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And, you know, it’s hard to prioritize things. I know that they’ve done a lot of work in prioritizing this issue. But again, it’s time to open a safe consumption site.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why do you consider safe consumption sites to be the answer?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I don’t think they’re the end-all, be-all. But they’re a much-needed approach to connect to the harder-to-reach population who use drugs. And if you can start building that reputation and trust with somebody that’s coming in to use in a supervised setting, then you sort of open up the dialogue to maybe gently nudge them to be seen by a clinician and take care of health issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11881276\" label=\"More on overdose deaths\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How is it for you to be so open about all of this? 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I have a husband that is very supportive of me, and we have a dog and we live in a market-rate-rent apartment and I’m working full time. And I’ve worked for some incredible people up until now. And while I’ve been abstinent from drugs and alcohol for a little over a decade now, I wouldn’t have had that opportunity … if it weren’t for harm reduction [practices and policies] that got me there. I was a tough case for sure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>So when you were homeless, do you remember people dying of overdoses?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There were people around me that died of overdoses when I was using, but it was very few and far between. But with fentanyl now, people just don’t know what they’re using, and it’s unsafe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think in 2017 we had something like 222 overdose deaths that year, and now we’re well over 700 and counting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I know the city has had to sort of struggle with the onset of the pandemic. 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"content": "\u003cp>Events honoring Juneteenth are under way in the Bay Area. The holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, when some of the last enslaved people in Texas learned that they were free — more than two years after slavery officially ended in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An art installation will be unveiled on Friday at Golden Gate Park’s Music Concourse. The installation, called “Monumental Reckoning,” was created by Bay Area artist Dana King.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Shamann Walton, San Francisco supervisor\"]‘This fight is 365 days a year, not just on Juneteenth holiday.’[/pullquote]The piece is composed of 350 sculptures that represent the first African people to be abducted and enslaved in the U.S. Each ancestor will be standing in judgement around the pedestal where a statue of slave owner Francis Scott Key stood until \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11826151/how-do-we-heal-toppling-the-myth-of-junipero-serra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">protesters removed it in 2020\u003c/a>. King’s installation will be on public display for two years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, more than 100 people gathered in front of San Francisco City Hall and braved the summer heat to listen to speakers and demand racial justice and equity for Black San Franciscans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=arts_13896901 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/05/MonumentalReckoning_MockUp_DanaKing_COVER-1020x575.jpg']“Here in San Francisco, we are experiencing trauma, pain, suffering in all parts of our lives … education, mass incarceration, homelessness, housing and mental health,” said Phelicia Jones, founder of the community organization Wealth and Disparities in the Black Community. The group, which organized Thursday’s Juneteenth kickoff rally, called for more resources toward the city’s Black community and for officials to work on eliminating health and education disparities and reducing mass incarceration, among other things.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area has a long history of marking Juneteenth. At the rally, Mayor London Breed reminisced about growing up in the city and attending events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The pony rides, the carnival, the Black cowboys. We put on our best clothes,” Breed said. “But you know what? There was a history … It felt good despite the challenges that our community continues to face. It felt good to be Black in San Francisco.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag=\"juneteenth\" label=\"More on juneteenth\"]This year’s Juneteenth is especially significant with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11878430/biden-signs-bill-making-juneteenth-a-federal-holiday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">federal government officially recognizing the day as a holiday\u003c/a>. It also comes roughly a year after the killing of George Floyd galvanized the country around the issue of racial justice. And Black communities throughout the country are still reeling from the toll of the coronavirus pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speakers at the rally reminded attendees that Juneteenth is also an opportunity to reflect and to keep fighting for equality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisor Shamann Walton spoke about the city’s efforts to provide more resources for Black residents, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11872266/san-francisco-approves-task-force-to-study-reparations-for-black-residents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">setting up a reparations task force\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11862094/sf-mayor-breed-unveils-plan-for-reinvesting-120-million-from-police-into-black-communities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reinvesting $120 million\u003c/a> from the police budget toward workforce development, heath, cultural and housing programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This fight is 365 days a year, not just on Juneteenth holiday,” said Walton.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Let Juneteenth be a day for us to remember that we still are in the fight, in the struggle,” said Sheryl Evans Davis, executive director of the city’s Human Rights Commission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Click \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13898986/juneteenth-events-your-bay-area-guide-to-celebrating-the-holiday\">here for more Bay Area events marking Juneteeth\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11878578\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11878578\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49983_023_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco's Mayor London Breed speaks in front of City Hall.