Justin Phillips
SF Chronicle
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Oakland’s oldest Black church wants to turn tragedy into opportunity
FAME Oakland pastor wants to leverage his church’s tragedy into political support for his flock. → Read More
Oakland’s oldest Black church wants to turn tragedy into opportunity
FAME Oakland pastor wants to leverage his church’s tragedy into political support for his flock. → Read More
Elon Musk may not be the owner Twitter needs, but he’s the owner it deserves
Twitter fans shouldn’t worry that Elon Musk will run the company into the ground. The... → Read More
Black voters already know the GOP wants to take their rights away. Do other voters?
Two new polls reiterate how engaged Black voters are in politics, despite the fact that... → Read More
Oakland residents are heavily surveilled. It hasn’t made them any safer
Law enforcement agencies are eager to rapidly embrace the latest surveillance tech... → Read More
Is San Francisco’s ‘war on fentanyl’ a drug war by another name?
If you turned a recent news conference by Mayor London Breed, District Attorney Brooke... → Read More
Who’s also responsible for biased policing? The people who call police
New data on racial bias in police stops in Mill Valley shows that one group keeps... → Read More
The Black Panther Party’s past is rooted in Oakland. So is its future
More than three decades after Huey Newton’s death, the Black Panther Party that he... → Read More
This is what’s missing from the fallout over latest S.F. school board scandal
In the rush to condemn and politicize school board member Ann Hsu’s racist comment... → Read More
Is there ever a reason to hear the ‘n-word’ in the classroom?
A recent scandal involving the removal of a popular San Francisco principal reignites the... → Read More
More Black women will die without Roe v. Wade
Black women have an increased risk of dying while pregnant because of historical health... → Read More
Let’s call racism what it is: a chronic disease
A number of jurisdictions have formally declared racism to be a public health crisis. A... → Read More
Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter might fall apart. Here’s why I hope it does
Self-described “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk is waffling on his $44 billion purchase of Twitter. → Read More
A task force made the case for reparations. It also revealed the Bay Area’s racist past
A new California report making the case for reparations reveals an ugly, sometimes hidden racist history of the Bay Area. → Read More
The online caricature of Chesa Boudin doesn’t fit reality
At a Bayview vigil for an unarmed Black man killed by police, San Francisco District... → Read More
California is trying to curb gun violence. What about other states?
California’s gun laws have gotten renewed attention in the wake of a mass shooting that... → Read More
Mayor London Breed’s Tenderloin surveillance push ignores history, crime stats
The San Francisco leader’s drive to expand the power police have to monitor residents... → Read More
These questions will decide California’s future in 2022
California enters 2022 with significant questions around recalls, policing and... → Read More
It’s time to retire the ‘defund the police’ slogan
“Defund the police” has become a tool of the right to undermine our pursuit for... → Read More
A holiday survival guide for shopping while Black
With the holiday shopping season dropping at a time when the Bay Area seems more freaked... → Read More