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City Hall crowd rallies against ‘Rose Pak Chinatown’ station
A large crowd outside City Hall Monday to rally against a resolution that urges The City to name the under-construction subway station in Chinatown after the late Rose Pak.Read More
New Western Addition fire station showcases results of quake bond funding
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced plans to introduce a $628.5 million earthquake safety bond.Read More
Lombard Street toll plan gets assist from state lawmakers
Drivers could soon have to make a reservation and pay a fee to drive down the distinctive sharp turns of Lombard Street,Read More
Steve Heminger appointed to SFMTA board as director search begins
Mayor London Breed has tapped former Metropolitan Transportation Commission Executive director Steve Heminger to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.Read More
Peskin pitches ‘Rose Pak Chinatown’ stop for Central Subway
An effort is on its way again to name San Francisco’s future Chinatown subway station after late community organizer Rose Pak.Read More
Breed seeks ‘real transportation expert’ for next SFMTA chief
Mayor London Breed sent a letter to the governing board of the transit agency urging them to begin their search.Read More
Ed Reiskin out as SFMTA chief
San Francisco’s top transit official Ed Reiskin is stepping down after eight years.Read More
What went wrong in Muni Metro’s epic Friday meltdown
A failed splice allowed more than 1,000 feet of overhead wire and supporting hardware to be torn down.Read More
Overhead wire problem causes major Muni Metro delays
San Francisco Muni Metro continues to face issues with its overhead wire system after transit officials reported that overhead lines that power the train became detached at 6:33 a.m....Read More
Sunset district home robberies, package thefts prompt hearing
San Francisco District 4 Supervisor Gordon Mar plans to organize with residents a working group to develop strategies to protect residents in the Sunset District from home burglaries and...Read More
Charter amendment seeks to boost affordable housing development
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Wednesday a number of proposals that will help expedite building affordable housing and housing for teachers. The first charter amendment would help the...Read More
Breed sets targets for renewable energy use by commercial buildings
San Francisco Mayor London celebrated Earth Day Monday by announcing a proposal to require private commercial buildings to run on renewable electricity starting in 2022..Read More
Students, parents bike and roll to school
Students and parents joined the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition for the annual Bike & Roll to School Week.Read More
Broken coupling pins force single-car Muni trains
San Francisco transit officials are investigating an issue that involves connecting or “coupling” of trains.Read More
SF police apologize for Jeff Adachi leaks as investigation continues
A new allegation was revealed at a Board of Supervisors hearing that a freelance journalist was shopping around the police report to media outlets.Read More
Mission Bay ferries to serve Warriors fans, not workers, until 2021
San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Bay Area ferry service providers announced a plan to operate a temporary ferry service terminal during the 2019-20 Warriors season.Read More
Chase Center transit plan includes shuttle service, cycle track
San Francisco transit officials are getting ready to prepare for a rush of crowds heading to the new Chase Center.Read More
San Francisco un-suspends thousands of driver’s licenses
San Francisco Superior Court has finally cleared a backlog of 88,000 suspended driver’s licenses for failure to appear in traffic court.Read More
Hundreds more electric scooters could soon land on SF streets
More electric scooters could soon be on the way onto San Francisco streets if certain conditions are met.Read More
San Francisco trains more motorcycle officers for traffic enforcement
San Francisco is deploying more motorcycle officers from the Police Department’s Traffic Company to patrol city streets.Read More