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Contractors plead guilty in San Francisco City Hall bribery scandal
Two contractors on Thursday pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to bribe a San Francisco City Hall official, Acting U.S. Attorney Stephanie Hinds announced Thursday. Alan Varela, 59,...Read More
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
New charges in Nuru scandal accuse former Recology manager of bribery, money laundering
A former manager for San Francisco’s garbage collection agency Recology has been charged with bribery and money laundering for allegations of assisting embattled former Department of Public Works director...Read More
San Francisco voters show wide support for new street cleaning department proposition
San Francisco voters are backing a measure to create a new department focused on keeping sidewalks and streets clean. The latest update provided by election officials Friday afternoon has...Read More
Haney’s new sanitation department measure heads to November ballot
San Francisco voters will get the chance in November to decide if a new sanitation department will be established, or not. The Board of Supervisors Tuesday voted 7-4 for...Read More
Haney’s proposed ballot measure for new sanitation department moves to full board vote
Supervisor Matt Haney has been pushing for a November ballot measure that if passed would establish a new department and commission tasked with cleaning up San Francisco’s streets. The...Read More
Woman dies after being struck by DPW truck
A woman struck by a San Francisco Department of Public Works truck Sunday morning in the city’s Tenderloin neighborhood died as a result of her injuries, department officials confirmed....Read More
Public Works starts ‘SidewalkSpotlightSF’ deep cleaning effort
San Francisco Public Works on Thursday launched a new initiative to deep-clean busy neighborhood corridors throughout the city. Dubbed SidewalkSpotlightSF, the initiative will focus on litter removal, steam cleaning,...Read More
Mayor discloses past relationship with, recent gift from former DPW director
San Francisco Mayor London Breed admitted Friday on the social media platform Medium that she had a prior relationship with former Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru and received a...Read More
Investigators issue eight subpoenas related to alleged DPW scandal
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced Wednesday he has issued eight subpoenas for information involving the alleged public corruption scandal with former Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru and...Read More
Supes push forward on independent corruption investigation
San Francisco supervisors are not sitting back in the investigation of Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru over alleged public corruption charges. Supervisor Matt Haney introduced his motion Tuesday to...Read More
DPW director faces up to 25 years in prison for public corruption charges
San Francisco Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru has been arrested twice since Jan. 21. The director is facing a number of alleged public corruption charges, U.S. Attorney David Anderson...Read More
Supe proposes broad expansion to illegal dumping laws
San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton is tightening laws when it comes to illegal dumping on city streets. Department of Public Works officials told the Board of Supervisors in March that...Read More
‘Poop patrol’ targets human waste on SF streets
San Francisco announced Tuesday it will assemble a new team, known as the Poop Patrol, which will be focused on cleaning up human and animal waste.Read More
Dead redwoods create safe habitat for salmon
Two dead redwood trees that endangered passing motorists are now helping salmon restoration efforts in Marin County.Read More
Funding expands Tenderloin ‘Pit Stops’
A public toilet and waste program in the Tenderloin that was set to end on Friday has been extended, with plans to expand.Read More