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What S.F. can learn from New York about getting our rat infestation under control

What S.F. can learn from New York about getting our rat infestation under control
20.02.2025 5

San Francisco Chronicle

Nuala Bishari

The L.A. fires — and Oakland’s public safety cuts — have turned me into a survivalist

16.02.2025 2

San Francisco Chronicle

Nuala Bishari

Your Walgreens may be closing next month, but not for the reasons you think

26.01.2025 3

San Francisco Chronicle

Nuala Bishari

Changing names puts transgender Californians at risk. New protections could be on the way

11.01.2025 7

San Francisco Chronicle

Nuala Bishari

The nation’s homeless population is skyrocketing. What can other cities learn from S.F.’s approach?

San Francisco’s response to its unhoused population should be scrutinized as homelessness surges nationwide. In late December, the U.S. Department...

04.01.2025 7

San Francisco Chronicle

Nuala Bishari

Oakland just passed a visionary plan for an urban forest. Will it ever happen?

Oakland is losing thousands of trees each year. An ambitious Urban Forest Plan seeks to remedy this, but it comes with a big price tag. Earlier...

28.12.2024 5

San Francisco Chronicle

Nuala Bishari

The Bay Area tsunami warning just revealed my family isn’t prepared for an emergency. We’re not alone

The beach near the Pacifica Municipal Pier was closed during a tsunami warning on Jan. 15, 2022. A year and a half ago, my blended family — me, my...

06.12.2024 3

San Francisco Chronicle

Nuala Bishari

The rest of the country is starting to have California’s problems. They’re not ready

A fire spread in the Colliers Mills Wildfire Management Area in Ocean County, N.J., on Monday, forcing the evacuation of several homes. I woke to...

01.12.2024 5

San Francisco Chronicle

Nuala Bishari

Here’s what legal experts say LGBTQ families can do to protect themselves from Trump

People participate in the Trans March in San Francisco in June. With Donald Trump becoming president, it’s hard to avoid the headlines that stoke...

18.11.2024 8

San Francisco Chronicle

Nuala Bishari

San Francisco’s new mayor is a rich guy. That doesn’t mean the city is up for sale

Mayoral candidate Mark Farrell was hit with a $108,000 fine for spending money from a Prop D fundraising committee he started on his mayoral...

08.11.2024 5

San Francisco Chronicle

Nuala Bishari

Experts say unsubscribing to political emails and texts is good for mental health. But what if you can’t?

For months I received near-daily emails from Mayor London Breed’s reelection campaign, delivered to my personal Gmail account. I try to keep that...

04.11.2024 10

San Francisco Chronicle

Nuala Bishari

This right-wing lawsuit against San Francisco is a preview of what’s to come under Trump and Project 2025

San Francisco mayoral candidate Ellen Lee Zhou is one of two plaintiffs in a suit against several guaranteed income programs in S.F. Three years...

23.07.2024 30

San Francisco Chronicle

Nuala Bishari