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Northern California food banks expect lines to grow even longer, after Congress approved a $186 billion cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in early July, the largest cut in the food stamp program’s history.

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2025 Nonprofit News Awards finalists reflect the power of civic journalism - INN News The most powerful reporting from nonprofit news outlets over the past year went beyond compelling storytelling to have real impact.

👏 Big congrats to our Environmental Health Equity Reporter, Audrey Mei-Yi Brown, a finalist for the @INN.org 's #INNYs2025 Insight Award for Explanatory Journalism!

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gas car buyers to help pay for EV rebates. The policy, called a “feebate,” could fill the funding gap as federal credits disappear. #EVs #Feebates #California
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Two SF attorneys who investigate police misconduct were told weeks ago they’d be laid off. But after budget funds were restored, city officials remain silent. Their union may take legal action.

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As SFUSD rolls out a plan for a new Mandarin immersion school, the district has also been reducing and consolidating langauge programs meant to help English learners keep up.

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Older LGBTQ adults are especially vulnerable to the effects of Medicaid cuts because they are disproportionately affected by poverty and might not have a traditional family structure to turn to for care, said Denny Chan, managing director for equity advocacy.
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Uber’s use of secretive fare pricing algorithms driven by artificial intelligence lowers drivers’ wages, causes them confusion and uncertainty, and could undermine public safety — all while boosting company profits to record levels.
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Looming Threat Informs Taiwanese Artist’s ‘Everyday War’ at Asian Art Museum In Taiwan, the threat of invasion by China is ever present — maybe it will happen tomorrow, maybe next year, maybe never. Video artist Yuan Goang-Ming captures in his work this feeling of dread that…

In Taiwan, the threat of invasion by China is ever present — maybe it will happen tomorrow, maybe next year, maybe never. Video artist Yuan Goang-Ming captures in his work this feeling of dread that pervades even the mundaneness of routine activities.
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Toxic waste cleanups usually dig up polluted soil and haul it to a landfill. There might be a cheaper, safer way. A new West Oakland project plans to test bioremediation, a process in which plants and fungi break down soil contaminants.
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Mayor Lurie’s SF budget slashes police oversight while boosting law enforcement by $44M.
Critics warn it may violate the city charter — and public trust.
Story by Sylvie Sturm for @sfpublicpress
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TOMORROW: Journalist Chris Roberts, who reported the Exposed series, speaks at Hunters Point Shipyard on contamination, fraud, and what cleanup efforts left behind.

July 12 · 2–4 PM | Doors at 1 PM

Exposed Series: sfpr.es/Exposed
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New Air Quality Monitoring App Aims to Protect Students in Polluted Bay Area Communities A new app aims to provide school administrators and teachers in these communities with real-time data that can help them protect students from harmful air pollution. When air quality is especially…

A new air quality app aims to protect students in polluted Bay Area communities. The tool improves on existing maps and offers real-time data, and is a collaboration between Cal researchers and community advocates.

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Our newsroom is honoring Juneteenth and shares this piece from 2021 by local treasure, "Kiki" Akilah Monifa datebook.sfchronicle.com/guide/how-to... + check out the SFBayview sfbayview.com for vital articles. @SFBayviewNationalBlackNewspaper (are you on Bsky?)

Tens of Thousands Gather for No Kings Day of Defiance in San Francisco Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through San Francisco Saturday from Dolores Park to Civic Center Plaza for a No Kings protest organized to oppose the Trump administration’s increasingly…

Tens of thousands marched through San Francisco for No Kings Day, peacefully protesting immigration raids and Trump’s military parade. Demonstrators filled Civic Center Plaza, surrounding a barricaded City Hall. #NoKingsDay #SanFranciscoProtest
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How to Prepare for Immigration Enforcement With a rise in immigration raids and arrests outside courthouses schools, and at workplaces and other slice-of-life locations — coupled with a slew of Trump policies that whittle away or outright…

While the Trump administration ramps up immigration arrests, immigrants, regardless of status, can take steps to prepare for contact with immigration enforcement. Here are some tips we gathered from immigration attorneys:
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