Working-class families worried about safety in the Tenderloin have few options to move to other parts of the city where rents are higher. KQED’s Farida Jhabvala Romero reports on a grandma who’s trying to change the neighborhood for thousands of kids who live there.

Creating a Safe Passage for Kids in San Francisco's Gritty Tenderloin

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