Anya Schultz

She begged for help. The hospital sent her home — citing religion A young couple rushed to the ER during a pregnancy emergency. What happened next wasn’t medical care — it was religious doctrine. Their case exposes an emerging crisis in California’s maternal health ...

California has positioned itself as a beacon of hope post-Roe. But 1 in 3 hospital beds in the state is controlled by Catholic religious directives that deny life-saving maternal care in crisis.

New from @anyaviolet.bsky.social: sfstandard.com/2025/11/20/c...

How one judge’s decision led to a child’s abduction — and exposed a broken system A toddler was abducted after a court ruling that allowed one of his parents to take him out of the country. Our investigation reveals how SF family court’s secrecy and lack of oversight puts families ...

San Francisco’s family court judges make life-altering decisions about abuse, custody, and safety — with little oversight or accountability.

The results can be devastating.

My latest investigation: sfstandard.com/2025/11/09/s...

How one judge’s decision led to a child’s abduction — and exposed a broken system A toddler was abducted after a court ruling that allowed one of his parents to take him out of the country. Our investigation reveals how SF family court’s secrecy and lack of oversight puts families ...

For the last few months, @anyaviolet.bsky.social has delved into SF's mishandling of domestic violence. Today's installment in the series is a heartbreaker.

Family court dysfunction forced one father to become an expert in international child abduction. sfstandard.com/2025/11/09/s...

Inside the gutting of San Francisco’s women’s rights infrastructure Advocates say former director Kimberly Ellis put the Department on the Status of Women on a path to failure. Now they’re fighting not to lose its legacy.

When SF’s women’s commission was first proposed, male supervisors laughed it off. Dianne Feinstein shot back: “I realize it’s difficult for a man to admit women are equal.”

Decades later, that legacy is unraveling.

sfstandard.com/2025/10/14/k...

SFPD’s longest-standing detective watches his special victims unit decline The SVU has lost nearly half its detectives in six years. Tony Flores, the SFPD’s longest-serving detective, is still on the front lines — making up for lost staff and keeping victims’ cases alive.

I profiled Tony Flores, the SFPD's longest-standing detective, on what it's like to investigate domestic violence, sexual assault & human trafficking when your unit lost half its staff. sfstandard.com/2025/09/30/s...

Voters promised domestic violence survivors free lawyers. SF didn’t follow through Having a lawyer can make or break a survivor’s chance of escaping an abusive relationship. In 2022, SF voted to fund attorneys for survivors, but the city never followed through. Instead, Mayor Lurie’...

great accountability piece by @anyaviolet.bsky.social. Another ignored voter-approved ballot measure, in this case both unfunded AND services cut for life or death stakes

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