Jerold Chinn

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

News

Muni to resume fare enforcement despite advocacy group objections

As of Tuesday, Muni will resume issuing citations to passengers who do not pay fare, though transit officials say fare inspectors will bring ...

By Jerold ChinnNovember 27, 20200

Coronavirus

SF remains in red tier but expects move into purple tier ‘relatively soon’

San Francisco remains in the state’s Covid-19 red tier but could end up in the state’s most restrictive tier “some time soon,” said ...

By Jerold ChinnNovember 24, 20200

Coronavirus

San Francisco may soon join most Bay Area counties in purple tier

It is likely San Francisco will slide back into the state’s most restrictive purple tier as early as Sunday due to a rise ...

By Jerold ChinnNovember 20, 20200

Cars

Cruise skips out on hearing, tests driverless vehicles with little city collaboration

San Francisco supervisors were disappointed Tuesday when representatives for Cruise, a self-driving car company, failed to show up for a scheduled hearing. The company ...

By Jerold ChinnNovember 19, 20200

Crime

San Francisco police seek public help to find hit-and-run suspect

San Francisco police are turning to the public for help in identifying a suspect involved in a hit-and-run crash that left a 90-year-old ...

By Jerold ChinnNovember 17, 20200

Bay Area

Covid-19 update: Breed ‘sounding the alarm’ in SF, five Bay Area counties now in most restrictive tier

In response to surging cases, San Francisco has slipped back two tiers in the state’s four-tiered reopening guideline, requiring city officials to tighten ...

By Jerold ChinnNovember 16, 20200

News

Solemn memorial honors lives lost in traffic collisions

Pedestrian advocates turned the steps of San Francisco City Hall into a memorial Sunday afternoon with 187 pairs of shoes laid out to ...

By Jerold ChinnNovember 16, 20200

Bay Area

Rather than raise tolls, Golden Gate Bridge moves to lay off 146 employees

District officials in charge of the Golden Gate Bridge voted Friday to lay off employees in response to a budget shortfall.

By Jerold ChinnNovember 13, 20200

News

Covid-19 fingered as latest culprit behind more Central Subway delays

San Francisco’s Central Subway project is delayed once again and will not complete substantial construction until next spring.

By Jerold ChinnNovember 13, 20200

Government

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 ...

By Jerold ChinnNovember 12, 20200

Coronavirus

San Francisco shuts down indoor dining in effort to tamp down Covid-19 surge

After Friday, San Francisco restaurants will no longer be permitted to serve diners indoors, a change to local health guidelines prompted by an ...

By Jerold ChinnNovember 10, 20200

Government

Breed, Haney propose stricter appeals process for city projects

Supervisor Matt Haney is looking to tighten requirements surrounding how public appeals to city projects are considered. Mayor London Breed is supporting the ...

By Jerold ChinnNovember 10, 20200

Election

Philhour concedes, Chan wins District 1 supervisor race

San Francisco District 1 supervisor candidate Marjan Philhour has conceded the race to Connie Chan after falling behind by 123 votes. Philhour said in ...

By Jerold ChinnNovember 8, 20200

Election

San Francisco voters show wide support for new street cleaning department proposition

San Francisco voters are backing a measure to create a new department focused on keeping sidewalks and streets clean. The latest update provided by ...

By Jerold ChinnNovember 6, 20200

Election

Voters save Caltrain with Measure RR passage in all three counties

Voters in the three counties served by Caltrain passed a measure that will add a one one-eighth cent sales tax in each county ...

By Jerold ChinnNovember 5, 20200

Election

Philhour’s lead grows slightly in tight District 1 supervisor race

Marjan Philhour is holding onto a thin lead in the ranked-choice San Francisco District 1 supervisor race, but the difference is still too ...

By Jerold ChinnNovember 5, 20200

Election 2020

Philhour lead trimmed to 25 votes in ultra-close District 1 supervisor race

Marjan Philhour continues to hold a razor-thin lead over Connie Chan.

By Jerold ChinnNovember 4, 20200

Election 2020

San Francisco voters say ‘yes’ to ballot propositions

San Francisco voters were asked to consider 13 propositions for the Nov. 3 election.

By Jerold ChinnNovember 3, 20200

Election 2020

Early results show Caltrain sales tax above 2/3 majority required to pass

Early votes have Proposition RR, which would provide a dedicated funding stream to Caltrain, headed toward approval.

By Jerold ChinnNovember 3, 20200

Coronavirus

Organizers cancel San Francisco’s famous Chinese New Year Parade

San Francisco’s world-renowned Chinese New Year Parade has been officially canceled for 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, organizers announced Sunday. The parade, organized ...

By Jerold ChinnNovember 2, 20202

Coronavirus

San Francisco pauses reopening plans amid case, hospitalization uptick

In a sudden shift Friday, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a temporary pause on The City’s reopening efforts due to an uptick ...

By Jerold ChinnOctober 30, 20200

Government

Breed nominates disability advocate with ‘important perspective’ to SFMTA board

Mayor London Breed nominated transit disability advocate Fiona Hinze to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors Thursday. Hinze, who lives with ...

By Jerold ChinnOctober 30, 20200

News

Better Market Street design changes draw criticism from advocates

A redesign for the first phase of San Francisco’s Better Market Street project is drawing ire from supervisors and advocates. Christina Olea, of the ...

By Jerold ChinnOctober 29, 20200

Business

SF offers struggling entertainment venues reprieve with waived fees, taxes

With most entertainment venues unable to operate during the Covid-19 pandemic, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Treasurer José Cisneros announced Monday they ...

By Jerold ChinnOctober 28, 20200

News

San Francisco supervisors push for more red light cameras

City leaders are pushing the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to add more red light cameras citywide. Ricardo Olea, The City’s traffic engineer, told ...

By Jerold ChinnOctober 26, 20200

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