Federal stimulus shrinks San Francisco’s budget deficit by $630 million
Thanks in part to the most recent federal stimulus package, San Francisco’s two-year budget deficit has exponentially shrunk from a projected $653.2 million ...
Amid calls for police reform, task force invites public input in ‘reimagining public safety’
Oakland city officials are seeking public input on improving public safety through the Reimagining Public Safety Task ...
Contra Costa County starts sales tax measure campaign to bolster depleted budget
Contra Costa County officials on Friday will formally kick off a campaign supporting a half-cent countywide sales ...
Mayor lays out $446 million Covid-19 budget proposal
San Francisco Mayor London Breed Tuesday laid out a spending proposal specifically related to Covid-19. She also ...
Breed’s two-year budget proposal diverts police funds, assumes labor union cooperation to close deficit
San Francisco Mayor London Breed presented her two-year budget that seeks to close a $1.5 billion deficit ...
Black residents identify investment priorities for SFPD’s defunded budget
Mayor London Breed and District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton pledged in June to “defund” the San Francisco Police Department and to use that ...
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 ...
Revised SFMTA budget ditches plan to expand Free Muni for Youth program
San Francisco transit officials have halted plans to extend its Free Muni for Youth program to all ...
Pleasant Hill breaks from budget norms as city contends with Covid-19 revenue loss
The Pleasant Hill City Council, which generally approves city budgets two years at a time, is poised ...
School district budget eliminates campus police, funds African American student services
The West Contra Costa Unified School District board on Wednesday unanimously approved a $377 million budget for ...
Mayor’s budget commits to police amid calls for defunding department
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo on Sunday rejected calls to defund his city’s Police Department, insisting that it would “undermine substantive efforts at ...
Budget issues plague leaders, educators as plans hatch to mitigate ‘Covid slide’
In a surprise announcement last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom suggested reopening schools as soon as late July ...
Supe calls for hold on fare increases despite transit agency deficit
As the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency plans to hold public hearings over its two-year budget, Supervisor ...
Officials look to creative funding to save City College of SF classes
San Francisco City Hall officials announced Monday that they are stepping in to save 17 of 50 ...
Transit agencies bring in new year with fare hikes
Multiple transit agencies are beginning the new year with fare hikes.
The cost to ride San Francisco’s famous ...
Breed lays down budget priorities: homelessness, mental health, clean streets
San Francisco Mayor London Breed made her budget position clear with city department heads Monday. She wants homelessness, behavioral health and street cleanliness ...
City College of SF scraps 289 classes as spring registration begins
“Everyone is living in a constant place of fear, even if the cuts haven’t come to their ...
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 ...
Transit board chair wants to speed up Better Market Street Project
San Francisco’s Market Street is about to undergo dramatic changes.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of ...
Building on local success, California launches first statewide mental health hotline
California launched its first statewide mental health phone line on Monday for callers seeking to talk with ...
SF forms office to tackle city’s racial inequities
San Francisco Mayor London Breed and city officials celebrated The City’s first Office of Racial Equity at a ceremonial signing of the legislation ...
SF supes approve Street-Level Drug Dealing Task Force legislation
San Francisco supervisors passed legislation Tuesday that establishes a 12-member Street-Level Drug Dealing Task Force.
The task force ...
Central Subway three years behind, budget runs over by $55 million
The completion timeline for the $1.6 billion Central Subway Project has been pushed out yet again.
Walnut Creek considers half-cent sale tax to fund infrastructure projects
The Walnut Creek City Council is scheduled to discuss on Tuesday whether to support the Contra Costa ...
Ballot measure effort underway to empower Oakland Police Commission
"The commission doesn't have the independence that it should, it doesn't have the funding that it should."
SF commits millions to expand student mental health, wellness services
San Francisco is expanding its metal health and wellness programs for students in The City who are dealing with complex issues related to ...
Mayor announces $10 million stipend to retain SF teachers
"Students in San Francisco deserve a high-quality education, regardless of where they live or go to school."
Plans, fees move ahead to upgrade state’s aging 911 system
Newsom said at least 80 percent of 911 calls now come from cell phones, but current call ...
Supes delay vote to fund BART canopies
San Francisco supervisors this week delayed a vote to fund new canopies designed to cover escalators and ...
SF debates commission to oversee homeless agency
A proposal to create an oversight commission overseeing San Francisco’s Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing moved ...
Supes move $600 million housing bond measure to November ballot
San Francisco voters will decide the fate of a $600 million housing bond measure this November that city officials say will benefit low-income, ...
Breed appoints chief auditor to guide Housing Authority transition
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced new leadership Wednesday in preparation for the The City’s takeover of ...
Muni cash fares crest $3 as of July 1
Muni cash fares and monthly Fast Passes will rise starting on July 1.
SF General hospital shifts adult urgent care center to new building
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital has moved its Adult Urgent Care Center into Building 5.
San Francisco moves closer to eliminating library fees
San Francisco has taken a step forward to eliminate overdue library fines in order to make libraries ...
SF considers eliminating library fines
San Francisco’s Public Library officials could soon decide to eliminate fines for overdue materials.
