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Advocates rally to keep vehicles off eroding Great Highway
Families, bicyclists and pedestrians rallied Sunday morning along the Great Highway in opposition to Monday’s reopening of the roadway to weekday vehicle traffic. City officials prohibited vehicles on the...Read More
Supervisors, advocates make ‘demands’ of transit officials in heated debate over Muni service future
San Francisco Muni passengers and city supervisors voiced concerns Friday that transit officials have yet to provide a date when service will be fully restored, leaving some to speculate...Read More
Just in time for school, all youth Muni rides free as of Aug. 15
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is set to launch its expanded Free Muni for Youth program on Aug. 15, just one day before the school district reopens all...Read More
Supervisor pushes for Muni service timeline, alleges ‘de facto route abandonment’
While San Francisco transit officials say they are targeting Aug. 14 to restore additional Muni bus service and expand service hours, some say those plans do not go far...Read More
Breed announces $2 million budget allocation to make Muni free for all youth
After vowing to veto a supervisor-approved ordinance and funding request for a three-month free Muni-for-all pilot, Mayor London Breed publicly indicated budget support for a one-year program that would...Read More
Mayor plans to veto free Muni pilot program despite supervisor approval
A pilot plan to offer free Muni rides in San Francisco this summer was approved by the Board of Supervisors Tuesday, but Mayor London Breed quickly doused enthusiasm with...Read More
Supervisor proposes rent forgiveness for small businesses shut down in pandemic
"We shouldn't leave small businesses that complied with public health orders out to dry."Read More
Two supervisors unite in push for free Muni pilot program
San Francisco supervisors Dean Preston and Matt Haney want to implement a three-month free-for-all Muni program that would roll out this summer, if approved. Preston, a consistently staunch advocate...Read More
Yekutiel, Hinze make it through supervisor vote for seats on transit board
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors will have a full seven-member board for the first time in months after the Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved two...Read More
San Francisco supervisors send smoking ban proposal back to committee
In a second vote, San Francisco supervisors Tuesday made the unusual move to send back proposed legislation that would ban tobacco smoking multi-unit housing buildings. Last week, supervisors voted...Read More
Philhour lead trimmed to 25 votes in ultra-close District 1 supervisor race
Marjan Philhour continues to hold a razor-thin lead over Connie Chan.Read More
Ranked-choice lifts Marjan Philhour to razor-thin District 1 lead
Four incumbent San Francisco supervisors appeared to have secured their spots on the Board of Supervisors.Read More
Better Market Street design changes draw criticism from advocates
A redesign for the first phase of San Francisco’s Better Market Street project is drawing ire from supervisors and advocates. Christina Olea, of the Department of Public Works and...Read More
Property owners lose legal fight in attempt to overturn eviction ban
A San Francisco judge on Monday denied a legal challenge brought on by property owners looking to block a new San Francisco law prohibiting landlords from evicting or imposing...Read More
Supes, transit agency reach deal to avoid Muni fare hikes
A potential ballot measure that would have taken legislative power from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to set Muni fares has been avoided with a compromise between supervisors...Read More
Supes send message to transit agency board by ousting director
Supervisors say they are sending a message to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors by ousting Director Cristina Rubke. The board voted 6-5 Tuesday against Rubke’s...Read More
Supes push mayor to deploy more 24-hour street bathrooms, eye land for Safe Sleeping Sites
San Francisco officials have deployed more 24-hour bathrooms and handwashing stations out to streets to help meet sanitation needs during Covid-19. Mayor London Breed made the announcement Tuesday afternoon...Read More
Safe Sleeping Sites can’t come soon enough as homeless encampments grow
San Francisco leaders have shown wide support for an initiative to create Safe Sleeping Sites in an effort to physically distance and provide services to homeless individuals living in...Read More
Two UC Berkeley students spend shelter time producing hand sanitizer for most vulnerable
A pair of students at University of California at Berkeley has taken to producing more than 100 gallons of free hand sanitizer each week to give to homeless shelters,...Read More
Supes push for 8,000 hotel rooms in emergency ordinance
San Francisco supervisors Tuesday moved to introduce an emergency ordinance that would require The City to procure more than 8,000 hotel rooms to house unsheltered individuals who remain on...Read More