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City contract scrutiny draws attention to Golden Gate Park Ferris wheel operation
As a discussion by city officials around whether to keep a 150-foot tall Ferris wheel at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park continues to go in circles, two city supervisors...Read More
Herrera’s office rebukes court decision in whistleblower case
A spokesman for San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera said Tuesday that city lawyers disagree with an appeals court ruling last week upholding a $5 million verdict in a...Read More
More disturbing facts emerge in hospital abuse hearing
It was revealed during a hearing Wednesday that the scope of the Laguna Honda Hospital patient abuse scandal has grown significantly since the stunning news was announced in June....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
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
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
SF joins challenge to Census ‘citizenship’ question
The city of San Francisco is among seven cities and 17 states that sued the administration of President Donald Trump Tuesday.Read More
Credit union files taxi medallion suit against SFMTA
A credit union that helped The City of San Francisco sell taxi medallions has sued a city agency over financial losses caused by the collapse in value of the...Read More
Deal wipes away waterfront height limit stalemate
San Francisco reached a settlement with a California state commission to settle a yearslong dispute over how development projects on public waterfront property would be regulated.Read More
Rally supports trans woman allegedly called ‘freak’ by city worker
About 40 people rallied outside San Francisco City Hall to support a transgender woman who was allegedly called a "fucking freak" and a "fucking man" by a city employee...Read More
SF sued for alleged discrimination against trans woman
A state agency has sued the city of San Francisco for allegedly discriminating against a transgender woman by preventing her from using a women's restroom in a city building.Read More
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 and unsafe housing.Read More
Safe injection site shows promise, tradeoffs
The push for safe injecting spaces comes in response to a growing and highly visible drug crisis.Read More
City sued over Keita O’Neil fatal police shooting
Civil rights attorney John Burris Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the family of a San Francisco man who was killed by a rookie officer earlier this...Read More
Feds warn Bay Area sanctuary communities
The cities of San Francisco, Berkeley, Fremont and Watsonville and Contra Costa, Monterey, Santa Clara and Sonoma counties received sanctuary warning letters from the Department of Justice.Read More
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 a new lawsuit seeking to close...Read More
Court blocks San Francisco soda warnings
A federal appeals court blocked a San Francisco law that required advertisements for sodas and other sugary drinks to carry a health warning label.Read More