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Ed Reiskin out as SFMTA chief
San Francisco’s top transit official Ed Reiskin is stepping down after eight years.Read More
City workers continue calls to end racial discrimination
Dozens of African American San Francisco city employees and their supporters called for greater oversight of city departments.Read More
Google employees walk out worldwide, say ‘#TimesUp’
More than 500 Google employees in Mountain View walked out of the company's headquarters Thursday afternoon, joined by thousands across the globe.Read More
SF commits millions toward slashing youth homelessness
A new campaign in San Francisco seeks to cut youth homelessness in half by 2022.Read More
Mobile shower program launches for Marin homeless
Marin Mobile Care will display its mobile shower service program for homeless residents Thursday at four locations in Sausalito.Read More
San Jose police officer files discrimination suit against department
A 21-year veteran of the San Jose Police Department has filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination from multiple officers in the days and years following the Sept. 11, 2001,...Read More
Bay Area jobless rates hover near record lows
June unemployment in the San Francisco Bay Area was very low, data from the California Employment Development Department shows.Read More
Wage violations, firings cost La Taqueria $500k
Former and current workers at a popular San Francisco Mexican restaurant in the Mission will be paid nearly $500,000 in back wages due to a settlement.Read More
Muir Medical Group patient info leaked
Muir Medical Group patients who received treatment between November 2013 and February 2017 may have had their personal information shared without their consent, the company reported.Read More
SF to reverse ‘war on drugs’ pot convictions
District Attorney George Gascon Wedneaday said that his office has begun working to expunge the records of people convicted of marijuana-related offenses.Read More
Unemployment sign-up extended for fire victims
People whose jobs were affected by the North Bay wildfires have about another month to file for disaster unemployment assistance.Read More
Lawsuit alleges racial discrimination at Tesla factory
A black man who used to work at Tesla's factory in Fremont has filed a lawsuit alleging an "intimidating, hostile, and offensive work environment."Read More
Chipotle manager accused of harassing worker over ‘threesome’
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. in federal court in San Jose Monday, alleging the restaurant chain allowed a local female manager to sexually...Read More
Silicon Valley job growth drops from 2016
A report released by a regional research institute said that growth in employment in Silicon Valley, which it says peaked at the end of 2016, has slowed.Read More
Bay Area basically at full employment
Unemployment rates in the Bay Area were among the lowest in the state in March indicating the region is at full employment.Read More
Forever 21 sued over ‘English-only’ rules
Clothing retailer Forever 21 violated state civil rights laws and discriminated against Spanish-speaking employees, according to a lawsuit filed this week.Read More
Past pot use no longer precludes landing an Oakland city job
Past non-work-related cannabis use will no longer be a reason to discriminate against applicants in the hiring process for the city of Oakland.Read More
Legal dispute imperils hundreds of shipyard jobs
City and Port of San Francisco officials Thursday said they are trying to keep open a shipyard at Pier 70 that employs more than 200 people.Read More
Bay Area unemployment remains low
Two Bay Area counties had unemployment rates below 3 percent last month, while all but one county reported rates under 5 percent.Read More
Santa Clara supes OK $309k in homeless job training
At least 200 homeless men and women in Santa Clara County will soon start training for long-term construction jobs.Read More