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Saturday Links: Federal Judge Issues Restraining Order Blocking Race-Based ICE Raids

Some South Bay high schools are working to educate students about using AI tools ethically while curbing cheating; former Emeryville mayor John Bauters is now a contestant on reality show, 'The Snake'; and a federal judge has blocked ICE from conducting indiscriminate raids.

Sunday Links: Palm Springs Fertility Clinic Explosion Declared Terror Attack

A red flag, wildfire warning is in effect for some North Bay residents through Monday evening; SFUSD canceled its plans to lay off support staff for the 2025-26 school year; and a suspected car bomb explosion at a Palm Springs fertility clinic was declared a terrorist attack.

Sunday Links: SFUSD Partially Ends Teacher Hiring Freeze, Launches 2025–26 Recruitment

Musk's SpaceX site in Texas is now called the city of Starbase, which is already making moves to restrict public access to local beaches; Black Oakland business owners rally to support restaurant Pierre Pierre following a shooting there on Friday; and SFUSD has partially lifted its hiring freeze.

Oakland Teachers' Union and District Reach Deal to Avert One-Day Strike

A planned one-day strike by teachers in Oakland is now being called off after a last-minute deal was announced by the teachers' union.

Tuesday Morning Topline: Oakland Teachers Planning Strike This Week

Oakland teachers are planning a one-day strike over labor conditions on May 1; a small earthquake rocked Sonoma this morning; and George Kittle is now the highest-paid tight end in the NFL.

Arts & Entertainment

Notable Humans: Thomas Bennett’s Dedication to Miyako Ice Cream and the Fillmore Community

This week’s notable humans include Thomas Bennett, who made Miyako Ice Cream a Fillmore gem; Jilchristina Vest, curator of the iconic mural honoring the women of the Black Panther Party; and Denise Ebright, a dedicated teacher and coach recognized on Good Morning America.

Outer Sunset Affordable Housing for Teachers Project Swamped With 900 Applications for Just 135 Units

The good news is that the highly anticipated affordable housing complex for SFUSD teachers is just a couple months from allowing its new tenants in. The bad news is that the vast majority of applicants won’t get a place, as applicants outnumber available units by about sixfold.

SFUSD Finally Replacing Their Disastrous, $40 Million Payroll System That Failed to Actually Pay People

A two-year-long SF Unified School District payroll fiasco is still not resolved, so the district has decided to cut ties with the calamity of a payroll system called EMPower, and start over with a whole new vendor.

SF State Faculty Announce Strike In December, Other State Schools Set to Join

While it would only be a one-day strike, faculty at SF State and three other California State University schools are planning to go on strike in early December as salary negotiations have stalled and potential job cuts loom.

SF Teacher Strike Averted, After All-Night Bargaining Session Produces Significant Pay Raise

A San Francisco teacher strike looked likely when 97% of the union voted in favor of a strike just last week, but an all-night session at the bargaining table just produced a new deal with a substantial pay raise.

Day Around the Bay: SF Teachers Overwhelmingly Vote in Favor of Going on Strike

Oakland’s oldest kosher bakery is for sale for $1, Haight Street’s counterculture costume shop Distractions is closing permanently, and SF schoolteachers voted to approve a strike by a 97% margin.

Drastic Teacher Shortage at Lincoln High as Students Return Today

There are shortages across the SF Unified School District as students return to classroom Wednesday, but few as pronounced as at Lincoln High School, where they're lacking teachers for five academic subjects.

SF Adds New Teacher Housing Projects, One of Which Will Convert Eyesore at 18th and Mission

There are two new housing developments for teachers in the SF housing pipeline, including the highly tagged, dilapidated abandoned property at 18th and Mission Streets.

Monday Morning Headlines: Oakland Teachers' Strike Ends

The Oakland teachers' union announced a tentative deal and has called off their strike; SF Mayor London Breed says her car was broken into last year; and Sup. Rafael Mandelman plans to oppose the 'fixed seating' update for the Castro Theatre's landmark language.

Oakland Teachers Officially On Strike Over Pay and Working Conditions

It is now Day One of the 2023 Oakland Unified School District teachers’ strike, and schools are still open, but attendance is sparse as teachers are out on the picket lines

SF Teachers Camp Outside School District Headquarters, Demanding Missed Paychecks

Over 100 employees with the San Francisco Unified School District protested outside the district’s headquarters Monday, demanding missed or incorrect checks be rectified and paid out — and around two dozen of them spent the night outside the downtown district office.

SF Teachers Planning a Mass ‘Sickout’ on Thursday Over COVID Safety Frustrations

Hundreds of teachers have signed an online petition saying they won't work Thursday because of SFUSD’s alleged COVID safety failings, but can you really have a sickout when more than 10% of the staff is already legitimately out sick?

SF Teachers Union Says They’ll Return To Classes with Vaccine Shots, Less Restrictive Tier

The union says they’re ready to resume in-person classes if they’re vaccinated and the city is in the red tier, or even unvaccinated if it’s in the orange tier.

San Francisco Is Suing Its Own School District In Escalating War Over Reopening

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is filing a lawsuit Wednesday against the city's school district, arguing that the district is now out of compliance with a state law directing districts to adopt a plan for reopening for in-person classes.

Previously Homeless SF Math Teacher Finds Home

Pretty awful: homeless SF math teacher.https://t.co/cp2TXodKoF— No Politics Retweets (@shabbychef) May 18, 2017 You'll likely recall the Chronicle story from about six weeks back concerning Etoria Cheeks, a teacher

Math Teacher At SF Public School Ends Up Homeless, Says 'San Francisco Isn't Geared For Me'

Low pay plus high #SanFrancisco housing costs equal 1 homeless math teacher. via @hknightsf https://t.co/uIKS2lGUGG pic.twitter.com/heacnfIkQx— SFChronicle (@sfchronicle) May 9, 2017 San Francisco math teacher and badminton

Protesters Disrupt SoMa Office Of Man Evicting School Teacher

If you're going to disrupt where we live, we're going to disrupt where you work. That seemed to be the message of protesters gathered outside the Bryant Street office of film company Mubi

Video: Substitute Teacher In Antioch Goes Ballistic Over Missing Rubber Bands

Though we don't know what the events were leading up to this cell phone video being taken, a substitute teacher in an Antioch middle school was pushed to the brink and basically lost

Supervisors Move Forward With Eviction Protection For Teachers

A San Francisco Board of Supervisors committee gave its seal of approval this week to legislation that would protect teachers, school employees, child caregivers, and their families from evictions during the academic year.

Campos Wants To Protect SF Teachers From Eviction

Thanks to @DavidCamposSF and @HillaryRonen for introducing legislation to stop mid school year educator evictions! pic.twitter.com/BVUUPyLLn0— UESF (@UESF) February 2, 2016 Supervisor David Campos this morning introduced new legislation with