The San Francisco Police Department held a town hall meeting to share preliminary information about an incident in which two officers shot and injured Jamaica Hampton. Videos were shown that captured his confrontation with police officers on Dec. 7, which ended with Hampton in life-threatening condition and an officer seriously injured. Hampton's friends and family praised his character, and community members voiced their outrage.

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to take up – and will thereby let stand – a ruling that if there aren’t enough shelter beds or housing for homeless people, governments can’t cite them for sleeping or camping in public. Paul Boden, director of the Western Regional Advocacy Project, offers perspective on what the ruling means and how cities have long "criminalized" homelessness.

After police shot and injured 24-year-old Jamaica Hampton, reporters for Mission Local were able to review video of the incident which shows he was not shot while allegedly assaulting an officer. In fact, the reporting indicates, he was attempting to escape. Reporter Julian Mark discusses what new information has come to light.

San Francisco's Outdoor Public Warning System is shutting down for upgrades for up to two years. You probably know it as the siren that sounded every Tuesday at noon. Francis Zamora from the Department of Emergency Management gives some insight into the weekly tests and why they won't be happening for a while.

In the second part of our story with journalist Julia Flynn Siler about her book "The White Devil's Daughters," we travel to the Cameron House, where women and girls rescued from forced prostitution were brought around the turn of the 20th century, and which serves as a community center today. (Part 2 of 2)

Two artists whose work will appear at this year's FRESH, an experimental dance, music and performance festival, talk about fostering healing from trauma like domestic violence and sex trafficking through artistic expression. Co-curator José Navarrete and exchange artist Regina Y. Evans also discuss their interpretations of the festival's theme, "tender."

In San Francisco's superheated market, displacement pressures are intense and affordable housing is in high demand. The San Francisco Community Land Trust pioneered a method of keeping people in housing they can afford: Buying small multi-unit buildings and turning them into cooperatives. Bruce Wolfe, president of the land trust's board, explains how the method works and how it has evolved.

In late November, students and instructors at City College of San Francisco learned that nearly 300 classes had been slashed from the Spring roster, resulting in more than 100 part-time instructors at City College being laid off or losing their health benefits. San Francisco Examiner reporter Laura Waxmann covers education and offers insight into the events leading up to, and the impacts of, the cuts.

In November of 1969, a group of indigenous activists sailed to Alcatraz and began an occupation that lasted some 19 months, drawing attention to the repression of indigenous rights and sparking a movement. In the early hours of Thanksgiving Day, indigenous communities gathered to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the occupation.