Garrett Leahy

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By: Garrett Leahy, Jessica Blough

Since the Dec. 20 blackout, San Francisco has lost power at a rate of nearly once a week. City leaders want state regulators to dig in.

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By: Garrett Leahy

Supporters of the Sunset Dunes Park are asking voters: Won't somebody think of the children?

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The good, the bad, and the unexpected of raising a family in the Tenderloin

By: Garrett Leahy

Five families open up about the trade-offs, coping strategies, and community they've found in one of the city's most troubled neighborhoods.

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Muni passenger stabbed protecting women speaks out

By: Garrett Leahy

Bobby Meza tried to stop an alleged sexual battery on Muni, then got stabbed, then jailed. He says he’d do it all again to protect women.

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‘I would do it again’: Man stabbed on Muni for protecting women has no regrets

By: Garrett Leahy

Bobby Meza was riding the 14 Mission bus to a lunch date with his girlfriend Sept. 23 when he saw a fellow passenger attempting to put his hand under the s

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‘I would do it again': Man stabbed on Muni for protecting women has no regrets

By: Garrett Leahy

Bobby Meza was riding the 14 Mission bus to a lunch date with his girlfriend Sept. 23 when he saw a fellow passenger attempting to put his hand under the skirt of a teenage girl.

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PG&E outlined its $22.5B price tag for a public power takeover

By: Garrett Leahy, Kevin V. Nguyen

The utility giant appraised its assets and revenue amid calls for the forced liquidation of its San Francisco business.

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San Francisco's forever war: Sunset Dunes goes to the ballot a 3rd time

By: Garrett Leahy

Despite everything that's changed in the city over the past four years, whether to open or close the Great Highway remains a stubborn issue.

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SF 311 app finally allows public drug use reports

By: Garrett Leahy

Reports to the city’s 311 app have a new category that gets sent to police for potential enforcement. Getting an officer to show up still takes a phone call.

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San Francisco’s forever war: Sunset Dunes goes to the ballot for a 3rd time

By: Garrett Leahy

It’s become San Francisco’s forever war: a battle over a two-mile stretch of roadway that has led to vicious fights on Nextdoor, millions in political spen