S.F. touts successes in moving homeless off the streets. But the reality is complicated
FacebookTwitterEmail
1of3
A homeless man carries his belongings after street cleaners arrived on Willow Street in the Tenderloin in May 2020.Gabrielle Lurie/The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less
2of3
Data show
s the number of tents lining San Francisco sidewalks dropped 65% from April 2020 to April 2021, but many of the city’s resources are only temporary because of the pandemic.Gabrielle Lurie/The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less
3of3
Tents line a city-sanctioned homeless encampment on Gough Street in March.Noah Berger/Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
SF school board member Alison Collins sues district, colleagues over response to her tweets
FacebookTwitterEmail
1of9
Embattled San Francisco school board member Alison Collins speaks to her supporters at a rally at school district headquarters.Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
2of9
San Francisco school board President Gabriela López (center) and board member Alison Collins (second from right) listen as Deborah Yip speaks in support of Collins at a rally.Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
3of9
Supporters cheer during a rally for San Francisco school board member Alison Collins.Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
4of9
Supporters hold signs as San Francisco school board member Alison Collins speaks at a rally at school district headquarters.Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
Law professors sue in S.F. to lift Trump sanctions on international court prosecutors
FacebookTwitterEmail
1of2
The sanctions stemmed in part from the International Criminal Court’s investigation of U.S. actions in Afghanistan. Afghan troops are shown here.Noorullah Shirzada /AFP / TNSShow MoreShow Less
2of2
Fatou Bensouda is the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor and under sanctions imposed by the Trump administration.Bas Czerwinski / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
Legal advisers to the International Criminal Court, including two Bay Area law professors, have sued to challenge the Trump administration’s sanctions on the court’s prosecutors for investigating Israel and U.S. actions in Afghanistan sanctions that the Biden administration has left intact so far.
Lawsuits against Trump may depend on outer perimeter of presidential authority
FacebookTwitterEmail
1of4
A Nixon-era standard of the “outer perimeter” of authority may apply to President Donald Trump, shown preparing to board Air Force One with first lady Melania Trump on Jan. 20.Pete Marovich / Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
2of4
Outgoing President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump step out of Marine One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Jan. 20.ALEX EDELMAN / AFP via Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
3of4
The U.S. Supreme Court said in 1982 that a whistle-blower couldn’t sue President Richard Nixon, shown after resigning.Associated Press 1974Show MoreShow Less
Supreme Court s ruling on indoor worship may signal shift in church-state boundaries
FacebookTwitterEmail
1of2
Socially distanced worshipers line up outside a church in Ventura County.Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press 2020Show MoreShow Less
2of2
Calvary Chapel in San Jose was fined for continuing to hold indoor services despite the shutdown.Josie Lepe / Special to The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less
When the Supreme Court ordered California to allow places of worship to open their doors during the coronavirus pandemic, it may also have signaled a shift in the legal boundaries between church and state.
More than 30 years ago, the court, in an opinion by one of its most conservative justices, said states can impose restrictions on religious institutions and their followers under laws that apply to other individuals and institutions.