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As ‘Transit Month’ concludes, focus shifts toward funding with Prop. L push
Protestors halted Mayor London Breed's F-Market streetcar to shine light on continued traffic fatalities in San Francisco.Read More
Vaccine supply runs dry as WHO declares monkeypox ‘public health emergency’
WHO declares monkeypox an international “public health emergency” as San Francisco sees vaccine supply run dry.Read More
Monkeypox vaccine supply fails to meet San Francisco demand
San Francisco’s monkeypox vaccine supply is running dry. San Francisco General Hospital administered its last 50 doses Wednesday.Read More
Traffic deaths in San Francisco rise as citations plummet
San Francisco traffic fatalities in 2022 are outpacing deaths in 2021, as citations for traffic violations fall to their lowest level in three years. Read More
Prop. A loss to have ‘cascading impact’ on transit projects
The SFMTA is reckoning with the Prop. A defeat, and how the loss of funding will impact a whole host of planned projects.Read More
SF voters may be asked to renew half-cent transportation sales tax
San Francisco voters could again be asked to renew the half-cent transportation sales tax to fund transit and street safety improvements.Read More
Gay bathhouses set for revival under proposed new zoning rules for adult sex venues
San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman on Tuesday proposed creating new zoning regulations that would allow for the revival of gay bathhouses.Read More
Ban cars from JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park, ralliers cry
Advocates rallied to send a message to city officials: Keep John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park permanently closed to private vehicles.Read More
Limits on ‘monster homes’ proposed in San Francisco neighborhoods
San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman on Tuesday proposed legislation that would curb the construction of luxury "monster homes" in select residential neighborhoods.Read More
‘Entrenched web of corruption’ for building permits, inspections prompts suite of reforms
A wave of fraud in the Department of Building Inspection will bring a suite of reforms before #SanFrancisco voters in 2022.Read More
Cannabis tax again suspended in San Francisco as illicit dealers, theft vex legal sellers
A cannabis tax imposed by San Francisco voters in 2018 but never collected is again being suspended until at least 2023.Read More
Ellis Act protesters blast real estate speculators as tenants face eviction
The Ellis Act is being used to evict a group of 19th Streets tenants, and they're not alone. Protesters Monday called for repeal of the 1985 law.Read More
School board, DA recall elections to cost San Francisco $12 million
San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Rafael Mandelman Tuesday requested $12 million to fund two recall elections in 2022, one that addresses three school district board commissioners and...Read More
Transit Month celebration doubles as call for better service, funding
San Francisco leaders and advocates for better public transit took Muni to City Hall Wednesday morning to celebrate Transit Month, but the event doubled as call to action for better...Read More
City speeds up climate change response with new ‘0-80-100-Roots’ framework
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a set of goals Tuesday to combat climate change that sets new targets to speed up the cutbacks on greenhouse gas...Read More
Mayor proposes legislation to make Shared Spaces program permanent
After nearly a year of Covid-19 restrictions, seeing patrons dine out on San Francisco streets has become a familiar scene. City officials are now looking to give businesses a...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
Crews head back into Muni’s Twin Peaks Tunnel for another round of work
The summer of 2018 was a tough time for Muni passengers and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency who endured a two-month closure of the Twin Peaks Tunnel portion...Read More
Cruise skips out on hearing, tests driverless vehicles with little city collaboration
San Francisco supervisors were disappointed Tuesday when representatives for Cruise, a self-driving car company, failed to show up for a scheduled hearing. The company last month was granted a...Read More
SF supe proposes prohibition on tobacco, cannabis smoking inside apartments
San Francisco tenants living in apartments with three or more units could soon be prohibited from smoking tobacco and cannabis inside their homes. Board of Supervisors President Norman Yee...Read More