyclists, and everyone in between. Not only have weekends meant throngs of park-goers enjoying the absence of vehicles speeding, idling, and...WW…

You have permission to edit this article.By Seth Brenzel, Dheyanira Calahorrano, Meredith Willa Dodson, Yvette Edwards and Lorin YinSan Francisco Unified School District is in crisis. Despite recent assertions by commissioners Gabriela López and Alison Collins that safe reopening is a priority, the Board of Education and the District have not fulfilled their responsibility to care for their more than 50,000 students, which include the youngest and most vulnerable residents of our city.Planning for safe reopening did not start smoothly last summer when the Board of Education declined the...…You have permission to edit this article.By Seth Brenzel, Dheyanira Calahorrano, Meredith Willa Dodson, Yvette Edwards and Lorin YinSan Francisco Unified School District is in crisis. Despite recent assertions by commissioners Gabriela López and Alison Collins that safe reopening is a priority, the Board of Education and the District have not fulfilled their responsibility to care for their more than 50,000 students, which include the youngest and most vulnerable residents of our city.Planning for safe reopening did not start smoothly last summer when the Board of Education declined the...WW…

You have permission to edit this article.By Catie Arbona and Gary McCoyWhile the San Francisco Board of Education tells us that representation matters, last Tuesday’s decision to reject Seth Brenzel for a vacancy on the Parent Advisory Committee demonstrated their hypocrisy loud and clear. Their misguided fumbling toward a goal of diversity deeply overshadowed the merits of a qualified LGBTQ candidate put forward unanimously by the very advisory committee he would serve.For decades, the LGBTQ community has been vilified and told through hundreds of legal challenges and legal briefs that we...…You have permission to edit this article.By Catie Arbona and Gary McCoyWhile the San Francisco Board of Education tells us that representation matters, last Tuesday’s decision to reject Seth Brenzel for a vacancy on the Parent Advisory Committee demonstrated their hypocrisy loud and clear. Their misguided fumbling toward a goal of diversity deeply overshadowed the merits of a qualified LGBTQ candidate put forward unanimously by the very advisory committee he would serve.For decades, the LGBTQ community has been vilified and told through hundreds of legal challenges and legal briefs that we...WW…

The weather was cold at Harbour Quay last Saturday, but that didn’t stop people from stopping by to check out the plants, veggies and more. The Spirit Square Farmers’ Market is holding its third annual plant and seedling sale. Head to Harbour Quay from 9 a.m. to noon next Saturday, May 4 or Saturday, May 11 to check it out. … The weather was cold at Harbour Quay last Saturday, but that didn’t stop people from stopping by to check out the plants, veggies and more. The Spirit Square Farmers’ Market is holding its third annual plant and seedling sale. Head to Harbour Quay from 9 a.m. to noon next Saturday, May 4 or Saturday, May 11 to check it out. WW…