London Breed

District considers changing offensive school names, mayor calls effort ‘offensive’ as schools remain shuttered

San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Friday called the San Francisco Unified School District’s ongoing process to consider renaming some of the district’s ...

By Bay City News3 days ago0

Coronavirus

Breed nominates cafe owner, activist to serve SFMTA board

Manny Yekutiel, owner of Manny’s cafe near 16th and Valencia streets, has been tapped by Mayor London ...

By Jerold ChinnOctober 6, 2020

News

Massive voting tent goes up outside Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

A huge white tent sits outside of the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Friday morning across from City ...

By Jerold ChinnOctober 2, 2020

Coronavirus

San Francisco restaurants open doors to indoor diners

San Francisco restaurants are now allowed to serve indoor meals. As of Wednesday, Restaurants can reopen at 25 ...

By Jerold ChinnSeptember 30, 2020

Business

DOJ accuses Breed of discrimination in health policies for places of worship

The U.S. Department of Justice Friday sent a letter to San Francisco Mayor London Breed outlining concerns ...

By Jerold ChinnSeptember 27, 2020

Coronavirus

City attorney seeks civil injunctions to curb Tenderloin drug dealing

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera has moved into civil injunction territory in an effort to prevent known drug dealers from entering the ...

By Jerold ChinnSeptember 25, 20200

Crime

San Francisco restaurants could offer indoor dining within weeks

Thursday marked six months since stay-at-home order swept across several Bay Area counties, shutting down most indoor ...

By Jerold ChinnSeptember 19, 2020

Business

San Francisco considers tough impound penalties for illegal sideshow participants

Some San Francisco officials are proposing tough measures to crack down on illegal sideshow participants. District 11 Supervisor ...

By Jerold ChinnSeptember 17, 2020

Cars

SF lays out plans to reopen some schools, indoor businesses mid-September

San Francisco officials Tuesday introduced reopening plans for the month of September that will allow more businesses ...

By Jerold ChinnSeptember 1, 2020

Business

Leaders call on educators to help stop spread of anti-Asian racism

Community groups and San Francisco leaders are calling on schools to stand up to racism against students ...

By Jerold ChinnAugust 29, 2020

Bay Area

Malia Cohen gains unanimous approval to SF Police Commission

Former San Francisco supervisor Malia Cohen has been appointed to serve on The City's Police Commission.

By Bay City NewsAugust 25, 20200

San Francisco

San Francisco pulls plug early on deteriorating, unsafe Hall of Justice jail

San Francisco’s seismically unsafe jail at the Hall of Justice will close earlier than expected.

By Jerold ChinnAugust 25, 2020

Crime

Supes reject one of two Breed appointees for SFMTA board

San Francisco supervisors are finally adding a new member to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board ...

By Jerold ChinnAugust 19, 2020

Government

Sheriff’s Department strikes deal with carrier to allow free jail calls

San Francisco officials announced that phone calls made from county jail will be free. The change is ...

By Jerold ChinnAugust 10, 2020

Government

Covid-19 update: Bay Area deaths tick upward as state data issue persists

As Bay Area deaths from Covid accelerate, county health departments continue to warn that reported Covid-19 case ...

By Jerold ChinnAugust 5, 2020

Bay Area

Breed’s two-year budget proposal diverts police funds, assumes labor union cooperation to close deficit

San Francisco Mayor London Breed presented her two-year budget that seeks to close a $1.5 billion deficit during a period of economic uncertainty ...

By Jerold ChinnJuly 31, 20200

Coronavirus

SF plans ‘Learning Hubs’ to bridge education resource gaps for disadvantaged students

“It will take a village to address the wide range of learning needs for our City’s children ...

By Jerold ChinnJuly 24, 2020

Coronavirus

SF hits state County Monitoring List, announces indefinite pause

San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Public Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax announced Friday that The City ...

By Jerold ChinnJuly 17, 2020

Coronavirus

Covid-19 update: U.S. surpasses 3 million cases, state adds Napa County to watch list

Another Bay Area county Wednesday was added to California’s Covid-19 monitoring list that will require the closure ...

By Jerold ChinnJuly 8, 2020

Bay Area

Breed tries again, nominates former Supervisor Malia Cohen to Police Commission

After her two most recent nominations were rejected by the Board of Supervisors, San Francisco Mayor London ...

By Jerold ChinnJuly 7, 2020

Government

City implements changes to stave off future Public Works contract corruption

The San Francisco Controller’s Office Monday released a number of sweeping recommendations to improve contracting procedures at the Department of Public Works as ...

By Jerold ChinnJuly 1, 20200

Government

Mayor, police chief announce major SFPD reform plan

The San Francisco Police Department could soon begin diverting non-violent police reports to alternate agencies in an ...

By Jerold ChinnJune 11, 2020

Government

City opens third ‘Safe Sleeping Village’ at Everett Middle School

San Francisco opened its third Safe Sleeping Village inside the playground area of Everett Middle School, city ...

By Jerold ChinnJune 9, 2020

Coronavirus

SF reinstates street sweeping violations

San Francisco will resume issuing citations for cars parked in street sweeping zones beginning June 15. Mayor London ...

By Jerold ChinnJune 5, 2020

Coronavirus

Breed lifts San Francisco curfew beginning Thursday morning

San Francisco Mayor London Breed in a tweet Wednesday said she will lift The City’s curfew as ...

By Jerold ChinnJune 3, 2020

Government

San Francisco protesters take a knee for George Floyd, demand police reforms

Sad and somber, festive but fighting, protesters called for justice for George Floyd Monday.

By Aaron Levy-WolinsJune 1, 20200

News

San Francisco curfew stretches into second night after mostly peaceful debut

A protest in San Francisco remained largely peaceful on Sunday night after a curfew took effect at ...

By Jerold ChinnJune 1, 2020

News

Mayor, police chief issue Sunday curfew to curb late protest violence, destruction

San Francisco officials are warning people heading into The City that a repeat episode of the vandalism, ...

By Jerold ChinnMay 31, 2020

News

San Francisco to soon let retail, restaurants use sidewalks, streets, parks

Some San Francisco businesses may soon be permitted to extend their outdoor retail space onto sidewalks and ...

By Jerold ChinnMay 26, 2020

Business

Covid-19 update: Officials prepare for Memorial Day weekend crowds

The three-day Memorial Day weekend is here, but that does not mean the public should relax as ...

By Jerold ChinnMay 23, 2020

Bay Area

City to permit summer camps, though ‘a lot has changed’

San Francisco summer camps will be allowed to open in June, but officials warn that camps will be different than in years past. Mayor ...

By Jerold ChinnMay 22, 20200

Coronavirus

Covid-19 update: Global cases near 5 million, Tesla drops lawsuit

All of the 50 states have begun easing stay-at-home restrictions, including California. Here in the Bay Area, ...

By Jerold ChinnMay 20, 2020

Bay Area

SF adds three Covid-19 testing sites in underserved neighborhoods

San Francisco officials Monday announced three new Covid-19 testing sites that combined will be able to conduct ...

By Jerold ChinnMay 18, 2020

Coronavirus

City expands retail reopening plan as controller projects $1.7 billion deficit

San Francisco projects a $1.7 billion budget deficit over the next two fiscal years due to the ...

By Jerold ChinnMay 13, 2020

Business

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 Jerold ChinnMay 12, 2020

Government

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 ...

By Jerold ChinnMay 6, 20200

Coronavirus

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