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49983_023_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49983_023_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49983_023_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49983_023_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49983_023_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaks during a Juneteenth kickoff rally on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on June 17, 2021. She announced that she had signed a proclamation recognizing Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday, as a holiday in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11878581\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11878581\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49961_001_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"People standing in front of San Francisco City Hall holding up signs and raising their fists.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49961_001_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49961_001_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49961_001_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49961_001_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49961_001_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People raise their fists and hold signs that say “Am Black And I Matter” during a Juneteenth kickoff rally on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on June 17, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11878577\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11878577\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49992_032_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A woman is speaking at the podium. Another woman and a man are standing behind her. The woman is carrying a child.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49992_032_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49992_032_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49992_032_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49992_032_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49992_032_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phelicia Jones, founder of Wealth and Disparities in the Black Community, speaks during a Juneteenth kickoff rally on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on June 17, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11878576\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11878576\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49993_033_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A woman raises her right fist in the air.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49993_033_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49993_033_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49993_033_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49993_033_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49993_033_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People raise their fists while listening to speakers during a Juneteenth kickoff rally on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on June 17, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11878574\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11878574\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS50003_044_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A man touches a microphone on a podium and talks to the crowd. He is smiling.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS50003_044_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS50003_044_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS50003_044_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS50003_044_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS50003_044_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton speaks during a Juneteenth kickoff rally on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on June 17, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11878573\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11878573\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS50009_050_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of a man wearing a green, red and black shirt looking toward San Francisco City Hall\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS50009_050_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS50009_050_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS50009_050_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS50009_050_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS50009_050_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crowd of over 100 people gather in front of City Hall in San Francisco during a Juneteenth kickoff rally on June 17, 2021 hosted by the organization Wealth and Disparities in the Black Community. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11878572\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11878572\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS50013_054_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A woman holds up a red and blue snow cone\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS50013_054_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS50013_054_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS50013_054_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS50013_054_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS50013_054_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A woman holds a snow cone during a Juneteenth kickoff rally outside of San Francisco City Hall on June 17, 2021. The organization hosting the event, Wealth and Disparities in the Black Community, provided free snow cones and cotton candy to the attendees. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Gabriella Frenes contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>This year’s Juneteenth is especially significant with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11878430/biden-signs-bill-making-juneteenth-a-federal-holiday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">federal government officially recognizing the day as a holiday\u003c/a>. It also comes roughly a year after the killing of George Floyd galvanized the country around the issue of racial justice. And Black communities throughout the country are still reeling from the toll of the coronavirus pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speakers at the rally reminded attendees that Juneteenth is also an opportunity to reflect and to keep fighting for equality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisor Shamann Walton spoke about the city’s efforts to provide more resources for Black residents, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11872266/san-francisco-approves-task-force-to-study-reparations-for-black-residents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">setting up a reparations task force\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11862094/sf-mayor-breed-unveils-plan-for-reinvesting-120-million-from-police-into-black-communities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reinvesting $120 million\u003c/a> from the police budget toward workforce development, heath, cultural and housing programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This fight is 365 days a year, not just on Juneteenth holiday,” said Walton.