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Welcome to Beyond Chron, the Voice of the Rest. Launched in 2004, we provide coverage of political and cultural issues often distorted or ignored by other media. Beyond Chron presents a critical look at the cutting edge issues of the day. Beyond Chron is published by the San Francisco-based Tenderloin Housing Clinic. Clinic Director Randy Shaw is the paper’s editor. Shaw is a longtime San Francisco activist who has published five books on activism, including his most recent, The Tenderloin: Sex, Crime and Resistance in the Heart of San Francisco. His prior books are The Activist’s Handbook: Winning Social Change in the 21st Century and Beyond the Fields: Cesar Chavez, the UFW and the Struggle for Justice in the 21st Century.
For over a decade, Beyond Chron has provided a resource for progressives to access information, countered mainstream media distortions, and built support for progressive campaigns. If you are interested in submitting an article for publication, please contact us through our feedback feature. Source
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Search ArticlesHow Newsom Escapes - Beyond Chron
I wrote on February 5 that the key question about the Ruby Rippey-Tourk scandal involved her employment status. But most of the media ignored this area until City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced last week that Rippey-Tourk received retroactive pay of over $10,000 on the questionable grounds that her alcohol problem constituted a "catastrophic" or "life-threatening" illness under city law.
Wrapup Reviews From 46th SF Jewish Film Festival - Beyond Chron
As the powerful, infuriating, and yet hopeful documentary "Hollywood Does Abortion" shows, American film and television decisionmakers generally round-filed the Spider-Man memo ("With great power comes great responsibility") when it came to dramatically depicting abortion in mass entertainment.
How Can Climate Funders Create a Robust Climate Movement? - Beyond Chron
There are many different definitions of "social movement." I'm not going to try to define it here. I would just say that I believe that a social movement must include lots of people and groups independently and mostly voluntarily doing lots of different things. In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, there was definitely a Black Lives Matter movement, portions of which still exist. It influenced police behavior at the local level in many places around the country.
Finding Freedom at the Mission Hotel - Beyond Chron
SRO Tenant Triumphs Over Drugs, Adversity "One thing about being clear and sober. Can't nobody do nothing to you." Candy Crawford, 73-year-old resident of the Mission Hotel, grew up watching her mom get beaten by whatever boyfriend she had at the time. Candy was one of 8 children, the children of 6 different men. "I don't even know who my Daddy was." Candy's own adult years have been marked by exploitation at the hands of men.
Drug-Free Housing: SF's Best Public Safety Strategy - Beyond Chron
How SF Can Promote Recovery, Safe Streets. Of all the strategies San Francisco has used to reduce drug-filled sidewalks-- the $22 million Linkage Center, $13 million crisis clinic at 822 Geary, the $6-14.5 million for the RESET Center, and the over $10 million annually spent using tourist hotels as shelters-none matches the positive impact of drug-free housing. So why hasn't the city aggressively funded this strategy?
S.F.'s Citywide Day Of Service Inspires New Volunteerism In Jefferson Square Park - Beyond Chron
During the FIFA World Cup 2026 match between the Netherlands and Japan at Dallas Stadium on June 14, Japan received more buzz for trash pickup than soccer. The Japanese fans and players left everyone completely stunned, from picking up trash in their section at the stadium after the match, to leaving their locker room absolutely spotless when nobody was watching.
Reviews From 46th S.F. Jewish Film Festival and S.F. Mime Troupe's "Wreckage" - Beyond Chron
One of the highlights of 1980s and 1990s zine culture was an unusual publication called "The Duplex Planet." The old people who appeared in the publication contributed original poetry, art, or even their answers to such questions as "Who invented sitting down?" The zine would gain such fans as REM frontman Michael Stipe, cartoonist Dan Clowes, and magician Penn Jillette. It would also inspire live performances and a comic book adaptation.
"What I Did For Love": How a Performer found His Second Act as a Tenderloin Tenant Organizer - Beyond Chron
Joseph Duffy has lived in the Tenderloin's Pierre Hotel for 8 years. He got placed in the Pierre after 11 dreadful months of homelessness. "On April 1, April Fool's Day, I got a call from my case manager at the hospital, Erin Collins. 'Joe, it's Erin. Listen to me. Say nothing, make no jokes. You have 40 minutes to get from where you are to go over to the CAAP building. Second floor. Go. Talk to no one. Don't talk to people on the bus. Don't stop and help a stranger on the street. Blinders, Joe, get there.
New Book Highlights Veterans' Fighting Back - Beyond Chron
by on A Powerful Account of Veterans' Resistance Veterans are among the many constituencies harmed by the Trump Administration. Yet the negative impact of Trump policies on vets has not gotten enough attention. Trump's team talks about helping vets while doing the opposite.This has led to vets fighting back against efforts to privatize their health care, the increasing politicization of the military, and the Trump Administration's anti-union attacks.
Patrick Kennedy: Building a More Inclusive Berkeley - Beyond Chron
Kennedy Re-imagined Berkeley's Future. Berkeley's most fabled housing came from such legends as Bernard Maybeck, Julia Morgan and Walter Ratcliff. But the builder who has done the most to change the city's landscape since the 1990's is Patrick Kennedy. Kennedy won approval to build market rate housing in downtown Berkeley when none had been constructed since World War 2.