Susie Neilson, SF Chronicle

Susie Neilson

SF Chronicle

Oakland, CA, United States

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Past articles by Susie:

Hackers release data of thousands of Oakland city workers — including senior officials

Hackers have released the personal information of current and former City of Oakland employees, including their Social Security numbers and home addresses → Read More

Most Oakland homicides go unsolved. Why don’t officials have a plan to fix it?

Oakland police have struggled to solve most homicides for a generation. Could the department’s woes be making the city’s violence worse? → Read More

San Francisco is at its most ‘unaffordable’ point in at least a decade. Here’s what that means

An index from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta shows the typical Bay Area resident would struggle to afford a home. → Read More

This Bay Area city is the fastest growing in California. Here’s why it’s booming

A plethora of new homes and good schools are drawing new residents to Dublin. → Read More

This county’s population is shrinking the fastest in the Bay Area. Here’s why

Data shows Marin County's population dropped more than any other Bay Area county,... → Read More

Which animal gets spotted more in your city than others? Here’s the list

We dove into iNaturalist data to find out which mammal and bird are found exceptionally... → Read More

California keeps better police shooting data than the FBI. Here’s why that’s a problem

The FBI does not have good data on police killings from California. Here’s why. → Read More

These maps show exactly where San Francisco says it can build 60,000 new homes

San Francisco’s plans for building new housing involves large development projects and... → Read More

Is Brooke Jenkins doing anything differently than Chesa Boudin? Here’s what the numbers say

Few differences in prosecutorial outcomes between Chesa Boudin and Brooke Jenkins are detectable yet. Jenkins’ office is diverting a smaller share of criminal cases. → Read More

Two types of eviction are rising in San Francisco. Advocates fear there’s ‘something else going on’

A year after California's COVID-19 eviction moratorium expired, the number of eviction notices filed in San Francisco has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels. → Read More

Californians are not getting the latest COVID booster. Here is where uptake is the lowest

As of Oct. 18th, just 9% of eligible residents statewide — about 2.6 million people —... → Read More

San Francisco isn’t even close to the U.S. dog capital. Here’s which areas outrank it

American Housing Survey shows which major metro area in the U.S. has the most dogs. → Read More

S.F. may limit when police can pull over drivers to fight racial profiling. Will it make the city less safe?

Under a proposal, SFPD officers could no longer pull over drivers for throwing trash, sleeping in a vehicle, failing to signal a turn, and more infractions. → Read More

S.F. area’s exodus of rich people led to biggest drop in household income of any U.S. city

The San Francisco metro area saw the biggest drop in median household income between 2019... → Read More

Citywide crime in S.F. is looking like it did pre-COVID — with one major exception

Starting in March 2020, when COVID lockdowns began, SF crime patterns went haywire. Now crime rates are approaching pre-pandemic levels except for car thefts. → Read More

Here are the 50 biggest property owners listed in Bay Area real estate records

The San Francisco Bay Area is home to almost 2.3 million unique properties and these are the very biggest property owners, including government agencies. → Read More

Where do San Francisco’s Millennials move to the city from? Here’s what the data says

Where do San Francisco's young adults come from? We explore newly released incredibly... → Read More

SF DA Brooke Jenkins’ undisclosed $100K revealed on this document

San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins' previously undisclosed $100,000 payment sparked controversy. This document reveals details about the payment and more. → Read More

These charts show exactly where San Francisco’s wealthiest people moved in the pandemic

Data from the IRS show the difference between where richer and poorer San Franciscans fled to at the height of the COVID pandemic. → Read More

Nearly every Bay Area city lost kids over the last decade — except this one. Here’s why

Which Bay Area cities have the most kids? We analyzed census data to find out. → Read More