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SFUSD just voted 6-1 to adopt a new ethnic studies curriculum through what critics call a rigged review process — and a legal challenge was filed the same night. That fight is part of a broader pattern: San Francisco's institutions keep making expensive commitments they can't deliver on, from 465 affordable housing units with no funding plan to courts that haven't reported case data to the state in five years.

Grandpa Vicha's Killer Was Just Released on Probation
Criminal Justice Asian American Issues

Grandpa Vicha's Killer Was Just Released on Probation

March 26, 2026 · 3 min read

A San Francisco judge just suspended the sentence of the man who killed an 84-year-old Asian grandfather in cold blood. This is the state of "justice" in the city.

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

He Killed Grandpa Vicha. Tomorrow, He Walks Free

March 25, 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 06, 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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