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Let Juneteenth be a day for us to remember that we still are in the fight, in the struggle,” said Sheryl Evans Davis, executive director of the city’s Human Rights Commission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Click \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13898986/juneteenth-events-your-bay-area-guide-to-celebrating-the-holiday\">here for more Bay Area events marking Juneteeth\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11878578\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11878578\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49983_023_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco's Mayor London Breed speaks in front of City Hall.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49983_023_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49983_023_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49983_023_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49983_023_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49983_023_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaks during a Juneteenth kickoff rally on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on June 17, 2021. She announced that she had signed a proclamation recognizing Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday, as a holiday in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11878581\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11878581\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49961_001_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"People standing in front of San Francisco City Hall holding up signs and raising their fists.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49961_001_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49961_001_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49961_001_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49961_001_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49961_001_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People raise their fists and hold signs that say “Am Black And I Matter” during a Juneteenth kickoff rally on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on June 17, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11878577\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11878577\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49992_032_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A woman is speaking at the podium. Another woman and a man are standing behind her. The woman is carrying a child.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49992_032_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49992_032_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49992_032_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49992_032_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49992_032_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phelicia Jones, founder of Wealth and Disparities in the Black Community, speaks during a Juneteenth kickoff rally on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on June 17, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11878576\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11878576\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49993_033_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A woman raises her right fist in the air.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49993_033_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49993_033_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49993_033_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49993_033_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49993_033_SanFrancisco_JuneteenthKickoffRally_06172021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People raise their fists while listening to speakers during a Juneteenth kickoff rally on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on June 17, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Wong Construction Co., had 10 non-competitive procurements with the city — including contracts and purchase orders — where he was set to provide services to help homeless people, provide holiday lights and a pilot program to convert city streetlamps to LED lighting technology, among others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the settlement, Wong will repay the city for those non-competitive procurements, which were granted by Nuru and former San Francisco Public Utilities Commission General Manager Harlan Kelly, two men facing corruption charges from the U.S. attorney’s office who lie at the center of an \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco-corruption/\">unfolding scandal\u003c/a> that has seen five department heads either drummed out of city government or resigning on their own. Kelly has denied wrongdoing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11859677 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/SF_corruption_BG_featured001-1038x576.png']So why does Wong owe the city? He didn’t win these contracts by being the best bidder, the city argues – instead, they were given to him while he was bribing city officials. No one else had a chance to get these contracts. Wong did have some other contracts with the city which were awarded in a competitive process that were deemed lawful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the federal government continues its criminal investigation, Herrera’s office continued its civil investigation, issuing more than two dozen subpoenas. That investigation found Wong hadn’t just netted illicit contracts from Kelly and Nuru, but set up a dinner between a billionaire housing developer and the former Department of Building Inspection Director Tom Hui, an ethics violation. Hui \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Mayor-Breed-looks-to-fire-SF-building-inspection-15120965.php\">stepped down\u003c/a> after Mayor London Breed urged that he be removed when the investigation was made public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Herrera’s announcement of Wong’s settlement lays bare the threads between all of the men in the scandal so far.