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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.

SF Jury: Killing an Asian Elder Isn't Murder
Asian American Issues Criminal Justice

SF Jury: Killing an Asian Elder Isn't Murder

January 16, 2026 · 5 min read

After five years, Vicha Ratanapakdee's family learns their father's life was "negotiable." Six hours of deliberation was all it took.

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SF Jury Says Killing Asian Grandpa Is "Manslaughter"
Asian American Issues Criminal Justice

SF Jury Says Killing Asian Grandpa Is "Manslaughter"

January 15, 2026 · 5 min read

Video shows Watson running full-speed into 84-year-old Vicha. He walks after 5 years. This is progressive justice.

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Housing Won't Fix This. It's the Drugs.
Homelessness & Drug Crisis San Francisco

Housing Won't Fix This. It's the Drugs.

January 15, 2026 · 2 min read

Street outreach workers from SF to Seattle confirm what politicians refuse to admit: half of people using drugs in public already have apartments.

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Murder on Camera, Killer Walks Free
Criminal Justice Asian American Issues

Murder on Camera, Killer Walks Free

January 15, 2026 · 4 min read

Antoine Watson shoved an 84-year-old to his death, photographed the body, and got involuntary manslaughter. Welcome to San Francisco.

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SF's Worst Judge Lets Serial Burglar Walk Free
Criminal Justice Public Safety & Policing

SF's Worst Judge Lets Serial Burglar Walk Free

January 13, 2026 · 2 min read

Judge Begert awarded diversion to a man with 18 burglaries. He didn't even show up to court. This is what "following the law" looks like.

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SF Fines Victims for Vandalism, Not Vandals
Public Safety & Policing Small Business & Regulation

SF Fines Victims for Vandalism, Not Vandals

January 11, 2026 · 2 min read

The city charges property owners $362+ if graffiti isn't removed in 30 days—while taggers walk free.

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Shove an Elder to Death? Get Diversion
Criminal Justice Asian American Issues

Shove an Elder to Death? Get Diversion

January 08, 2026 · 3 min read

A woman connected to killing an Asian senior is about to dodge trial while BART attackers walk free. January 12 is the test.

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Scott Wiener Wants Pelosi's Seat—Here's His Record
Housing & YIMBY Tech

Scott Wiener Wants Pelosi's Seat—Here's His Record

January 05, 2026 · 3 min read

The YIMBY ringleader is running for Congress on housing wins, tough-on-crime bills, and a decade of fighting for algebra.

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