The downturn persists

The pandemic has erased much of San Francisco’s once booming economy. While things are beginning to get back to normal, The City has a long way to go for the economy to bounce back. (Craig Lee/The Examiner)

Examiner analysis reveals that San Francisco’s economy has a long road to recovery

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The public is sometimes unable to obtain documents from City Hall related to issues including COVID-19, crime and other key issues (Craig Lee/The Examiner)

Is City Hall’s ‘document deleting’ cause for alarm?

Mayor’s office and other departments are destroying correspondence at a rate that shocks First Amendment experts

By Jeff Elder Examiner staff writer
The average number of daily COVID-19 cases has dropped compared to last week, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health. (Mike Kai Chen/The New York Times)

COVID-19 cases are on the decline in San Francisco

After a recent surge of COVID-19 cases in San Francisco caused by the omicron variant, the number of cases in…

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San Francisco’s Department of Disability and Aging Services conducted a 2021 study within Black, Indigenous, People of Color and LGBTQ+ populations and found that besides a lack of awareness of services and the challenge of navigating a complex system, an entrenched mistrust of government and law enforcement prevented many elders from contacting the department. (Shutterstock)

How do we persuade elders who experience abuse to seek help?

Break down barriers of mistrust, say experts

By Jaya Padmanabhan
Altos Labs, a Redwood City startup, just landed $3 billion and some superstar scientists to work on anti-aging breakthroughs. (Photo by BLACKDAY/Shutterstock)

Local startup raises billions of dollars to reverse the aging process

Fountain of Youth firm will start with mice, is Jeff Bezos next?

By Jeff Elder

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People line up outside the new Tenderloin Linkage Center at 1172 Market St. on Wednesday. The new site is a central component to Mayor London Breed’s emergency declaration from December and offers hot food, water and hygiene services as well as connections to services such as shelter and transitional housing, therapy, child care and substance use treatment. (Craig Lee/The Examiner)

‘We need a place to take a shower and feel welcomed’

Tenderloin linkage center opens one month after Mayor Breed’s emergency declaration

By Sydney Johnson Examiner staff writer
CCSF students (from left) Edward Pang, Melissa Chow, Julia Quon and Lauren Chinn, along with Stanford University supporter Maciej Kurzynski are some of the students who organized to save Cantonese classes at the college. (Kevin N. Hume/The Examiner)

Saved! Community rallies to rescue City College’s Cantonese classes

‘We need to stop Asian hate and make sure the Chinese community has access to bilingual services’

By James Salazar Examiner Staff Writer
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(Screenshot: ChineseParade.com)

Fun, free, cheap — What to do in San Francisco this week

Tiger sculptures, beer garden concerts, lighted bike parade, Chinese New Year flower market

By Johnny Funcheap Special to The Examiner
Murals on display at Paint the Void’s Pier 70 exhibition. From left to right are works by Simon Malvaez, Nick Sirotich and Yon. (Courtesy of Brookfield Properties/Pete Bartelme)

A football field-sized industrial warehouse of fantastic pandemic art

Murals from boarded-up businesses are the star in Paint the Void exhibit at Pier 70

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When Jackie Speier retires from Congress, she leaves behind a storied legacy supporting the Armenian community. (Courtesy KZV Armenian School)

How Jackie Speier elevated the Armenian community

‘There’s a lot of allies in Congress for the Armenian story to be told’

By Ida Mojadad Examiner Staff Writer
Denelle Dixon, CEO of Stellar Development Foundation, has emerged as one of the leading advocates for the ethical use of cryptocurrency and is helping San Francisco become a capital of the technology’s evolution into a more sustainable and ethical industry. (Craig Lee/The Examiner)

In pursuit of ethical cryptocurrency

Denelle Dixon aims to be the diametric opposite of the ‘planet-incinerating Ponzi grifters’

By Jeff Elder Examiner staff writer
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