California’s community colleges are a lifeline for low-income students, but restrictive funding policies are threatening their future. Tying financial support to enrollment metrics ignores the real issue—rising costs that are driving students away!

San Francisco Unified School District is in a budget crisis with no end in sight… Unless we reform Prop. 13.

London Breed is no longer mayor of San Francisco. Why are we still focusing on her involvement in Prop. E, but not the involvement of our current mayor, Daniel Lurie?

Fremont’s encampment ban is dangerous and cruel. We should be helping our unhoused neighbors, not punishing the people who do.

The upcoming California State University budget cuts, brought on by decreasing enrollment and decreasing state funding, are only going to cause CSU enrollment to decrease further. We need Prop. 13 reform to restore this money to higher education.

The parents and teachers of San Ramon Valley Unified School District are vehemently opposed to budget cuts in their school district. We need Prop. 13 reform so these cuts don’t need to happen.

As wildfires are burning through Los Angeles stretching our fire departments to their limits, we must ask why aren’t we investing in public safety?Wildfires aren’t going away, and unless we fully fund and staff our fire departments, we are setting ourselves up for even greater disasters in the future.

When students can’t get to school, their academic performance suffers. Additionally, low attendance rates prevent schools from getting the funding they DESPERATELY need. Prop. 13 reform is necessary to solve both these problems.

Prop. 13 is taking away funding and resources from important public services — like fire departments. Politicians need to be focusing on Prop. 13 reform.

California’s budget surplus may look like a win, but its profits are built on cuts and stock market luck. Until we fix the property tax loophole, this surplus is just a band-aid on a leaky boat.

Student Housing Alliances, like the one at San Jose State University, are powerful ways for students experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness, and their allies, to join together to fight for the resources unhoused and housing insecure students need.

The SF Chronicle provides cheaper alternatives to the Bay. Unfortunately, these California cities are still more expensive than the national average.

Is there really better education and opportunities for students in private schools than public schools? Our intern Anna weighs in.

The UC Regents have made it abundantly clear over the past few years who they actually serve — and it isn’t UC students.

UC Regents are raising non-resident undergrad tuition while giving themselves huge raises. Students shouldn’t have to subsidize the Regents’ unbalanced budget.

Fielder’s election is proof that organizing works, and together, we can push back against right-wing threats to our city’s values.

Supervisor Dean Preston has drawn the ire of Elon Musk and other out-of-touch billionaires while engendering support from the heart of San Francisco: working-class residents, tenants and our most vulnerable populations. 

Private school tuition doesn’t buy better teachers, college prospects, or a happier future, and even if it did, those things should not be reserved only for families who can pay for it. Prop. 13 reform is necessary to make our education system more equitable.

The 2024 District 5 Supervisor race tells the story of what happens when billionaires are able to buy elections.

The S.F. Hackathon, "Hack for Social Impact," promises tech solutions to social problems with cash prizes and big ideas—but instead of relying on techie quick fixes, let’s give the real experts—community organizations—the resources they need. The solution? Taxing the tech giants who’ve been skimming off the top and fund the people who actually know how to fix things.