City launches new tool for drivers grappling with traffic court debt San Francisco drivers struggling financially and unable to pay traffic tickets can now ask the court to reduce payments by using the new ... By Jerold ChinnDecember 10, 20200 Law
DA takes aim at DoorDash after Uber, Lyft ordered to classify workers as employees San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced Wednesday that he has asked San Francisco Superior Court to ... By Bay City NewsAugust 13, 2020 Beyond SFBay
San Francisco alleges illegal, deceptive fees in suit against online travel sites San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera on Thursday sued companies operating two online travel sites for alleged ... By Bay City NewsSeptember 19, 2019 Business
Lawsuit says Lyft is liable for alleged rape, sexual assault of 14 women Fourteen women from eight states who say they were raped or assaulted by Lyft drivers in 2018 ... By Bay City NewsSeptember 4, 2019 Beyond SFBay
Public defender says attack suspect in ‘complete compliance’ The San Francisco Public Defender’s Office said Sunday that Austin James Vincent, arrested Aug. 12 for attacking ... By Bay City NewsAugust 18, 2019 Crime
Judge voids, unseals warrant for journalist in stolen Adachi report investigation A San Francisco Superior Court Judge ruled Thursday to void a search warrant used to monitor the phone of a freelance journalist as ... By Bay City NewsJuly 19, 20190 Crime
Attorney in ‘Rideshare Rapist’ case seeks to suppress DNA evidence The attorney for a man accused of posing as a rideshare driver in order to sexually assault ... By Bay City NewsJuly 15, 2019 Cars
Police allege journalist conspired to steal leaked Jeff Adachi report San Francisco Police Chief William Scott on Tuesday said a freelance journalist who was handcuffed for six ... By Bay City NewsMay 21, 2019 Crime
Deputy’s assault conviction of SF General patient overturned A state appeals court overturned a San Francisco sheriff's deputy's conviction for assaulting a patient he was ... By Bay City NewsApril 30, 2019 News
Anti-abortion activists charged with spying claim prejudice, unfair treatment A preliminary hearing that was scheduled to begin Monday in San Francisco Superior Court for two anti-abortion ... By Bay City NewsApril 22, 2019 Beyond SFBay
Jury finds man guilty for 2012 Twin Peaks murder A San Francisco Superior Court jury on Monday found a man guilty of murder for the 2012 death of a hairdresser who was ... By Bay City NewsMarch 5, 20190
SF judge redacts names of abortion rights workers in Planned Parenthood case A San Francisco Superior Court judge on Monday said he would allow the names of 14 abortion ... By Bay City NewsFebruary 11, 2019
Judge slashes Monsanto cancer damages to $39 million A judge upheld pesticide manufacturer Monsanto's liability in a lawsuit alleging exposure to the company's Roundup product ... By Bay City NewsOctober 22, 2018
SF Superior Court Bench elects incoming presiding judge The San Francisco Superior Court Bench has elected Assistant Presiding Judge Garrett Wong to serve as incoming ... By Bay City NewsOctober 5, 2018
Monsanto seeks dismissal of $289 million Roundup verdict A San Francisco Superior Court judge will hear arguments Oct. 10 on a bid by Monsanto Co. ... By Bay City NewsSeptember 20, 2018
SF supes to grill Hunters Point cleanup firm The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will grill executives from Tetra Tech, the firm accused of falsifying results from the $1 billion radiation ... By Bay City NewsMay 13, 20180
SF sued for alleged discrimination against trans woman A state agency has sued the city of San Francisco for allegedly discriminating against a transgender woman ... By Bay City NewsFebruary 13, 2018
Seven more fire lawsuits filed against PG&E Seven new lawsuits were filed against PG&E Tuesday in three different courts by people whose property was ... By Bay City NewsNovember 14, 2017
Fire lawsuits stack up against PG&E Two new lawsuits have been filed against PG&E, claiming the utility's negligence is responsible for the devastating ... By Bay City NewsNovember 2, 2017
Lawsuits allege security lapse before UPS shooting Lawsuits filed Wednesday allege that security guards failed to stop a gunman who killed four people, including ... By Bay City NewsSeptember 12, 2017 News
SF Superior Court to furlough staff, cut clerk hours The San Francisco Superior Court announced Monday that it will furlough staff and cut office hours for clerk offices. By Jerold ChinnJuly 6, 20170
He beat her to death then stuffed her body in a suitcase. Today justice arrived. Jurors Thursday found Lee Bell guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Pearla Louis, whose body ... By Bay City NewsJune 15, 2017
Judge dismisses Kate Steinle family’s claim The parents of a San Francisco woman who was allegedly fatally shot by an undocumented immigrant in ... By Bay City NewsJanuary 9, 2017
Judge denies police union injunction against force policy A San Francisco Superior Court judge Tuesday denied a request by The City's police union for a ... By Bay City NewsDecember 27, 2016
SF Superior Court Bench elects first female African-American judge The San Francisco Superior Court Bench elected its first female African-American presiding judge. By Bay City NewsOctober 9, 2016
Court blocks eviction protections for teachers A San Francisco Superior Court judge has blocked a city ordinance protecting school employees from evictions during the school year. By Bay City NewsSeptember 1, 20160
Sex assault victim sues SF school district School officials failed to enforce a restraining order protecting a Galileo High School student who had been ... By Bay City NewsJune 15, 2016
Accused Scott Wiener phone thief due in court A woman who allegedly robbed San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener of his cellphone and then demanded money ... By Bay City NewsDecember 23, 2015
‘Hot cop’ pleads not guilty to hit-and-run A San Francisco police officer known as the “Hot Cop of the Castro” pleaded not guilty Wednesday to ... By Bay City NewsDecember 2, 2015
Nevada to pay SF $400,000 over patient dumping A tentative $400 million settlement of a patient-dumping lawsuit filed against Nevada by the city of San ... By Bay City NewsOctober 6, 2015
Bicyclist accused of U-lock attack pleads not guilty A bicyclist charged with hitting a Zipcar with a U-lock during a Critical Mass event last month pleaded not guilty in San Francisco ... By Bay City NewsSeptember 14, 20150
Bicyclist charged with U-lock attack A bicyclist who is charged with attacking a Zipcar driver with a U-lock during a Critical Mass ... By Bay City NewsSeptember 10, 2015
KTVU reporter testifies over TV crew armed robbery Television news reporter Cara Liu witnessed an armed robbery of news crews while she was covering a ... By Bay City NewsAugust 18, 2015
Massage therapist accused of sexual battery An unlicensed San Francisco massage therapist has been arrested on suspicion of sexual battery at his Union ... By Bay City NewsAugust 1, 2015
Uber settles lawsuit after driver kills 6-year-old The family of a 6-year-old girl who was struck and killed by an Uber driver in 2013 ... By Bay City NewsJuly 15, 2015
Feinstein, police union slam ‘sanctuary’ policy U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) and the San Francisco Police Officers Association have expressed their deep concern that 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle might still ... By Bay City NewsJuly 8, 20150