Veronica IrwinSF Wants to Try Untested Aerial Surveillance to Curb Stunt DrivingThe city ponders drones to look out for sideshows. Yet there’s no evidence this works, and officials may not have asked basic questions.Jun 9, 2023Jun 9, 2023
Veronica IrwinSF Cannabis at a Crossroads As Calls for Retail Limits Grow LouderOnly four years into a budding industry, advocates and detractors alike seek to put a lid on the number of storefronts.Feb 23, 20231Feb 23, 20231
Veronica IrwinSF Cannabis Vet Tariq Alazraie Has Seen It All, Including Cops Standing By As His Shop Was RobbedHis journey has led him from the Jordanian Air Force to a speakeasy to a NoPa dispensary, where he’s navigating rough business waters.May 5, 2022May 5, 2022
Veronica IrwinIn McLaren Park, the Second Largest in SF, an Urban Walk Turns Into a Magical History TourOddities abound across McLaren’s sprawling patchwork of green spaces, from remnants of 19th-century flower farms and whimsical art to…Aug 11, 20211Aug 11, 20211
Veronica IrwinHow Joe Biden Could Change the Course of a 50-Year-Old Nonprofit that Cares for Black SF SeniorsBayview Senior Services opened 120 housing units in 2016. If the time has come to right past wrongs, the future could look much different.Jun 10, 2021Jun 10, 2021
Veronica IrwinSF’s Transit Project Delays and Waste Are Laid Bare on ‘Better’ Market StreetThere’s no money for dramatic transformation of the city’s backbone. When it comes to doing big things, though, SFMTA has deeper problems.May 20, 2021May 20, 2021
Veronica IrwinForest Knolls, a Nice SF Neighborhood, Bristles Against Change. It’s Been Going on 60 YearsIn the early 1960s, Black San Franciscans couldn’t buy a home near Mt. Sutro. These days, housing resistance comes in greener shades.Feb 12, 2021Feb 12, 2021
Veronica IrwinSF’s Cannabis Businesses Aren’t All Living the High Life Amid COVIDOverall sales are a rare pandemic bright spot, but the city’s commitment to equity is held back by bureaucracy.Jan 11, 2021Jan 11, 2021
