Madison Alvarado

1 month ago | sfpublicpress.org | Madison Alvarado

Gov. Newsom is blaming ongoing homelessness and behavioral health crises on local governments. Amid a slew of press conferences and announcements last week on the release of new mental health funding and a push to make homeless encampments illegal statewide, Newsom repeatedly called on local governments to take charge.

1 month ago | sfpublicpress.org | Madison Alvarado

More than 20 labor leaders and University of California workers were arrested May 15 as they protested at a UC Board of Regents meeting at UC San Francisco’s Mission Bay campus. They were charged with willfully disturbing a meeting.

1 month ago | sfpublicpress.org | Madison Alvarado

Read this article in English. Cuando Elisa se levantó de su silla en la sede de Mujeres Unidas y Activas, un grupo activista de mujeres latinas e indígenas, buscó un bastón para apoyarse. Hace unos años, de camino al trabajo, Elisa se resbaló en unas escaleras y sufrió una fuerte caída. El accidente le dejó lesiones permanentes y agravó las deformidades con las que había nacido en ambos pies. Las secuelas han tenido una grave consecuencia toda su vida. De repente, ya no podía trabajar.

1 month ago | sfpublicpress.org | Madison Alvarado

Lee esta historia en español. WhenElisa rose from her chair at the headquarters of Mujeres Unidas y Activas, an activist group of Latina and Indigenous women, she reached for a cane for support. Several years ago on her way to work, Elisa slipped on some stairs, falling a dozen steps. The incident left her with permanent injuries and exacerbated foot deformities she was born with. The aftermath disrupted her entire life. Suddenly, she couldn’t work. Her income disappeared, forcing her out of her home.

Mar 28, 2025 | sfpublicpress.org | Madison Alvarado

In the face of escalating threats to healthcare programs like Medicaid, the implementation of anti-immigrant policies, and the outsized role of unelected billionaires in Trump’s administration, protesters in San Francisco have a message for state and local elected officials: “Get a f—ing backbone,” said demonstrator Fred Sherburn-Zimmer, organizing and policy director at the Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco.