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In latest shift rightward, fed-up San Francisco voters recall progressive Boudin
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin seems headed for recall, as preliminary results show an energized opposition has mobilized to reverse his election in 2019. Preliminary results from the...Read More
San Francisco remembers lives lost in traffic collisions over past year
Hannah Ege’s husband went out for a jog in February, but never made it home. Sheria Musoka was just 26 years old when a driver, who was allegedly speeding,...Read More
SF leaders celebrate 19th Amendment ahead of crucial recall election
San Francisco leaders gathered on the steps of City Hall Thursday to commemorate the 1920 adoption by Congress of the 19th Amendment, which gave many women the right to...Read More
SF supe proposes prohibition on tobacco, cannabis smoking inside apartments
San Francisco tenants living in apartments with three or more units could soon be prohibited from smoking tobacco and cannabis inside their homes. Board of Supervisors President Norman Yee...Read More
San Francisco supervisors push for more red light cameras
City leaders are pushing the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to add more red light cameras citywide. Ricardo Olea, The City’s traffic engineer, told the Board of Supervisors in...Read More
After Ocean Beach party, supe calls on city to investigate all large gatherings
After more than 1,000 people crowded onto San Francisco’s Ocean Beach on Saturday to celebrate Burning Man, city Supervisor Catherine Stefani on Tuesday urged the city attorney and district...Read More
SF faces ‘major surge’ in new Covid-19 cases
San Francisco is facing a “major surge” of Covid-19 cases, says Dr. Grant Colfax, who heads the Department of Public Health. Colfax at a press conference Thursday said The...Read More
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 be established, or not. The Board of Supervisors Tuesday voted 7-4 for...Read More
Haney’s proposed ballot measure for new sanitation department moves to full board vote
Supervisor Matt Haney has been pushing for a November ballot measure that if passed would establish a new department and commission tasked with cleaning up San Francisco’s streets. The...Read More
Signs point to SF ballot measure that could extend voting rights to late teens
“Sixteen and 17-year-olds go to school, but they don't have a say in the decisions we make about their education system.”Read More
Newsom puts brakes on Lombard Street reservations, fee system bill
The plan to establish a reservation and fee program for San Francisco’s most famous and visited crooked street hit a road block Saturday. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill...Read More
New Western Addition fire station showcases results of quake bond funding
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced plans to introduce a $628.5 million earthquake safety bond.Read More
SF proposes reservation, fee system to curb Lombard Street congestion
Tourists who want to zigzag around San Francisco’s iconic crooked street may soon have to make a reservation and pay a fee. Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) held a...Read More
Breed’s choice for SFMTA board hears earful from supes
Mayor London’s Breed's pick to join the SFMTA board was approved Wednesday by the Board of Supervisors Rules Committee.Read More
Pathway proposed for sex assault complaints against city workers
Supervisor Hillary Ronen introduced legislation Tuesday at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to hold city departments accountable on cases of sexual assault.Read More
Security improvements curb car break-ins at city garages
San Francisco-owned public parking garages are seeing in fewer car break-ins thanks to improvements being made inside the garages.Read More
San Francisco supes beef up mayor’s ‘question time’
The mayor’s appearance once a month to answer city policy questions from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors could get livelier and more robust.Read More