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Coercive Control: Abuse That Leaves No Marks
Nov 10, 2023 · A California law enacted in 2021 allows domestic violence victims to claim coercive control — a broad range of behaviors including humiliation, surveillance, intimidation, gaslighting and isolation that strips an intimate partner of a sense of autonomy and personhood.
State Supreme Court to Weigh In on Long Trial Delays
Aug 4, 2023 · A taxpayers' lawsuit challenges the court's failure to uphold defendants' right to a speedy trial amid COVID-19 backlog. The case is now before the California Supreme Court, which may decide whether taxpayers can sue state officials for court administration.
Proposition G — Fund Housing for Extremely Low-Income Tenants
Oct 7, 2024 · Proposition G would create an Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund to reduce rents for hundreds of units in San Francisco for seniors, families and people with disabilities. The measure would use tax revenues already earmarked …
When Judges Dismiss Claims of Abuse, Children Can Die
Oct 10, 2022 · Lesley Hu's ex-husband murdered their son Pierce in 2021 after a San Francisco family court judge rejected her appeal for sole custody. She is among the victims of domestic violence and child abuse in family courts that advocates want to …
Proposition M — Overhaul SF Business Tax System
Oct 7, 2024 · Proposition M would change how San Francisco taxes businesses, exempting more small businesses and reducing taxes on some large ones. It would also delay a 2025 tax hike and simplify the tax categories, but could also affect some industries differently.
Language Education Evolves in U.S., California
Jan 25, 2017 · A historical overview of bilingual education in the U.S. from pre-colonial times to the 2016 passage of Proposition 58, which ended English-only instruction in California. See how San Francisco paved the way for bilingual schools and how immigration, civil rights and national security shaped language policies.
November 2024 SF Voter Guide
Oct 7, 2024 · Proposition G would reduce rents for hundreds of housing units in San Francisco so that extremely low-income seniors, families and people with disabilities could afford them. Read the full analysis of this measure and other local ballot initiatives in …
They Saved Girls and Women in Chinatown From Slavery
Jul 2, 2019 · A book excerpt about the rescue work of Donaldina Cameron and Tien Fuh Wu, who helped thousands of Chinese girls and women escape from sex slavery and bondage in San Francisco's Chinatown. Learn about their stories, challenges and legacy in this historical account.
San Francisco November 2024 Voter Guide - sfpublicpress.org
Oct 7, 2024 · Find nonpartisan analysis of measures on the San Francisco ballot for the Nov. 5, 2024 election. Learn about topics such as reproductive care, business tax, transit, housing, and more.