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Documents made public in the investigations of Nuru, Hui and Kelly revealed that Wong’s connection to all three related back to his close relationship with former Mayor Ed Lee,” the announcement reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indeed, in one of the federal charging documents, Wong and Kelly discuss one of Wong’s permits and mention a meeting with “35,” a reference to Ed Lee’s initials on a phone keypad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since his indictment in June 2020, Wong has pleaded guilty for his crimes. 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Funds will be disbursed to the city from $1 million already seized by the federal government from Wong when a conviction is reached, according to the settlement agreement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wong will be barred from doing business with San Francisco for five years under legislation passed just last year by the Board of Supervisors and proposed by Herrera in August.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under that law, Herrera has barred other contractors who were also embroiled in the corruption scandal, mostly for alleged bribery: Nick Bovis (the owner of Lefty O’Doul’s restaurant), Alan Varela and William Gilmartin of ProVen Management, and Florence Kong, as well as her companies SFR Recovery Inc. and Kwan Wo Ironworks Inc.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the corruption scandal emerged, the city attorney’s office and the city controller have conducted a public integrity investigation to identify the systems and practices that allowed corruption to flourish in several San Francisco government departments. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A report they released in June last year revealed Nuru \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11826653/bad-policies-and-practices-report-highlights-weak-sf-laws-that-enable-public-corruption\">was given unprecedented independence in awarding contracts\u003c/a> without oversight by the mayor’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mayor Breed immediately instituted new practices recommended by that report to institute tighter contracting oversight.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Over the past year, San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera has rooted out wrongdoing in an expansive, still unfolding city corruption scandal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, Herrera has been tapped to lead one of the agencies at the center of that scandal — the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission — a move announced Monday by Mayor London Breed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As head of the city's water and power agency, Herrera would be tasked with reducing San Francisco's dependency on PG&E, California's largest utility, which has itself drawn heavy scrutiny in recent years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The move would also leave an empty seat at the helm of the City Attorney's Office, leading to a potential power shuffle in city government. Those rumored to be vying for the seat include two sitting supervisors, the head of the local Democratic Party and a state assemblymember.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/LondonBreed/status/1386728480360988674\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While some of those rumored to be potential candidates denied a run outright, former city supervisors David Campos and Jane Kim, and current Assemblymember David Chiu, D-San Francisco, both responded to inquiries with statements that left the door open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If recommended by the SFPUC, Herrera would assume the general manager position previously held by Harlan Kelly, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11849113/u-s-attorney-charges-san-francisco-department-head-with-fraud-in-connection-to-bribery-scheme\">who stepped down in November after being charged\u003c/a> by the U.S. attorney's office in the city's sprawling corruption scandal. Attorneys alleged Kelly accepted dinners and a lavish trip to China paid for by a city permitting agent — who has since pleaded guilty — in exchange for favorable treatment securing contracts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As head of the agency, Herrera told KQED he'd be ready to clean house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"related coverage\" tag=\"san-francisco-corruption\"]\"There's obviously been a void of leadership at the Public Utilities Commission,\" he said. \"And the mayor and I, in the course of our discussions about the executive leadership of that agency, each came to the conclusion that putting the city's top watchdog in that position would do a great deal to help restore the legacy and the reputation of that agency and at the same time demonstrate our city's commitment to bringing affordable public power to San Francisco.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, Breed said she's \"proud\" to nominate Herrera for the role.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Dennis has been a great champion in San Francisco across a wide range of issues,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Herrera was initially elected as city attorney in 2001, the first Latino to ever hold that office, and has been subsequently reelected five times. His office played a key role in the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark gay marriage equality case and staunchly defended San Francisco's status as a sanctuary city against relentless attacks by the Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it's Herrera's pivotal work investigating City Hall corruption that has some officials concerned about the prospect of him switching roles now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisor Matt Haney, who represents parts of the South of Market and Tenderloin neighborhoods, said he's worried Herrera is leaving the City Attorney's Office as the corruption investigation into Kelly and other city department heads continues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Importantly, Haney noted, Herrera's successor would be appointed by Breed, who had strong political alliances with at least three officials deeply embroiled in the scandal, including Kelly, his wife Naomi Kelly — the former city administrator — and former Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You're taking somebody who is leading a corruption investigation, moving them, and then having the executive branch, the mayor, which is the body that's under investigation, appointing the replacement,\" Haney said. \"I think that should be of concern to the residents of San Francisco who really want to make sure that we have effective, ethical government with integrity.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Haney added, \"I respect Dennis Herrera and think he's a strong leader.\" But he called the role change \"highly unusual.