Jerold Chinn

Business

San Francisco restaurants could offer indoor dining within weeks

Thursday marked six months since stay-at-home order swept across several Bay Area counties, shutting down most indoor business sectors, including the restaurant industry. While ...

By Jerold Chinn15 hours ago0

Cars

San Francisco considers tough impound penalties for illegal sideshow participants

Some San Francisco officials are proposing tough measures to crack down on illegal sideshow participants. District 11 Supervisor Ahsha Safai Tuesday introduced legislation that ...

By Jerold Chinn3 days ago0

Government

Supes approve $89 million contract to replace outdated Muni arrival time system

Muni arrival times are often inaccurate, leaving passengers to wonder if they should wait for a bus or start walking, but improvements to ...

By Jerold Chinn3 days ago0

Bay Area

BART gets $1.2 billion grant to increase Transbay Tube capacity

BART is getting an injection of funds from the Federal Transit Administration so the agency can purchase additional railcars and run more trains ...

By Jerold Chinn5 days ago0

Business

San Francisco gyms, hair salons reopen with capacity limits, major modifications

San Francisco gyms, hair salons and hotels for tourism use were allowed to reopen Monday morning with new health and safety guidelines. The businesses ...

By Jerold Chinn5 days ago0

Business

SF lays out plans to reopen some schools, indoor businesses mid-September

San Francisco officials Tuesday introduced reopening plans for the month of September that will allow more businesses and services to operate in the ...

By Jerold ChinnSeptember 1, 20200

Bay Area

Leaders call on educators to help stop spread of anti-Asian racism

Community groups and San Francisco leaders are calling on schools to stand up to racism against students of Asian and Pacific Islander descent, ...

By Jerold ChinnAugust 29, 20200

Bay Area

Covid-19 update: More outdoor businesses set to reopen Friday

Some Bay Area counties this week will allow business sectors such as hair and nail salons to resume operations outdoors.

By Jerold ChinnAugust 26, 20200

Crime

Assault rifles, weapons cache seized as San Francisco police arrest four suspects

Police served a search warrant on the 1500 block of 48th Avenue where officers found and seized 29 firearms.

By Jerold ChinnAugust 26, 20200

Crime

San Francisco pulls plug early on deteriorating, unsafe Hall of Justice jail

San Francisco’s seismically unsafe jail at the Hall of Justice will close earlier than expected.

By Jerold ChinnAugust 25, 20200

Coronavirus

Muni shuts down subway service after employee tests positive for Covid-19

The SFMTA late Monday evening abruptly announced that the subway system will once again shut down.

By Jerold ChinnAugust 24, 20200

News

Three pedestrian fatalities since June rattle SF safety advocates

Pedestrian advocates are demanding San Francisco transit officials take more aggressive steps to keep pedestrians safe on city streets. Most recently, 50-year-old Mark Berman ...

By Jerold ChinnAugust 24, 20200

News

Muni subway returns Saturday with modified service

San Francisco residents Saturday will see the familiar sight of Muni trains again moving through the subway and city streets. As previously reported, the ...

By Jerold ChinnAugust 21, 20200

Government

Supes reject one of two Breed appointees for SFMTA board

San Francisco supervisors are finally adding a new member to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors, but supervisors approved only ...

By Jerold ChinnAugust 19, 20200

Crime

Police offer $100,000 reward to find shooter who killed 6-year-old boy

San Francisco police are offering a reward of $100,000 in the identification and arrest of a suspect(s) in the fatal shooting of a ...

By Jerold ChinnAugust 18, 20200

Bay Area

Covid-19 update: Heat wave causes concern for mask, gathering orders

As a heat wave engulfs the Bay Area, public health departments are reminding the public that Covid-19 is still around and residents need ...

By Jerold ChinnAugust 15, 20200

Labor

Former Daly City restaurant workers receive back wages in $2.6 million settlement

Owners of the former Kome Seafood and Buffet restaurant in Daly City have reached a $2.6 million settlement with the state’s Labor Commissioner’s ...

