Jerold Chinn

Crime

San Francisco police seek help finding stolen Maltese puppy

San Francisco police are asking for the public’s help find a missing dog stolen Monday morning on the 200 block of Sutter Street. Police ...

By Jerold ChinnFebruary 25, 20210

Bay Area

SamTrans joins list of transit agencies giving free vaccination rides

Beginning Thursday, SamTrans joins a list of Bay Area public transit agencies that provide free rides to vaccination appointments. Free rides are available to ...

By Jerold ChinnFebruary 25, 20210

Coronavirus

San Francisco vaccine eligibility opens to educators, food workers

San Francisco educators, childcare providers, emergency services employees and persons working in food and agriculture sectors are now eligible to get the Covid-19 ...

By Jerold ChinnFebruary 24, 20210

Bay Area

‘Stop AAPI Hate’ tracking project gets $1.4 million state funding boost

Organizations tracking anti-Asian violence and racism since the Covid-19 pandemic began last March received a $1.4 million funding boost with Monday’s passage of ...

By Jerold ChinnFebruary 23, 20210

Coronavirus

Muni to offer free rides for vaccination appointments

Beginning Tuesday, Muni will offer free rides to passengers heading to Covid-19 vaccination appointments, Mayor London Breed announced Friday. Passengers will be required to ...

By Jerold ChinnFebruary 19, 20210

News

SFMTA eyes May target for partial Muni subway service restoration

San Francisco public transit riders have been without subway service for nearly a year, but transit officials say partial downtown service could be ...

By Jerold ChinnFebruary 17, 20210

Coronavirus

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 ...

By Jerold ChinnFebruary 16, 20210

Coronavirus

Dose shortage forces temporary pause at Moscone, City College vaccination sites

San Francisco will temporarily pause two of its Covid-19 mass vaccination sites this week due to a lack of supply, city officials announced ...

By Jerold ChinnFebruary 14, 20210

News

Supes approve funding for traffic calming around Great Highway

Funding was approved just days after the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and District 4 Supervisor Gordon Mar agreed to traffic calming measures ...

By Jerold ChinnFebruary 11, 20210

Coronavirus

SF to expand vaccine eligibility, officials double down in school district lawsuit

San Francisco will expand its vaccine eligibility in two weeks, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Tuesday at a press conference. Breed said The ...

By Jerold ChinnFebruary 10, 20210

News

Officials unveil Outer Sunset traffic calming plan to stem flow from closed Great Highway

City officials this week announced a new traffic plan to curb Outer Sunset traffic safety concerns that resulted when a portion of the Great Highway ...

By Jerold ChinnFebruary 6, 20210

Coronavirus

San Francisco to open second mass vaccination site at Moscone Center

The Moscone Center will open Friday as San Francisco’s second mass Covid-19 vaccination site, Mayor London Breed announced Thursday. The operation will be led ...

By Jerold ChinnFebruary 4, 20210

Coronavirus

SF school district pushes back on city officials for ‘petty’ lawsuit

San Francisco is suing its own school district and school board for failing to come up with a comprehensive plan to reopen schools, ...

By Jerold ChinnFebruary 3, 20210

Crime

DA files charges in fatal assaults on two elderly SF men

Murder charges have been filed against a suspect who allegedly assaulted an 84-year-old man, pushing the victim to the ground in the Anza ...

By Jerold ChinnFebruary 2, 20210

Coronavirus

San Francisco opens Mission District vaccination site

San Francisco officials and the community Monday celebrated the soft opening of a Covid-19 vaccination site in the Mission District. The area is among ...

By Jerold ChinnFebruary 1, 20210

News

Supervisors push for speedy return of Muni lines

San Francisco Supervisors are urging transit officials for the quick return of Muni lines that have been out of operation through the Covid-19 ...

By Jerold ChinnJanuary 29, 20210

Government

‘As we rise again’: Breed talks recovery in State of the City address

Mayor London struck an optimistic tone about San Francisco’s future and Covid-19 recovery during her State of The City address on Thursday morning. The ...

By Jerold ChinnJanuary 28, 20210

News

City mourns loss of first pedestrian killed by vehicle this year

San Francisco police said Wednesday an 85-year-old man succumbed to his injuries Saturday resulting from a traffic crash last week. Last Tuesday at approximately ...

By Jerold ChinnJanuary 27, 20210

Government

Supervisors unanimously confirm Carmen Chu to city administer post

San Francisco supervisors unanimously Tuesday confirmed Mayor London Breed’s appointment of Assessor Carmen Chu to serve as the city administrator. The Board of Supervisors ...

By Jerold ChinnJanuary 27, 20210

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 ChinnJanuary 25, 20210

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 ChinnJanuary 23, 20210

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 ChinnJanuary 21, 20210

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 ChinnJanuary 21, 20210

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 16, 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

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