Push For Emergency Declaration of Homelessness Moves Forward
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Push For Emergency Declaration of Homelessness Moves Forward

Despite opposition from Mayor Ed Lee, legislation declaring a state of emergency on homelessness in San Francisco is headed toward the Board of Supervisors with…

Legislation Increasing Access to Gender-Neutral Bathrooms Wins Support
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Legislation Increasing Access to Gender-Neutral Bathrooms Wins Support

Legislation that would increase access to gender-neutral restrooms in San Francisco was approved in committee today with broad support. The legislation, introduced by Supervisor David…

Eviction Protection for Schools Approved by Supes Committee
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Eviction Protection for Schools Approved by Supes Committee

Legislation that would give San Francisco school employees, child caregivers and families new eviction protections during the school year received unanimous support from a Board…

SF Developing Plan to Counter Threat From Rising Sea Levels
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SF Developing Plan to Counter Threat From Rising Sea Levels

San Francisco city agencies are developing a plan to deal with rising sea levels, which are expected to pose a threat to an estimated $75…

Campos Calls for Declaration of Homelessness Emergency, More Navigation Centers
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Campos Calls for Declaration of Homelessness Emergency, More Navigation Centers

San Francisco Supervisor David Campos today called for the Board of Supervisors to declare a state of emergency on homelessness to help speed up the…

Super Bowl Boosted Hotel Tax Revenues by $5.3M
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Super Bowl Boosted Hotel Tax Revenues by $5.3M

San Francisco hotels scored big during Super Bowl weekend, generating a $5.3 million boost to hotel tax revenues, according to estimates released by the San…

New Legislation Would Make Solar Panels a Requirement for New Buildings
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New Legislation Would Make Solar Panels a Requirement for New Buildings

New legislation introduced Tuesday by San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener would require all new construction within the city, including residential and commercial buildings, to have…

Supes Drop Ballot Measure, Shift Strategies in Debate Over Affordable Housing Requirements
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Supes Drop Ballot Measure, Shift Strategies in Debate Over Affordable Housing Requirements

San Francisco Supervisors Jane Kim and Aaron Peskin today said they would withdraw one measure from the June ballot that would double the minimum amount…

SF Working to Unify Homeless Services in Face of Crisis on Streets
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SF Working to Unify Homeless Services in Face of Crisis on Streets

San Francisco is working toward a unified approach to homelessness under the management of a single department, but progress is not coming fast enough for…

Towing Fees Cut Across the Board, Waived for Vehicle Theft Victims
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Towing Fees Cut Across the Board, Waived for Vehicle Theft Victims

A towing contract approved by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency on Tuesday reduces towing fees across the board and drops them altogether for victims…

District Attorney Forms Task Force With FBI To Investigate Public Corruption
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District Attorney Forms Task Force With FBI To Investigate Public Corruption

San Francisco prosecutors will join forces with the FBI in a task force to investigate public corruption, District Attorney George Gascon said today. The task…

City Launches New Team to Address Emergency Needs of Homeless
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City Launches New Team to Address Emergency Needs of Homeless

The City of San Francisco launched a new medical response team for the homeless today. The Homeless Emergency Assessment & Response Team will respond to…

Reported Gay Bashing Incident Inspires Marina District “Takeover” Response
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Reported Gay Bashing Incident Inspires Marina District “Takeover” Response

A reported gay bashing attack in San Francisco’s Marina District has drawn condemnation from the mayor and inspired plans for a gay “takeover” of a…

Supes Call for City Employers to Provide Fully Paid Parental Leave
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Supes Call for City Employers to Provide Fully Paid Parental Leave

Supervisor Scott Wiener today announced legislation that would make San Francisco the first city in the country to require companies to provide fully paid parental…

Proposed Measure Would Double Affordable Housing Requirement, Give Control Back to Board
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Proposed Measure Would Double Affordable Housing Requirement, Give Control Back to Board

