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Lake Merced vehicle dwellers face ouster as traffic safety project erases parking spaces
Protected bike lanes and more visible crosswalks are planned to improve safety along this dangerous corridor.Read More
Board approves Evans Avenue bike lane build despite lack of full protection
The SFMTA board voted 6-1 to approve the Evans Avenue bike lane quick-build project despite the fact only half of the new lanes will be protected.Read More
Breed Tenderloin plan sharply criticized by neighborhood advocates
Homeless advocates in San Francisco on Tuesday blasted The City's recent plan to address mental health and drug use in the Tenderloin.Read More
SFMTA to restart towing enforcement despite outcry from homeless advocates
Directors on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board spent hours Tuesday listening to homeless advocates comment on the agency’s plan to restart towing enforcement in the coming weeks....Read More
Advocates want city to buy hotels for homeless with FEMA reimbursement
Homeless advocates in San Francisco on Wednesday called on the city to purchase more hotels to continue to house the city’s homeless residents as the Covid-19 pandemic endures. The...Read More
SF homeless shelter resident tests positive for Covid-19
San Francisco officials confirmed Thursday that a resident at one of The City’s navigation centers has tested positive for Covid-19. Officials with the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Services,...Read More
Businesses, organizations form ‘All In’ coalition to help city’s homeless
Sixty-five San Francisco businesses and organizations have joined forces to create the All In campaign, a coalition that seeks to provide solutions for the city’s homeless. The coalition, which...Read More
New SAFE Navigation Center proposal scales back beds, amps up security
Following weeks of community meetings and public outcry from residents in San Francisco’s South Beach neighborhood over a proposed Navigation Center there, Mayor London Breed has announced a proposal...Read More
SF voters pass ‘homeless tax,’ arts funding
Proposition C, which would tax San Francisco's wealthiest companies to provide funds for housing and rehabilitating The City's homeless, appears To have passed.Read More
SF sets aside millions to assist evicted tenants
Tenants facing evictions in San Francisco will be able to ask The City for legal representation starting next June.Read More
November ballot measure to address homelessness
During a rally Tuesday afternoon outside of City Hall, supporters of the Our City, Our Home measure turned in 28,000 signatures to The City.Read More
Amid protests, San Francisco approves Tasers for police
San Francisco police commissioners voted 4-3 late Friday night in support of a plan to arm all city police officers with Tasers.Read More
San Francisco coughs up fix for unsafe ‘Hairball’
An interchange in San Francisco known as The Hairball will be improved with new bike lanes and upgraded pedestrian crosswalks.Read More
Homeless swept away from Civic Center BART
San Francisco city officials moved this week to clear homeless residents from the areas around Civic Center BART station entrances.Read More
Victims shot near Mission District homeless encampment identified
The San Francisco medical examiner's office has released the identities of two people who were fatally shot Sunday night near a homeless encampment.Read More
Voters to decide homeless tent policies
A measure headed for the November ballot would make it easier for police to remove homeless tent encampments.Read More
Lee floats $9.6 billion ‘no cuts’ city budget
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee today announced a $9.6 billion budget proposal for the next fiscal year that emphasized funding for homelessness services, police reform efforts and neighborhood services.Read More
Super Bowl protest drops San Francisco into defense
San Francisco homeless advocates sent a message to Mayor Ed Lee that they are not going anywhere anytime soon.Read More
Downsized SF jail lands $80 million grant
San Francisco was awarded an $80 million grant Thursday by the Board of State and Community Corrections to replace deteriorating city jails.Read More