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Facing uncertain future, Bay Area agencies, advocates kick off Transit Month
Staggering budget deficits and challenges with public safety loom over Transit Month events.Read More
Wiener pauses bill to fund billion-dollar public transit shortfall with higher bridge tolls
Concerns included the impact increased tolls would have had on lower-income drivers who commute to work.Read More
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.Read More
Community groups demand feds fix ‘woefully inadequate’ monkeypox response
San Francisco is set to receive a little more than 4,000 monkeypox vaccine doses this week, which is “woefully inadequate” to meet demand.Read More
Huge majority of San Francisco voters recall school board members
San Francisco Board of Education, special election, recall, Alison Collins, Gabriela Lopez, Faauuga Moliga, London Breed, Scott Wiener, SEIU Local 1021, United Educators of San Francisco. front, Read More
Permanent exemption for environmental review sought for California transit projects
A current California law to speed up certain transit and transportation projects by exempting them from environmental review could be made permanent.Read More
Bill would yank tax breaks for nonprofits who helped fund Trump insurrection
California nonprofits that helped fund the Trump Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol may lose their tax-exempt status via a new bill.Read More
Former Goodwill store might become first San Francisco safe injection site
Mayor London Breed announced on Wednesday plans to move forward with opening a new behavioral health site in the Tenderloin.Read More
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 minimum sentencing for nonviolent drug offenses. Senate Bill 73,...Read More
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. Read More
New blood donation center opens on Market Street as supply hits six-year low
San Francisco residents looking to donate blood now have another option at their disposal. The American Red Cross opened a new blood and platelet donation center on Market Street,...Read More
Political leaders join rallying call to ‘stamp out hate’ against Asian communities
"This is something, a phenomenon, that stretches back to the founding of this state.”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
Sen. Wiener introduces legislation to end minimum sentencing for nonviolent drug offenses
New state legislation introduced on Tuesday by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, would end mandatory prison sentences for nonviolent drug offenses and give judges the option of sentencing offenders...Read More
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 Hall, giving the air of a major event about to take place....Read More
Local leaders mourn loss of former SF supervisor, LGBTQ activist Harry Britt
Former San Francisco supervisor and LGBTQ activist Harry Britt has passed away, a former state assemblyman confirmed Wednesday. Britt, an openly gay man, was appointed to serve on the...Read More
Senator draws scrutiny in attack on opponent, complicity with police
Spontaneous uprising across the nation in the wake of George Floyd’s murder have spurred new calls from the public for accountability from elected officials, specifically surrounding police officer association...Read More
The Stud falls victim to Covid-19, will close doors by end of month
San Francisco’s oldest LGBTQ bar, The Stud, is closing its doors after 54 years in business. The owners said they no longer pay rent on a building that has...Read More
Legislators fight hospital closure amid coronavirus spread, rising homeless patient needs
A group of state legislators on Thursday called on Verity Health Systems to reverse its decision to close Seton Medical Center in Daly City, arguing that the closure will...Read More
Proposal to transform PG&E to public entity strikes fear for employees
State Sen. Scott Wiener introduced legislation Monday to turn the bankrupt Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. into a publicly-owned utility company. Wiener announced the proposal Monday morning in front...Read More