Jerold Chinn

Coronavirus

SF plans Thursday morning reopening under new state guidelines

San Francisco will once again allow outdoor dining and other limited activities to resume Thursday morning. The changes follow a state decision to ...

By Jerold Chinn10 hours ago0

News

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 ...

By Jerold Chinn3 days ago0

News

SFMTA approves Better Market Street changes despite redesign controversy

After hours of debate and public comment, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors Tuesday voted 5-2 to approve a number ...

By Jerold Chinn4 days ago0

Coronavirus

SF sets goal to vaccinate 900,000 people by end of June

Public health officials said Wednesday at a Board of Supervisors committee hearing that they have set a goal to vaccinate the more than ...

By Jerold Chinn4 days ago0

Coronavirus

SF health officials warn they will soon run out of vaccine doses

San Francisco’s Department of Public Health could run out of vaccine doses as early as Thursday, city officials said Tuesday at a Covid-19 ...

By Jerold ChinnJanuary 19, 20210

Coronavirus

Despite limited dose supply, SF plans three large-scale vaccination sites

San Francisco plans to open three large-scale Covid-19 vaccination sites, officials announced Friday. Mayor London Breed said the sites will be located at the ...

By Jerold ChinnJanuary 15, 20210

Crime

SFO installs human trafficking help placards in airport bathrooms

Officials with the San Francisco International Airport Monday announced a new initiative to combat human trafficking as Monday marked National Human Trafficking Awareness ...

By Jerold ChinnJanuary 15, 20210

Government

Breed nominates Assessor Carmen Chu to replace outgoing city administrator

San Francisco Mayor London Breed Thursday nominated Assessor Carmen Chu to replace outgoing City Administrator Naomi Kelly. Kelly announced Tuesday she will resign ...

By Jerold ChinnJanuary 14, 20210

Crime

SF city administrator resigns amid City Hall corruption scandal

San Francisco City Administrator Naomi Kelly has submitted her resignation to Mayor London Breed and will step down from her post on Feb. ...

By Jerold ChinnJanuary 13, 20210

Coronavirus

Breed proposes $62 million in small business relief as hospital numbers rise

More financial help is on the way for small businesses in San Francisco struggling to stay afloat during the Covid-19 pandemic as state ...

By Jerold ChinnJanuary 12, 20210

Government

Supervisors select Walton to lead, unite board through tough times ahead

"He is someone that leads with integrity...regardless of the politics and the surrounding circumstances."

By Jerold ChinnJanuary 9, 20210

Government

Yekutiel, Hinze make it through supervisor vote for seats on transit board

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors will have a full seven-member board for the first time in months after the ...

By Jerold ChinnJanuary 5, 20210

News

San Francisco transit agency seeks city’s youth to serve on advisory board

In an effort to better serve needs of youth riders, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is looking for teens to join its ...

By Jerold ChinnJanuary 5, 20210

Coronavirus

San Francisco extends stay-at-home order, travel quarantine

In response to the significant amount of Covid-19 cases in California and throughout the nation, San Francisco officials are indefinitely extending the mandatory ...

By Jerold ChinnDecember 31, 20200

Coronavirus

SF sees Covid surge slow but officials stress need to ‘keep pressure on the virus’

San Francisco health officials say they are seeing indications that the post-Thanksgiving Covid-19 surge might have reached a peak, said Department of Public ...

By Jerold ChinnDecember 29, 20200

Green

San Francisco Christmas tree recycling pickup starts early next year

San Francisco officials are reminding residents not to dump Christmas trees just anywhere on the street. Recology will come by to pick up ...

By Jerold ChinnDecember 26, 20200

Coronavirus

San Francisco officials say Covid-19 restrictions reducing virus spread

San Francisco officials said Tuesday that Covid-19 restrictions implemented two weeks ago have helped slow spread of the virus, but they also warned ...

By Jerold ChinnDecember 22, 20200

News

First Muni rail line rolls back into service

The J-Church line began rolling again Saturday, marking the first Muni rail service to return since August’s failed restart. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation ...

By Jerold ChinnDecember 19, 20200

News

Final bill for Central Subway could blow budget by $130 million

"This isn’t right. ... This is not how business should be operating."

By Jerold ChinnDecember 18, 20200

Coronavirus

SF health officials order 10-day quarantine for anyone who travels outside Bay Area

Public health officials in San Francisco have issued an order requiring a mandatory 10-day quarantine for anyone who travels into The City from ...

By Jerold ChinnDecember 17, 20200

Bay Area

Airbnb co-founder donates $25 million to Bay Area homeless programs

San Francisco Mayor London Breed Wednesday announced that Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia donated $25 million to support Bay Area homeless programs. Gebbia, who also ...

By Jerold ChinnDecember 17, 20200

News

Rules Committee advance Breed’s SFMTA board nominations for full vote

Both of Mayor London Breed’s nominations to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors are progressing to full vote at the ...

By Jerold ChinnDecember 15, 20200

News

Woman suffers critical injuries in red light pedestrian-vehicle collision

San Francisco police say a vehicle struck a pedestrian Friday morning in the South of Market neighborhood. Authorities said a 70-year-old woman was crossing ...

By Jerold ChinnDecember 14, 20200

News

George Floyd’s brother lends support for Saturday’s SF gun buyback event

San Francisco’s annual gun buyback event will be held Saturday with Covid-19 precautions in place, organizers said Thursday. Mayor London Breed said it is ...

By Jerold ChinnDecember 11, 20200

Law

City launches new tool for drivers grappling with traffic court debt

San Francisco drivers struggling financially and unable to pay traffic tickets can now ask the court to reduce payments by using the new ...

By Jerold ChinnDecember 10, 20200

Bay Area

State reverses course, allows outdoor playgrounds to reopen under stay-at-home order

California public health officials have backtracked on a decision to close outdoor playgrounds under the state’s stay-at-home order announced Thursday. Parents, state and local ...

By Jerold ChinnDecember 9, 20200

Government

San Francisco supervisors send smoking ban proposal back to committee

In a second vote, San Francisco supervisors Tuesday made the unusual move to send back proposed legislation that would ban tobacco smoking multi-unit ...

By Jerold ChinnDecember 8, 20200

Bay Area

Officials issue stay-at-home order ahead of state direction in most Bay Area counties

"We cannot wait until after we've driven off the cliff..."

By Jerold ChinnDecember 4, 20200

Economy

SFMTA may lay off 22 percent of workforce to close budget gap

Layoffs and Muni service cuts could be on the horizon at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency after transit officials Tuesday presented its ...

By Jerold ChinnDecember 2, 20200

Coronavirus

SF officials warn of more restrictions as ‘dangerous winter has arrived’

San Franciscans may soon be faced with additional restrictions prompted by a rise in Covid-19 cases, Mayor London Breed and Director of Public ...

By Jerold ChinnDecember 2, 20200

News

Crews head back into Muni’s Twin Peaks Tunnel for another round of work

The summer of 2018 was a tough time for Muni passengers and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency who endured a two-month closure ...

By Jerold ChinnNovember 30, 20200

News

Roberta Boomer: A warm farewell to the ‘heart and soul’ of the SFMTA

Roberta Boomer had seen and been through it all in her more than 20 years as board secretary at the San Francisco Municipal ...

By Jerold ChinnNovember 29, 20200

Coronavirus

San Francisco now subject to purple tier restrictions, joining 99 percent of state

As anticipated, San Francisco officially entered the most restrictive purple tier in the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, requiring capacity reductions and ...

By Jerold ChinnNovember 28, 20200