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Muni relaunches 1-California express service for first time since Covid outbreak
The 1X-California will make three runs to and from the Outer Richmond during morning and evening commute hours.Read More
Pacific Islander Heritage District proposed spanning Visitacion Valley, Sunnydale neighborhoods
San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton announced a resolution to create the new district spanning Visitacion Valley and Sunnydale.Read More
After months of hot debate, supes approve permanent car-free JFK Drive proposal
After months of contentious debate and a 12-hour meeting, supervisors voted 7-4 Tuesday to keep JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park permanently car-free.Read More
Express Muni buses make long-awaited return to service
Muni passengers and city leaders ventured to Visitacion Valley Monday to welcome back the 8AX-Bayshore and 8BX-Bayshore express.Read More
Breed Tenderloin plan sharply criticized by neighborhood advocates
Homeless advocates in San Francisco on Tuesday blasted The City's recent plan to address mental health and drug use in the Tenderloin.Read More
After 10 hours of meeting and public comment, SF supervisors approve Tenderloin emergency
A majority of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted after midnight early Friday morning at a special meeting to allow Mayor London Breed to tackle open-air drug dealing...Read More
8AX, 8BX Bayshore to become first Muni express buses to return in 2022
The 8AX and 8BX Bayshore Express bus routes will be part of the next round of #SFMuni routes to return in early 2022.Read More
J-Church to return to subway in early 2022 with next round of Muni service restoration
After hours of public comment and discussion, transit officials Tuesday night approved a plan to bring back the J-Church into the subway. Read More
Supes, community plead: Restore bus lines connecting Chinatown, southern neighborhoods
Two San Francisco supervisors joined community members on Thursday to demand that the SFMTA bring back key two bus routes.Read More
Supes move to ban city-funded travel, contracts with recent voter restriction states
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance to ban all city-funded travel to states that have recently enacted laws restricting voting rights. Under the new...Read More
City extends Covid-19 relief funding to undocumented families
San Francisco has extended Covid-19 relief funds to undocumented families who are left out of state and federal programs due to immigration status.Read More
Bay Area health officers renew indoor mask recommendation, regardless of vaccination status
Public health officers from Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma and the city of Berkeley issued a joint statement Friday morning with the strong...Read More
Supervisor Peskin apologizes for past ‘tenor,’ vows to serve through alcohol treatment
After San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin last week announced he would enter into treatment for alcohol dependency, on Tuesday he elaborated and said he would remain in office while...Read More
San Francisco City Hall reopens next month for in-person services
After more than a year of closure due to the pandemic, San Francisco City Hall will reopen to the general public on June 7, city officials announced Wednesday. Mayor...Read More
San Francisco adopts $5 hazard pay ordinance for grocery, drug store workers
By unanimous vote Tuesday, San Francisco supervisors ensured many grocery and drug, or pharmacy, store workers will soon see a $5 per hour bump for hazard pay. Those employees...Read More
San Francisco opens third high-volume Covid-19 vaccination site in Bayview
San Francisco opened a new high-volume Covid-19 vaccination site Tuesday in Bayview/Hunters Point neighborhood in partnership with Sutter Health. The opening marks The City’s third large vaccination site. The...Read More
Muni rolls out core plan changes with T-Third rail, express bus service from Bayview, Hunters Point
The T-Third rail line made a return Saturday. Accompanied by a new express bus to downtown San Francisco, the line serves residents in Bayview and Hunters Point neighborhoods. Officials...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
CAREN Act passes unanimously, giving false 911 call victims legal recourse
San Francisco supervisors Tuesday unanimously passed an ordinance that targets residents who make false and racially-motivated 911 calls. Sponsored by Supervisor Shamann Walton, the Caution Against Racially and Exploitative...Read More
Caltrain sales tax measure gets another shot with ‘clean’ bill
After weeks of heated debate, the ⅛-cent Caltrain sales tax measure has been given a new lifeline. It appeared last week the measure would not make it to the...Read More