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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Oakland councilwoman seeks damages from city
Oakland city councilwoman Desley Brooks is seeking monetary damages from the Oakland City Attorney's Office over its ...
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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Hundreds protest ICE separating families
Hundreds of people blocked the entrance to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's San Francisco office Tuesday to ...
Alameda City Manager quits, cuts $945k deal
Alameda City Manager Jill Keimach has quit her position under a $945,000 separation agreement.
Oakland tenants receive $1 million settlement
A judge has approved a $1 million settlement in a lawsuit filed on behalf of tenants of ...
San Francisco closes in on electric scooter rules
San Francisco officials approved legislation on Tuesday to regulate the dockless electric scooters that began appearing on city streets last month.
Oakland to responds to DOJ letter on sanctuary policy
The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a letter to Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf seeking information about ...
Oakland sues landlord for illegal rent increase
Oakland City Attorney Barbara Parker said Tuesday that she and Centro Legal de la Raza have filed ...
SF city attorney sues to close gambling den
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera sued the owners of an alleged gambling establishment in the Outer ...
Deal wipes away waterfront height limit stalemate
San Francisco reached a settlement with a California state commission to settle a yearslong dispute over how ...
They crammed veterans into unsafe housing. It cost them $2 million.
A $2 million settlement has been reached between the San Francisco City Attorney's Office and two landlords accused of cramming veterans into illegal ...
SF sues California over ride-hailing rules
The city of San Francisco sued the state of California Thursday over new restrictions by the state ...
City Hall drama shuffles Mark Farrell into mayor’s spot
San Francisco Supervisors voted to appoint Mark Farrell mayor after a heated, racially charged debate.
Eight candidates file for SF mayor
A total of eight candidates people filed papers to run for San Francisco's June 5 mayoral election ...
London Breed declares for mayor’s race
Acting Mayor London Breed Friday declared her intention to run in a special election scheduled for June.
Safe injection site shows promise, tradeoffs
The push for safe injecting spaces comes in response to a growing and highly visible drug crisis.
SF native London Breed rises to helm her hometown
London Breed assumes the powers, responsibilities and duties as the first black female mayor of San Francisco.
Oakland, union head to mediation Monday
Negotiators for the city of Oakland and the larger of two striking unions have agreed to try ...
Union sues Oakland over temp workers
A union that represents several thousand city of Oakland employees filed a lawsuit Tuesday that accuses city ...
Feds warn Bay Area sanctuary communities
The cities of San Francisco, Berkeley, Fremont and Watsonville and Contra Costa, Monterey, Santa Clara and Sonoma ...
SF massage parlors face unhappy ending
The City Attorney's Office announced a settlement shutting down a brothel posing as a massage parlor in San Francisco's Financial District and filed ...
