SF leaders denounce brutal attacks on elderly Asian women
San Francisco leaders Thursday condemned two recent attacks on elderly Asian women in the Tenderloin. Police earlier this week announced the arrest of ...
Caltrain sales tax measure gets another shot with ‘clean’ bill
After weeks of heated debate, the ⅛-cent Caltrain sales tax measure has been given a new lifeline.
It ...
Caltrain tax saga continues with supervisor passage amid county push-back
A ⅛-cent sales tax measure to fund Caltrain is still up in the air despite approval Tuesday ...
Haney’s new sanitation department measure heads to November ballot
San Francisco voters will get the chance in November to decide if a new sanitation department will ...
Supes, transit agency reach deal to avoid Muni fare hikes
A potential ballot measure that would have taken legislative power from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency ...
San Francisco to soon let retail, restaurants use sidewalks, streets, parks
Some San Francisco businesses may soon be permitted to extend their outdoor retail space onto sidewalks and into streets.
The City’s new Shared Spaces ...
San Francisco stretches ‘Slow Streets’ program into 13 new corridors
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is preparing a second phase of its Slow Streets program.
Supes send message to transit agency board by ousting director
Supervisors say they are sending a message to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors ...
Supes push for 8,000 hotel rooms in emergency ordinance
San Francisco supervisors Tuesday moved to introduce an emergency ordinance that would require The City to procure ...
SF homeless shelter resident tests positive for Covid-19
San Francisco officials confirmed Thursday that a resident at one of The City’s navigation centers has tested ...
Transit agency to renew request for LRV4 Muni train funding
San Francisco transit officials will again attempt to persuade supervisors to fund the purchase of new Muni trains.
On Tuesday, supervisors acting as the ...
Officials offer apology for woman killed by DPW truck, continue investigation
San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin and community leaders placed flowers at the intersection of Geary and Taylor ...
Supes approve navigation center lease, require victim data from police
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors took up two substantial issues at their Tuesday meeting: lease approval ...
Lease agreement for SF’s first transitional age navigation center moves to full vote
San Francisco took another step Wednesday toward opening The City’s first navigation center for homeless transitional age youth ...
Supes push forward on independent corruption investigation
San Francisco supervisors are not sitting back in the investigation of Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru over ...
Proposal to transform PG&E to public entity strikes fear for employees
State Sen. Scott Wiener introduced legislation Monday to turn the bankrupt Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. into a publicly-owned utility company.
Wiener announced the ...
Supes propose tax on commercial landlords with vacant properties
San Francisco voters on March 3 will decide whether to tax landlords who keep commercial properties vacant ...
City officials, seniors condemn brutal Chinatown attacks
San Francisco Mayor London Breed joined city officials, including District Attorney-elect Chesa Boudin, to condemn the violent ...
New SF ordinance eases charging challenge for electric vehicle owners
San Francisco supervisors passed an ordinance Tuesday requiring installation of electric vehicle charging stations in approximately 300 ...
2020 census language access change poses undercount risk
The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census has made a decision to only mail 2020 ...
People protest Rose Pak station name ahead of next vote
San Francisco transit officials will meet again Tuesday to debate and vote on what to call the new Central Subway station currently being ...
Seven SF supes support ‘Vision Zero’ plan to end homicides, violent crimes
San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton is calling on The City to come devise a comprehensive plan to ...
Supe’s ‘Reuse Ordinance’ would add 25-cent fee on disposable cups, takeout containers
Following on the heels of a single-use bag fee increase, one supervisor is proposing a 25-cent charge ...
Supes table homeless commission, move rideshare surcharge to ballot
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors failed to move a charter amendment to the November ballot that ...
Traffic safety advocates, officials rally for action after deadly week
San Francisco bike and pedestrian safety advocates sent a loud message to City Hall officials as they ...
Proposal would mandate charging stations at 300 San Francisco parking garages
Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Aaron Peskin on Tuesday proposed expanding electric charging stations at parking structures.
New task force challenges Muni to improve
San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Monday announced the formation of a working group that will review ...
Split SFMTA board punts on naming Chinatown subway station after Rose Pak
The controversy around naming San Francisco’s Chinatown Muni station over Rose Pak has hit a wall, at ...
Comedians get serious to help save Punch Line comedy club
San Francisco officials and comedians rallied on Tuesday to save the 40-year old Punch Line comedy club ...
Supes call for doubling fees office developers pay toward affordable housing
Fees that San Francisco collects from developers who build office space are long overdue for an increase.
City Hall crowd rallies against ‘Rose Pak Chinatown’ station
A large crowd outside City Hall Monday to rally against a resolution that urges The City to name the under-construction subway station in ...
Peskin pitches ‘Rose Pak Chinatown’ stop for Central Subway
An effort is on its way again to name San Francisco’s future Chinatown subway station after late ...
Millions in funds to help Van Ness businesses during construction remain unallocated
San Francisco supervisors are worried how the delayed project is impacting businesses.
Flush with color, San Francisco ushers in Year of the Pig
For one moment, the City sprang to colorful life.
Proposed law would limit conversion of rentals to ‘monster’ homes
Any major expansions of homes would be reviewed to determine if the expansion is “necessary and desirable."
Chinatown honors memory of Ed Lee one year after his death
Chinatown community and city leaders joined at Portsmouth Square Plaza on Monday to remember and honor the late mayor Ed Lee, who died ...