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisors Catherine Stefani and Rafael Mandelman, who represent the Marina and Pacific Heights neighborhoods and the Castro, Noe Valley, and Mission neighborhoods, respectively, are also among the growing group rumored to be eyeing the city attorney job. Neither responded to a request for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>David Campos, now the chair of the San Francisco Democratic Party, told KQED, \"I haven't decided but I'm seriously considering it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for Jane Kim, she responded by text, \"Last I checked, we still have a city attorney!\" When asked if she would run when he leaves, she said, \"Let's chat then.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, state Sen. 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"content": "\u003cp>At \u003ca href=\"https://826valencia.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">826 Valencia\u003c/a>, a community center for kids in San Francisco’s Mission District, music instructor Beth Wilmurt watched on as some of her young students practice a clapping game she taught them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“High five each other!” she said after they successfully complete several rounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>826 Valencia is one of 78 locations around the city where children who are at highest risk of falling behind, including homeless and foster care students, have gathered to study, socialize and participate in after-school programs — like the one Wilmurt leads two days a week. Her class has nine children in it, ranging from kindergarteners to fifth grade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel very safe,” Wilmurt said. “Each kid has their own station with a lot of space in between them. Everyone wears a mask. There are hand-washing stations. I have to write down my temperature every day and answer a few questions about my health.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11852035\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11852035\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/RS46435_Beth-Wilmurt1-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/RS46435_Beth-Wilmurt1-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/RS46435_Beth-Wilmurt1-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/RS46435_Beth-Wilmurt1-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/RS46435_Beth-Wilmurt1-qut-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/RS46435_Beth-Wilmurt1-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/RS46435_Beth-Wilmurt1-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/RS46435_Beth-Wilmurt1-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/RS46435_Beth-Wilmurt1-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/RS46435_Beth-Wilmurt1-qut-536x402.jpg 536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/RS46435_Beth-Wilmurt1-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beth Wilmurt has her temperature taken every time she goes to teach at 826 Valencia for the Learning Hubs program. \u003ccite>(Lisa Bautista)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Wilmurt’s classes are part of San Francisco’s network of \u003ca href=\"https://www.dcyf.org/care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community Learning Hubs\u003c/a>. The program — which involves a partnership between the city, a slew of community organizations such as 826 Valencia, the Jamestown Community Center and the San Francisco Community Music Center, and corporations like Comcast — has served around 2,000 K-12 students in small, in-person groups over the past few months without a single reported outbreak of COVID-19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sfmayor.org/about-mayor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Mayor London Breed\u003c/a> is touting the success of the program’s first semester as a model for the potential safe reopening of the city’s public schools for in-person learning, which have remained shuttered for months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, many private schools have brought students and teachers back into their buildings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag=\"schools,distance-learning,education\" label=\"more coverage\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While some people are questioning whether that’s safe to bring our public school students back to the classroom, it’s important to keep in mind that we haven’t had any outbreaks at these hubs or at the private schools that have already opened for in-person learning,” Breed said at a press briefing about the program earlier this week. “The lessons we’ve learned at the hubs can inform the hard work that we’re doing right now to reopen our public schools.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Director of San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.dcyf.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Children, Youth and their Families\u003c/a> Maria Su said private schools currently open for in-person learning, with their 15,000 students, have even been following the hubs’ safety protocols.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not just 2,000 kids and no COVID,” Su told KQED in an interview. “It’s actually over 17,000 and no COVID outbreaks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The numbers are heartening to some epidemiologists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s great to have the evidence that we can open our schools safely,” said \u003ca href=\"https://profiles.ucsf.edu/kirsten.bibbins-domingo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo,\u003c/a> professor and chair of the \u003ca href=\"https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics\u003c/a> at UCSF.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But she also expressed caution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are right now in a little bit of a surge,” Bibbins-Domingo said. “The way in which we can ensure that in January we can do this safely is if everybody does their part now over the holidays; to do the social distancing, keeping your network small, so that our positivity rate and our community transmission stays low.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beyond the current COVID-19 surge concerns, reopening cash-strapped public schools with the necessary health and safety standards in place poses a challenge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Su said the city had to hire 500 people to staff its learning hubs’ small classes, which have no more than 14 kids, all while maintaining the necessary sanitization protocols.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is \u003cem>really\u003c/em> expensive,” Su said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The total cost of running the program for these few thousand children is $50 million for the year. 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