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Tag: Scott Wiener

Prison Tower

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 ...
By Bay City NewsDecember 15, 20200
Beyond SFBay

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

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 ...
By Bay City NewsJune 24, 2020
Government

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 ...
By Ian FirstenbergJune 7, 2020
Beyond SFBay

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 ...
By Jerold ChinnMay 21, 2020
Business

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 ...
By Bay City NewsMarch 5, 20200
Coronavirus

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 ...
By Jerold ChinnFebruary 4, 2020
Bay Area

San Francisco rings in ice skating season at Civic Center

It’s time to lace up the ice skates. San Francisco city officials opened the T-Mobile Winter Park at ...
By Jerold ChinnNovember 22, 2019
Entertainment

SF hopes expanded conservatorship power will help those who need it most

“It’s not good enough to say we have voluntary programs that people can accept.”
By Jerold ChinnOctober 9, 2019
Health

Building on local success, California launches first statewide mental health hotline

California launched its first statewide mental health phone line on Monday for callers seeking to talk with ...
By Jerold ChinnOctober 7, 2019
Health

What went wrong in Muni Metro’s epic Friday meltdown

A failed splice allowed more than 1,000 feet of overhead wire and supporting hardware to be torn down.
By Jerold ChinnApril 28, 20190
News

Students, parents bike and roll to school

Students and parents joined the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition for the annual Bike & Roll to School ...
By Jerold ChinnApril 18, 2019
News

Cow Palace bans gun shows, moves forward on retail and housing

The Board of Directors for the Cow Palace Arena and Event Center in Daly City announced Tuesday ...
By Bay City NewsApril 16, 2019
Business

Mammoth new CPMC hospital transforms Van Ness corridor

Sutter Health’s $2.1 billion new California Pacific Medical Center Van Ness campus opens its doors to patients ...
By Jerold ChinnMarch 1, 2019
Health

Scott Wiener introduces bill to protect sex workers

Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, announced Monday he introduced a statewide bill last week aimed at protecting ...
By Bay City NewsFebruary 11, 2019

Bill would help transform state highway ‘death traps’ into ‘complete streets’

State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, announced new legislation Monday to increase safety improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists on state-owned highways that serve ...
By Bay City NewsJanuary 14, 20190

Chinatown honors memory of Ed Lee one year after his death

Chinatown community and city leaders joined at Portsmouth Square Plaza on Monday to remember and honor the ...
By Jerold ChinnDecember 10, 2018
News

Scott Wiener seeks to close ‘locked door’ auto burglary loophole

State Sen. Scott Wiener will try again to pass a bill to help close a loophole in  ...
By Jerold ChinnNovember 26, 2018
Crime

SF increases capacity in advance of conservatorship law

Humming Bird Place in San Francisco will add 14 beds at its facility which treats homeless people ...
By Jerold ChinnOctober 31, 2018
Government

Town Hall to discuss future of bankrupt Seton Medical Center

A town hall meeting will be held in San Francisco to mobilize people to keep Seton Medical ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 10, 2018

As bill takes shape, debate sharpens over homeless conservatorship

Legislation is being prepared to allow conservators for people unable to care for themselves.
By Jerold ChinnOctober 5, 20180
Government

Veto derails plans for San Francisco safe injection site

San Francisco will not get a chance to pilot a program that would have a provided a safe ...
By Jerold ChinnOctober 1, 2018
Government

Muni being Muni delays Transit Week kickoff

The third-annual Transit Week in San Francisco did not start so smoothly, as some city supervisors had ...
By Jerold ChinnSeptember 25, 2018
News

Safe injection advocates urge approval of pilot

City and state lawmakers came together to urge the governor to sign legislation opening the door for ...
By Jerold ChinnSeptember 5, 2018
Government

Honoring women’s equality, marchers decry Kavanaugh

On Women’s Equality Day, thousands gathered nationwide to protest the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh.
By Brian NeumannAugust 28, 2018
News

Competing housing activists raise din over transit-centered units

San Francisco housing activists opposing a bill that aims to increase housing near public transit statewide called on the city's Board of Supervisors ...
By Bay City NewsApril 3, 20180

Civil liberties at issue in latest push for conservatorship reform

Public conservatorship laws may soon expand throughout the state, including in San Francisco, under proposed legislation by ...
By Jerold ChinnFebruary 13, 2018

Bill would ensure lactation spaces for working moms

Sen. Scott Wiener on Monday introduced a bill that will make it easier for working moms to ...
By Jerold ChinnJanuary 29, 2018
Government

Trump administration boots Salvadoran immigrants

Immigrants who came to the U.S. from El Salvador in recent years under disaster-related Temporary Protected Status ...
By Bay City NewsJanuary 8, 2018

Officials float fewer limits on recreational pot

Some state and local elected officials Wednesday called for less restrictive regulations for adult cannabis use in ...
By Bay City NewsNovember 8, 2017
Bicyclist crash 17th Street

Bikeway plan for 17th Street set for vote

The treacherous stretch of 17th between Sanchez and Church streets for bicyclists may soon get protected bikeways.
By Jerold ChinnNovember 5, 20173
News
SoMa skate park

SF targets space under freeways for new parks

AB 857 will allow The City to lease up to 10 parcels underneath highways from Caltrans at 30 ...
By Jerold ChinnOctober 25, 2017
Government

Feds review permit for right-wing rally

In the face of intense public pressure, National Park Service officials Wednesday said they are reviewing a ...
By Bay City NewsAugust 16, 2017

Late night booze bill clears hurdle

A bill that would allow local communities across California to extend alcohol sales hours past 2 a.m. ...
By Bay City NewsJuly 6, 2017

Restaurant, bar owners split over 4 a.m. closing time

Google "sports bar in San Francisco," and Giordano Bros. on 16th Street near Valencia stands near the ...
By Nick MaddenJune 2, 2017
News

Proposed bill would protect immigrants in court

Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, and a co-sponsor have introduced a bill to protect immigrants from irrelevant disclosures of their immigration status in ...
By Bay City NewsMay 5, 20170

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