Brand New Muni Bus Malfunctions At Press Conference
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Brand New Muni Bus Malfunctions At Press Conference

2:43 PM: An event intended to unveil dozens of new San Francisco Municipal Railway buses hit a snag today when one of the buses malfunctioned…

SFMTA Set To Unveil New Hybrid Muni Buses Today
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SFMTA Set To Unveil New Hybrid Muni Buses Today

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency buses are about to get a facelift, one which will contribute a cleaner city, according to SFMTA officials. San Francisco…

Mayors Of SF, NY Announce Plans For Tech Summit
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Mayors Of SF, NY Announce Plans For Tech Summit

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg jointly announced this afternoon that the bi-coastal city leaders will co-host a technology…

Public Housing Hearing: “This is not a natural disaster folks, it was manmade”
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Public Housing Hearing: “This is not a natural disaster folks, it was manmade”

Residents in San Francisco’s public housing projects and their advocates spoke out today at City Hall, where a hearing was held on a report outlining…

Blogger Who Photographed Scott Wiener In Bathroom Accuses Supe Of “misusing his power”
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Blogger Who Photographed Scott Wiener In Bathroom Accuses Supe Of “misusing his power”

A blogger who snapped a photo of San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener in a City Hall bathroom last October pleaded no contest today to a…

SF City Attorney: Same Sex Marriages Could Resume As Soon As July
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SF City Attorney: Same Sex Marriages Could Resume As Soon As July

The U.S. Supreme Court’s forthcoming ruling on Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage, could follow any of at least half a dozen complex scenarios….

SFPD Mulling $50,000 Settlement For Bystander Shot During Pursuit
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SFPD Mulling $50,000 Settlement For Bystander Shot During Pursuit

An innocent bystander who was shot by police in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood in 2011 could receive $50,000 in a settlement being considered by…

SF Chamber: Legislation Mandating Greater Work Schedule Flexibility For Parents “doesn’t send the right message”
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SF Chamber: Legislation Mandating Greater Work Schedule Flexibility For Parents “doesn’t send the right message”

Employees in San Francisco who are parents or caregivers could soon have the right to request a more flexible and predictable work schedule via legislation…

With Prop 8 Decision Days Away, County Clerks Gearing Up For Possible Flood Of Same Sex Marriages
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With Prop 8 Decision Days Away, County Clerks Gearing Up For Possible Flood Of Same Sex Marriages

With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to make a ruling this month on California’s ban on same-sex marriage, county clerks’ offices around the Bay Area…

SF Schools Still Oppose Plan To Reduce Food Truck Buffer To 1000 Feet
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SF Schools Still Oppose Plan To Reduce Food Truck Buffer To 1000 Feet

With food trucks becoming more and more popular in San Francisco, a committee of the city’s Board of Supervisors today considered legislation that will clarify…

Graduating Public Housing Kids Honored At City Hall
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Graduating Public Housing Kids Honored At City Hall

A group of students who grew up in San Francisco’s public housing complexes were honored today at a City Hall ceremony celebrating their graduation from…

Financial Mismanagement, Squalid Conditions: Supe Calls For Hearing To Review SF’s Housing Authority
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Financial Mismanagement, Squalid Conditions: Supe Calls For Hearing To Review SF’s Housing Authority

San Francisco Supervisor David Campos this afternoon called for a hearing regarding the city’s Housing Authority and introduced legislation to improve transparency for the commission…

Ed Lee Gives Zurich Mayor Chocolates And A Pedometer In City Hall Ceremony
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Ed Lee Gives Zurich Mayor Chocolates And A Pedometer In City Hall Ceremony

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and Zurich Mayor Corine Mauch celebrated their 10-year sister city relationship at a ceremony reestablishing a commitment to economic and…

SF’s “Sweet” Budget: 300 New Cops, $130 Million For Schools
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SF’s “Sweet” Budget: 300 New Cops, $130 Million For Schools

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee presented his proposed two-year budget this morning calling it prudent yet optimistic about economic growth. Along with nearly the full…

City Officials Tour Site Of Central Subway Boring Machine
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City Officials Tour Site Of Central Subway Boring Machine

A gigantic tunnel boring machine was bid farewell by San Francisco officials today as it soon begins its underground voyage to excavate and construct the…

Mayor’s Office Celebrates Three New Businesses In Central Market/Tenderloin Area
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Mayor’s Office Celebrates Three New Businesses In Central Market/Tenderloin Area

The popular digital music company Spotify is the latest tech company moving to a new office along San Francisco’s Central Market neighborhood, Mayor Ed Lee…

Free Admission For All During Final Days Of Old SF MOMA
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Free Admission For All During Final Days Of Old SF MOMA

As the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art prepares to close for nearly three years for a 225,000-square-foot expansion project, a groundbreaking ceremony was held…

Supe Proposes $1-3 Event Surcharge To Aid “overwhelmed and effectively defunct” Muni
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Supe Proposes $1-3 Event Surcharge To Aid “overwhelmed and effectively defunct” Muni

A San Francisco supervisor Tuesday asked for a study of a proposal that would add a small surcharge to tickets for large-scale sports and entertainment…

Golden State Warriors Honored At SF City Hall
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Golden State Warriors Honored At SF City Hall

The Golden State Warriors and their star point guard Stephen Curry were honored at San Francisco City Hall today for their run in the NBA…

San Francisco 49ers To Host 2016 Super Bowl
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San Francisco 49ers To Host 2016 Super Bowl

12:28 PM: The San Francisco 49ers have been selected to host the 2016 Super Bowl at their new stadium in Santa Clara. The decision was…

Renderings For New St. Luke’s And Cathedral Hill Hospitals Revealed (Slideshow)
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Renderings For New St. Luke’s And Cathedral Hill Hospitals Revealed (Slideshow)

Renderings for a new 120-bed hospital at California Pacific Medical Center’s existing St. Luke’s campus in the Mission District and a new hospital with up…

Bid Organizers: $30 Million Already Raised For Bay Area Super Bowl
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Bid Organizers: $30 Million Already Raised For Bay Area Super Bowl

Organizers of a bid to have the San Francisco 49ers host Super Bowl L in 2016 announced today that they have already raised more than…

Plan To Drop SF’s Cell Phone Right To Know Law Approved By Board Of Supervisors
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Plan To Drop SF’s Cell Phone Right To Know Law Approved By Board Of Supervisors

San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors today agreed to accept a settlement with a cellphone industry group after a federal appeals court ruled against the city’s…

Board Of Supes Approves Plan To Create 25-Foot Protest Buffer Zone Outside Reproductive Health Clinics
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Board Of Supes Approves Plan To Create 25-Foot Protest Buffer Zone Outside Reproductive Health Clinics

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors today gave unanimous initial approval to legislation that will create a 25-foot buffer zone around entrances to reproductive health…

Supe Drops Proposal To Rename SFO After Harvey Milk, Says It Was Too Divisive
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Supe Drops Proposal To Rename SFO After Harvey Milk, Says It Was Too Divisive

A proposal to rename San Francisco International Airport after assassinated Supervisor Harvey Milk is being dropped by its author, who said today that the idea…