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PG&E to pay up to $190 million for pollution cleanup at Marina Small Craft Harbor
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced Friday PG&E has agreed to pay the city up to $190 million to settle a legal battle that has lasted two decades...Read More
San Jose mayor announces new city attorney appointment
Nora Frimann was appointed as San Jose’s new city attorney, Mayor Sam Liccardo announced Tuesday. As the city’s second female city attorney, Frimann previously served in an interim role...Read More
City attorney shuts down illegal Bayview nightclub amid criminal complaints
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced that an illegal nightclub Bayview was shut down Dec. 19. Herrera said the club operating in a portion of the building at...Read More
Richmond City Council to consider district boundaries amid legal threat
The Richmond City Council night will conduct the first public hearing Tuesday in their move from at-large elections to a district-based model as part of an effort to avoid...Read More
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 will make recommendations to the mayor, Board of Supervisors and city...Read More
City joins lawsuit against Bay-Delta water plan
The city and County of San Francisco Thursday joined a lawsuit against the state's implementation of a plan to increase water flows to the lower San Joaquin River and...Read More
City attorney files suit over illegal affordable housing rental
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera sued a Menlo Park investment advisor and her husband Thursday, alleging that she fraudulently bought an affordable housing unit in The City and...Read More
Couple sued in alleged SF public health contract scam
Two former employees who worked for the San Francisco Department of Public Health are facing a civil lawsuit.Read More
SF Airbnb crackdown snares Bernal Heights couple
Owners of a single-family in Bernal Heights that became the scene of a violent party will have to pay The City $185,000 as part of a settlement agreement for...Read More
Nonprofits file suit against San Jose over Google campus
Two nonprofit groups filed a public records lawsuit against San Jose Tuesday alleging a lack of transparency in the city's dealings with Google for a new "mega-campus" near Diridon...Read More
Airbnb landlords penalized millions for faking rentals
San Francisco has settled a lawsuit with two property owners who rented out apartment units as short-term rentals through Airbnb without first registering them.Read More
Cupertino city attorney alleges retaliation for Vallco Mall opposition
The currently suspended Cupertino city attorney filed a claim with the city Monday, alleging he was illegally placed on leave in retaliation for his opposition to a massive development...Read More
Judge orders towed car returned to homeless man
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the city of San Francisco to return a towed car to a homeless man who couldn't afford to pay the parking tickets.Read More
Oakland councilwoman seeks damages from city
Oakland city councilwoman Desley Brooks is seeking monetary damages from the Oakland City Attorney's Office over its defense of a lawsuit brought by former Black Panther Elaine Brown, who...Read More
Judge rules against Trump, in favor of sanctuary city policies
A judge ruled Friday that The City's Sanctuary City policies comply with federal law.Read More
San Jose police officer files discrimination suit against department
A 21-year veteran of the San Jose Police Department has filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination from multiple officers in the days and years following the Sept. 11, 2001,...Read More
SF sues former building inspection chief, alleging fraud
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is suing a construction company and several of its contractors and clients.Read More
Supreme Court rejects crisis pregnancy center appeal
Two days after issuing a decision in favor of crisis pregnancy centers, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a San Francisco center's appeal in a different case.Read More
Hundreds protest ICE separating families
Hundreds of people blocked the entrance to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's San Francisco office Tuesday to protest a new national immigration policy that has children being separated from...Read More
Alameda City Manager quits, cuts $945k deal
Alameda City Manager Jill Keimach has quit her position under a $945,000 separation agreement.Read More