A year after San Francisco passed a law designed to increase its capacity to care for people in the throes of mental illness and addiction, the city hasn't added any treatment beds. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/t...

San Francisco’s homelessness department has chosen a new location for its first sober living housing project. Is more drug-free housing on the way? www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...

NEW: For the first time in his decades-long battle with addiction, Jonathan Martin asked for help. But S.F.’s largest treatment provider turned him away and the city's fragmented behavioral health system failed to deliver the urgent care he needed. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/d...

Pamela Dorsey overcame homelessness, a cocaine addiction and many other hurdles to secure a coveted heart transplant. Her remarkable story has inspired hope among San Francisco healthcare providers and created a model for other patients to follow. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...

'Out of control': People keep dumping cars in this part of Oakland, which now resembles a 'zombie apocalypse.' Why can’t the city clean it up? Story and photos by @maggieangst.bsky.social and Sarah Ravani www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/arti...

Michael Anthony Cox was sentenced to death after a trial that provided no physical evidence, but relied on the testimony of two teenage girls. The girls recanted their testimony. Why is he still on death row?

San Francisco is seeking $144 million from Gavin Newsom's mental health bond to create 175 new beds for people experiencing mental illness and addiction. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/m...

Why is the quaint seaside city of Point Arena being systemically gobbled up by a series of limited liability companies, and who is behind them? @soleilho.com digs in GIFT LINK: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...

Jeffrey Tumlin, the San Francisco transportation chief who envisioned a version of the city where cars don’t rule the road, is set to step down at the end of the year.

NEW: Thrown from his moped by a car fleeing police, a young Black man’s death reflects a shocking racial disparity By @susien.bsky.social and @jennifergollan.bsky.social Visuals by @andrewcenci.bsky.social Design by @erincaughey.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

Gaping wounds, puffy hands, heart infections: People experiencing homelessness and using drugs on the streets of San Francisco are at a high risk of serious medical issues beyond potentially fatal overdoses www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/d...

"They went to rehab to kick drugs. Instead, they died in S.F.’s biggest treatment program" a heartbreaking investigation by @maggieangst.bsky.social and Gabrielle Lurie. Gift link: www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday rescinded RV parking restrictions crafted this fall by Mayor London Breed in what is likely to be one of the last clashes between the progressive majority and the outgoing mayor. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...

This oil refinery worker's story will break your heart and inspire you. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

BREAKING: S.F. agencies cuts ties with major nonprofit accused of enriching a former department head -- w/ Michael Barba www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

New: San Francisco will close its only safe parking site for homeless people living out of vehicles after three tumultuous years of legal disputes, code violations and extensive complaints from those living in and around the site. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...

NEW INVESTIGATION: They went to rehab to kick drugs. Instead, they died in San Francisco's biggest treatment program Vivid, difficult, important reporting and photography by @maggieangst.bsky.social and Gabrielle Lurie www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...

Exclusive: Within 13 months, four clients and one staff member fatally overdosed at facilities run by San Francisco's largest addiction treatment provider. Their deaths are among several signs that HealthRight 360’s programs are not working as designed. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...