Scott Wiener

Facing uncertain future, Bay Area agencies, advocates kick off Transit Month

Staggering budget deficits and challenges with public safety loom over Transit Month events.

8 months ago

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.

8 months ago

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.

10 months ago

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”…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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.

2 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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.

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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.”

3 years ago

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.…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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