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Saturday Links: SoMa Garden Dispute Apparently a "Microcosm" of S.F.'s Problems

Saturday Links: SoMa Garden Dispute Apparently a "Microcosm" of S.F.'s Problems
  • A small community garden located in the heart of SoMa has been caught in the middle of a neighborhood dispute over public safety and unhoused people, something that District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey is calling a "microcosm" of San Francisco's broader issues. [Chronicle]
  • San Jose leaders are hoping for more state aid to help unhoused veterans and those suffering from mental health or substance-abuse issues, as applications for Gavin Newsom's latest iteration of Project Homekey are set to open next month. [Spotlight]
  • The latest New York Times / Siena College poll of likely voters shows Kamala Harris to have a four-point-lead in Pensylvania and that Donald Trump has a six-point-lead in Arizona. [New York Times]
  • San Francisco's Deparment of Homelessness and Supportive Services has started a public relations blitz hoping to rehabilitate the image of the city's nonprofits, saying that they are "the foundation" of the social safety net for San Francisco. [Standard]
  • Over 200 pounds of marijuana were seized on Thursday, after the vehicle the drugs were in broke down on Highway 12, according to authorities. [KRON]
  • Two San Jose men are in jail this week for allegedly selling narcotics and running an illegal gambling site out of a house, officials say. [Mercury News]

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Virgil Aspen

Virgil Aspen

Virgil Aspen (They / Them) is a Bay Area native who has always admired the City's sublime aesthetic beauty. They have been published by NBC Bay Area, among other publications.

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Saturday Links: SoMa Garden Dispute Apparently a "Microcosm" of S.F.'s Problems
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