Gavin Newsom

New state funding falls $60 million short of filling San Francisco transit gap

Dozens of Muni routes remain at risk if the full $101 million 2024-25 budget shortfall remains unfilled.

10 months ago

Fifth Street Nursery will turn littered ground to fertile space for 1,000 trees

A parcel of land in San Francisco commonly littered with trash will soon be transformed into fertile ground for 1,000…

2 years ago

State moves at record speed to clear way for UC Berkeley enrollment

Gov. Gavin Newsom wasted no time in signing legislation on Monday to halt a cap on student enrollment at the…

2 years ago

California ‘care court’ creates treatment roadmap for addicts, mentally ill

California officials unveiled a program intended to increase support for residents who struggle with severe mental illness, substance abuse issues…

2 years ago

Adjunct faculty battle for health benefits at California community colleges

Community college districts have virtually ignored a nagging issue: There is little funding to cover health benefits for two-thirds of…

2 years ago

Bay Area counties, except Santa Clara, to lift indoor mask mandate next week

Public health officials from most Bay Area counties Wednesday announced they will align with state guidelines and lift universal mask…

2 years ago

Covid cases triple in California youth prisons, with one in five juveniles infected

Covid-19 cases among California's incarcerated youth have tripled since last week, and at least one youth recently was admitted to…

2 years ago

Oakland takes first step to ban ghost guns via city ordinance

Three Oakland city councilmembers introduced an ordinance Tuesday to ban ghost guns.

2 years ago

Newsom offers more funding – and a challenge – to California public universities

California's public colleges and universities would get more funding to increase enrollment and help more students finish college under Gov.…

2 years ago

California mandates Covid booster for health care workers as of Feb. 1

Health care workers in California have until Feb. 1 to get a Covid-19 booster shot, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday.

2 years ago

Oakland worries privacy advocates with request for license plate readers, police surveillance tech

Privacy advocates are raising flags over license plate readers and vehicle recognition cameras that may be coming to Oakland.

2 years ago

174 units of hope help Pittsburg homeless transition toward permanent housing

More than a year after purchasing the property, Contra Costa County will reopen a 174-unit interim housing complex in Pittsburg…

2 years ago

9th Circuit upholds state large-capacity magazine ban

A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned the decision of a lower court judge who invalidated California's ban on possession…

2 years ago

Newsom praises ‘unprecedented investments’ in $1.2 trillion infrastructure, jobs bill

Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statement lauding the passage Saturday of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act bill…

2 years ago

Quick guide to current Covid-19 vaccine, booster authorizations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Friday issued an emergency use authorization of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 5…

2 years ago

City to increase criminal trial juror pay for lower-income residents

San Francisco will launch a pilot program in January that increases daily pay for low- and moderate-income criminal trial jurors.

3 years ago

California’s public schools to soon offer free menstrual products

Public schools and colleges in California must provide free menstrual products in their restrooms starting in the 2022-23 school year…

3 years ago

California drops mandatory sentencing for nonviolent drug offenders

With the swipe of a pen Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that will finally eliminate mandatory…

3 years ago

Breed appoints David Chiu to succeed Dennis Herrera as city attorney

Mayor London Breed appointed Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco) Wednesday to take on the role as San Francisco’s next city…

3 years ago

Leaders urge Newsom to sign bill legalizing reward system for meth addiction treatment

City leaders urge Newsom to sign SB 110, which would legalize a incentive system in treatment for methamphetamine addiction.

3 years ago

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