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San Francisco's June 2026 ballot features Prop D, an "Overpaid CEO Tax" that critics say would exempt major tech firms while hitting grocery stores and pharmacies with an 800% rate hike. Meanwhile, SFUSD's board just voted 6-1 to adopt a new ethnic studies curriculum through a review process that set no passing threshold — and a legal challenge was filed the same night. Across both stories, the pattern is the same: city institutions making consequential decisions while insulating themselves from accountability.

He Killed Grandpa Vicha. Tomorrow, He Walks Free
Criminal Justice Asian American Issues

He Killed Grandpa Vicha. Tomorrow, He Walks Free

March 24, 2026 · 5 min read

Antoine Watson slammed into an 84-year-old man, left him dying on the pavement, and fled. Five years later, the system hands him the exit door.

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Yes, Fare Gates Actually Reduce Crime
Public Safety & Policing Transit & Safety

Yes, Fare Gates Actually Reduce Crime

March 13, 2026 · 5 min read

BART's 2025 crime collapse confirms what NYC learned in 1990: fare enforcement isn't about the fare. It's about who's riding your system.

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Chinatown Stabbing Victim Got No Press Conference
Public Safety & Policing Asian American Issues

Chinatown Stabbing Victim Got No Press Conference

March 06, 2026 · 5 min read

An Asian American man was stabbed in broad daylight two days before Lunar New Year. The mayor's bodyguards got press coverage. He got bystanders who kept walking.

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Lurie's Charter Reset Is a Masterclass
SF Politicians State Capacity

Lurie's Charter Reset Is a Masterclass

March 05, 2026 · 5 min read

SF's 540-page city charter is the longest in the country, and it was built to protect insiders. Lurie is finally tearing it apart.

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They Called Grandpa Vicha's Memorial "Graffiti"
Asian American Issues Public Safety & Policing

They Called Grandpa Vicha's Memorial "Graffiti"

March 03, 2026 · 4 min read

A woman tears down his flyers in the Richmond. On camera. Then explains it isn't racist. This is what erasure looks like in real time.

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Waymo Is 10x Safer. DC Candidate Says No.
Tech Transit & Safety

Waymo Is 10x Safer. DC Candidate Says No.

February 24, 2026 · 5 min read

DC had 52 traffic deaths last year. Waymo cuts pedestrian injuries by 92%. A mayoral candidate says the city "isn't ready."

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