Board of Supervisors

Wastewater samples suggest BA.2 variant accounts for half of county cases

Wastewater samples suggest BA.2 variant accounts for about half of Contra Costa County's new Covid-19 cases.

2 years ago

Ball in supes’ court on car-free JFK Drive proposal

A proposal that would permanently keep John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park closed to vehicle traffic is inching…

2 years ago

‘Entrenched web of corruption’ for building permits, inspections prompts suite of reforms

A wave of fraud in the Department of Building Inspection will bring a suite of reforms before #SanFrancisco voters in…

2 years ago

Contra Costa County supervisors approve 10-year redistricting plan

The Contra Costa Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a redistricting plan moving Diablo, Blackhawk and the Camino Tassajara…

2 years ago

Supes allocate $76 million for county employee ‘Hero Pay’

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has approved an allocation of American Rescue Plan Act stimulus funds to provide…

3 years ago

Exhausted county health officials plead with residents to get vaccinated

Contra Costa County health officials on Tuesday used their regular Covid-19 briefing time before the Board of Supervisors to implore…

3 years ago

County reports 20 Covid deaths in past week, adjusts response for long haul

Covid-19-related death rates in Contra Costa County are now higher than any time since March, and nearly all of the…

3 years ago

Supes unanimously move for new trauma center, against sheriff

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal to create a trauma recovery center for survivors…

3 years ago

County employees face termination if unvaccinated by Oct. 4

All Contra Costa County employees must be vaccinated by October 4 or face discipline up to and including termination, a…

3 years ago

San Mateo County moves to tighten gun dealership laws in unincorporated areas

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors gave initial approval Tuesday to an ordinance that will update firearm laws with…

3 years ago

Napa County to workshop plans for $13 million federal funding

Napa County will receive $13 million in federal funding as soon as this month, a county official told the Board…

3 years ago

Rally calls for funding to stop City College layoffs, cuts

With layoffs set to affect about 65 percent of City College of San Francisco faculty, dozens of students and staff…

3 years ago

County expands forensic testing for domestic assault choking victims

Santa Clara County is expanding a pilot program that provides victims who have been choked by their intimate partners with…

3 years ago

Supes extend eviction protection for Contra Costa small business tenants

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a measure Tuesday to continue through June 30 the temporary prohibition…

3 years ago

Public defender says fentanyl overdose task force would lead to over policing

San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney on Tuesday called for funding a new approach involving both prosecutors and health experts to…

3 years ago

County considers food purchasing policy to support local economy, sustainability

Alameda County Supervisors next week will consider a plan to change the way food is purchased for public institutions, such…

3 years ago

Supervisors approve Santa Rosa hotel purchase as transitional housing, resource center

The purchase of a Santa Rosa hotel to provide temporary housing for vulnerable people lacking shelter was approved Tuesday by…

3 years ago

Ranked-choice lifts Marjan Philhour to razor-thin District 1 lead

Four incumbent San Francisco supervisors appeared to have secured their spots on the Board of Supervisors.

3 years ago

Supes allocate additional $2 million for Covid-19 immigrant relief fund

San Mateo County's Board of Supervisors on Tuesday allocated an additional $2 million to the county's Immigrant Relief Fund, which…

4 years ago

Supervisors reject consolidation of Los Altos Hills fire district in 4-1 vote

The Los Altos Hills County Fire District was spared from consolidating into the Santa Clara County Fire Department at a…

4 years ago

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