Economy

‘Flexible retail,’ speedier permits eyed to improve San Francisco small business climate

Mayor London Breed urges 'creative' solutions to support small businesses in San Francisco.

1 year ago

Breed’s budget proposal tackles safety, housing, pandemic recovery

Mayor London Breed outlined some pretty clear priorities in her two-year budget proposal: public safety, homelessness and pandemic recovery.

2 years ago

SF economy shows recovery signs, but still lags behind comparable cities

Despite a lag behind comparable cities, San Francisco is showing signs of a strong economic recovery in some key sectors.

2 years ago

Task force limits reparations by direct lineage to enslaved ancestors

The state's reparations task force voted 5-4 to limit eligibility to Black Californians who can prove direct lineage to enslaved…

2 years ago

Richmond, San Jose selected for federal clean economy program

Richmond and San Jose have been selected to receive federal Communities LEAP funding to help the cities transition to clean…

2 years ago

‘Bloom SF’ events aim to draw downtown workers back to offices

After two years of nearly empty streets, workers are slowly trickling back to San Francisco's downtown offices, and the "Bloom…

2 years ago

Sonoma cannabis growers gain tax reprieve amid ‘freefall’ in legal pot market

Sonoma County Supervisors unanimously approved a cannabis cultivation tax reprieve on Tuesday after multiple growers reported financial hardships.

2 years ago

EDD ‘clawback’ pursues unemployed for repayment of pandemic benefits

California is asking some 1.4 million unemployment recipients to prove their eligibility months after receiving aid as part of a…

2 years ago

Port of Oakland basin project would speed processing for larger ships

The public can now comment on a study of the Port of Oakland seeking to enlarge turning basins as to…

2 years ago

California migrations plummet 38 percent as state population growth slows

Far fewer people are moving to California from other states, while a growing number of residents opted to leave the…

2 years ago

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