San Francisco Public Press

1 week ago | sfpublicpress.org | Laura Wenus

The visas of a student and four recent graduates of San Francisco State University have been terminated, according to a university statement. The revocations are the latest in a spate of visa cancellations by the Trump administration, which has targeted permanent residents and visa holders in retaliation against their involvement in political organizing and demonstrations. There is no indication that the San Francisco State students were involved in any activism.

1 week ago | sfpublicpress.org | Seth Rosenfeld

Uber must pay a $50,000 fine for submitting false information to state regulators about numerous substandard rides it provided on its Uber Black luxury limousine service, a violation that officials said caused “harm to the regulatory process.” The penalty was called too low.

2 weeks ago | sfpublicpress.org | Sylvie Sturm

San Francisco should brace for a surge in homelessness. That was the assessment of local housing advocates following a Department of Housing and Urban Development announcement that it would “take steps” to ensure no funding would be used to “support sanctuary policies of states or local governments that actively prevent federal authorities from deporting” undocumented residents.

2 weeks ago | sfpublicpress.org | Michael Stoll

The San Francisco Public Press is proud to announce that our investigative series, “Exposed: The Human Radiation Experiments at Hunters Point,” has been honored with a 2025 Izzy Award for outstanding achievement in independent media. The Park Center for Independent Media at Ithaca College presents this prominent national award annually to spotlight exceptional work in journalism.

1 month ago | 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.