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SF building owners miss seismic safety deadline
The owners of nearly 500 "soft story" buildings missed a city deadline Friday to apply for permits to do seismic retrofitting work.Read More
SF investigates whether Uber, Lyft are public nuisances
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is seeking a court order requiring Uber and Lyft to provide information to allow him to determine whether the companies are a public...Read More
SRO owners sue city over short-term rentals
A group of residential hotel owners filed suit seeking to block legislation intended to make it harder for them to rent rooms to tourists.Read More
Settlement forces Airbnb toward legal compliance
A legal settlement will ease the registration process for short-term rental hosts and help ensure that only those who are legally registered can list properties.Read More
SF supes propose law targeting fraudulent evictions
San Francisco lawmakers heard from the public and other city and county officials at a meeting Friday about the growing number of fraudulent owner move-in evictions, which have been...Read More
Eviction payment law struck down by appeals court
A state appeals court has struck down the city of San Francisco's most recent law on how much relocation assistance landlords must pay to evicted tenants.Read More
Judge denies police union injunction against force policy
A San Francisco Superior Court judge Tuesday denied a request by The City's police union for a preliminary injunction to block a new Police Department use of force policy.Read More
Police union, city attorney spar over force policy
The San Francisco Police Commission is not required to bargain with The City's police union over provisions of a new use of force policy that would prohibit officers from...Read More
Uber halts tests of self-driving cars
A controversial Uber test of self-driving cars in San Francisco was brought to a halt Wednesday after the California Department of Motor Vehicles revoked the vehicles' registration.Read More
Supes approve 60-day limit on short-term rentals
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Tuesday voted to approve a new 60-night limit on all short-term rentals.Read More
City attorney declines to defend ‘unconstitutional’ bail system
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera Tuesday called California's money-based bail system "unconstitutional" and said he would not defend it.Read More
Dolores Park pissoir lawsuit dismissed
A lawsuit filed by a religious group seeking the removal of an open-air urinal or "pissoir" recently installed at Dolores Park has been dismissed.Read More
Paralyzed citizen sues City after falling branch breaks spine
A woman whose spine was broken when a large tree branch fell on her in San Francisco's Washington Square Park last month has filed a claim for negligence.Read More
Court blocks eviction protections for teachers
A San Francisco Superior Court judge has blocked a city ordinance protecting school employees from evictions during the school year.Read More
Campos floats changes to Airbnb legislation after lawsuit
San Francisco Supervisor David Campos Tuesday introduced amendments to short-term rental legislation he said would address concerns raised by a lawsuit filed by Airbnb.Read More
Woman found dead at construction site was General Hospital patient
A 36-year-old woman whose body turned up at a construction site in San Francisco last year was on a psychiatric hold at San Francisco General Hospital.Read More
Airbnb sues San Francisco over registration rules
Airbnb filed suit against San Francisco in federal court over recently approved legislation requiring short-term rental companies to verify hosts are registered with The City.Read More
Port Commissioner resigns amid real estate accusations
San Francisco port commissioner and real estate developer Mel Murphy resigned from his post Friday roughly a week after he was accused of illegal real estate conversions.Read More