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Behind the swab: COVID-19 testing equity within SF schools

Ella Chen, Staff Writer • Mar 3, 2022

Upon entering campus, Urban students have grown accustomed to seeing a line of dozens waiting impatiently to be tested for COVID-19. As the Omicron variant has spread rapidly throughout San Francisco,...

Free Muni program plagued by problems

Cooper Makhijani, Staff Writer, Opinions Editor • Oct 16, 2021

Story update: Since this article's writing, SFMTA has fixed some of the problems mentioned in this article, mainly fare area access. Youth may now use the larger wheelchair accessible fare gates closest...

A year in review: 2020-2021

Maya Campbell, Editor in Chief, Online • Jun 7, 2021

First Day of School August 31, 2020 The absence of the Senior Raid into the Salkind Center gym on August 31, 2020, marked an untraditional start to the 2020-2021 school year, yet other ASM traditions...

The Direct-to-Reader Platform Reshaping Independent Journalism

Cooper Makhijani, Staff Writer • Jun 4, 2021

Launched in 2017 by journalist and entrepreneur Hamish McKenzie, Substack is a newsletter publishing platform aimed at small publications and independent journalists. The Legend spoke to Nick Bastone,...

Opinion: SF must evolve past the automobile

Cooper Makhijani, Staff Writer • May 10, 2021

The average San Franciscan spends 83 hours every year looking for parking. That’s more than two full work weeks. During those 83 hours, $1,735 of wasted fuel is burned, generating carbon dioxide pollution....

Blues reflect on in-person Urban

Delancey Gaito and Max Miller • May 7, 2021

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