By Jerold ChinnAugust 13, 20200

Bay Area

Covid-19 update: Case totals increase with backlog data, court moves jury selection to event center

Bay Area county health departments are starting to receive some of the backlogged Covid-19 data caused by technical issues with the state’s electronic ...

By Jerold ChinnAugust 12, 20200

Coronavirus

Mayor lays out $446 million Covid-19 budget proposal

San Francisco Mayor London Breed Tuesday laid out a spending proposal specifically related to Covid-19. She also stressed the need for residents to ...

By Jerold ChinnAugust 12, 20200

Government

Sheriff’s Department strikes deal with carrier to allow free jail calls

San Francisco officials announced that phone calls made from county jail will be free. The change is effective immediately. Mayor London Breed, Sheriff Paul ...

By Jerold ChinnAugust 10, 20200

Bay Area

Covid-19 update: Bay Area deaths tick upward as state data issue persists

As Bay Area deaths from Covid accelerate, county health departments continue to warn that reported Covid-19 case data may not present the full ...

By Jerold ChinnAugust 5, 20200

Election 2020

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 ...

By Jerold ChinnAugust 4, 20200

News

Teen skateboarder suffers life-threatening injuries in collision

A skateboarder was struck by a vehicle in the Mission Terrace neighborhood Friday at around 1:03 p.m., San Francisco police reported. Officers arrived at ...

By Jerold ChinnAugust 4, 20200

Coronavirus

Breed’s two-year budget proposal diverts police funds, assumes labor union cooperation to close deficit

San Francisco Mayor London Breed presented her two-year budget that seeks to close a $1.5 billion deficit during a period of economic uncertainty ...

By Jerold ChinnJuly 31, 20200

Coronavirus

SF faces ‘major surge’ in new Covid-19 cases

San Francisco is facing a “major surge” of Covid-19 cases, says Dr. Grant Colfax, who heads the Department of Public Health. Colfax at a ...

By Jerold ChinnJuly 30, 20200

Crime

Police arrest suspect who allegedly spat on, attacked Muni passenger

San Francisco police arrested a 22-year-old man who allegedly spat on and attacked a Muni bus passenger, police said Wednesday. The altercation took place ...

By Jerold ChinnJuly 30, 20200

Election 2020

Caltrain tax saga continues with supervisor passage amid county push-back

A ⅛-cent sales tax measure to fund Caltrain is still up in the air despite approval Tuesday by the San Francisco Board of ...

By Jerold ChinnJuly 29, 20200

Government

Black residents identify investment priorities for SFPD’s defunded budget

Mayor London Breed and District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton pledged in June to “defund” the San Francisco Police Department and to use that ...

By Jerold ChinnJuly 29, 20200

Coronavirus

SF plans ‘Learning Hubs’ to bridge education resource gaps for disadvantaged students

“It will take a village to address the wide range of learning needs for our City’s children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic..."

By Jerold ChinnJuly 24, 20200

Election 2020

Haney’s new sanitation department measure heads to November ballot

San Francisco voters will get the chance in November to decide if a new sanitation department will be established, or not. The Board of ...

By Jerold ChinnJuly 23, 20200

Bay Area

Covid-19 update: California cases blow past New York, San Mateo County inches toward monitoring list

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans Wednesday to procure more personal protective equipment, including N-95 and surgical masks from manufacturer BYD. Newsom shared that ...

By Jerold ChinnJuly 22, 20200

Coronavirus

Frustration mounts as Tenderloin again left out of Slow Streets program

There was an outpour of exasperation Tuesday among people who have called for streets in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood to be included the latest ...

By Jerold ChinnJuly 22, 20200

Crime

Fatal hit-and-run suspect turns self in to police

A 50-year-old male was struck and killed by a motorist in the Bayview neighborhood on Sunday afternoon, San Francisco police reported. Police responded just ...

By Jerold ChinnJuly 20, 20200