A ballot measure introduced by Supervisors Jane Kim and Aaron Peskin today would double the amount of affordable housing developers are required to include in…

Protestors Call for Police Chief’s Resignation During Mayor’s Swearing In
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Protestors Call for Police Chief’s Resignation During Mayor’s Swearing In

Dozens of rowdy protesters called for San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr’s resignation during a swearing in ceremony for Mayor Ed Lee today. Lee’s introduction…

Protestors Rally Outside Mayor Ed Lee’s Home, Call for His Resignation
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Protestors Rally Outside Mayor Ed Lee’s Home, Call for His Resignation

More than a dozen protesters marched to the house of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee today, calling for his resignation to the wake of recent…

Mayor Announces Completion of Switch to Renewable Diesel for City Transportation Fleet
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Mayor Announces Completion of Switch to Renewable Diesel for City Transportation Fleet

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee announced today at a summit in Portland, Oregon that the city’s transportation fleet has completed swapping its petroleum diesel for…

Assemblyman Asks District 17 Voters to Propose a New Law
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Assemblyman Asks District 17 Voters to Propose a New Law

A new program will give some voters in San Francisco the chance to have their voices heard by proposing a new law, Assemblyman David Chiu…

Mayor Lee to Create New Department to Combat Homelessness
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Mayor Lee to Create New Department to Combat Homelessness

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee announced plans today to create a new Department to End Homelessness and spend $1 billion over the next four years…

SFPD Investigating FiDi Bank Robbery
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SFPD Investigating FiDi Bank Robbery

San Francisco police are investigating a bank robbery in the city’s Financial District on Wednesday morning. The robbery was reported at 11:40 a.m. in the…

Leno Announces New Bill to Ban Most Juvenile Solitary Confinement
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Leno Announces New Bill to Ban Most Juvenile Solitary Confinement

State Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, today announced a new try for a law that would sharply limit solitary confinement of youth in juvenile correctional…

DA Comes Out Against Jail Proposal Ahead of Committee Vote
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DA Comes Out Against Jail Proposal Ahead of Committee Vote

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon today spoke out against plans to build a new jail, saying the city should instead renovate existing jails and…

Campos Legislation Would Give Event Organizers Advance Notice of Police Security Costs
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Campos Legislation Would Give Event Organizers Advance Notice of Police Security Costs

San Francisco Supervisor David Campos today introduced legislation intended to prevent last minute surprises for festival organizers by establishing a clear process for determining mandatory…

Mayor Calls for Increase in Affordable Housing Requirement for new Developments
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Mayor Calls for Increase in Affordable Housing Requirement for new Developments

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee today called for a ballot measure that would increase the amount of affordable housing developers are required to include in…

Lawyers Urge SFPD not to Review Footage Before Writing Certain Reports
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Lawyers Urge SFPD not to Review Footage Before Writing Certain Reports

The Bar Association of San Francisco urged the city’s Police Commission today to adopt a policy of barring officers from reviewing body camera footage when…

SF Celebrates Pedestrian, Bike Infrastructure Improvements, Vows to do More
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SF Celebrates Pedestrian, Bike Infrastructure Improvements, Vows to do More

Twenty-four projects designed to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety in San Francisco have been completed ahead of schedule, with six more projects expected to be…

SF County Awarded $80M State Grants to Replace Jails at Hall of Justice
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SF County Awarded $80M State Grants to Replace Jails at Hall of Justice

San Francisco was awarded an $80 million grant today by the Board of State and Community Corrections to replace deteriorating city jails at the Hall…

New Sheriff Vicki Hennessy Plans Policy for Deputies to Communicate With ICE
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New Sheriff Vicki Hennessy Plans Policy for Deputies to Communicate With ICE

Vicki Hennessy today said that after winning the race for San Francisco Sheriff one of her first orders of business will be to instruct sheriff’s…

Supervisor Campos Rallies with Mission Moratorium Supporters
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Supervisor Campos Rallies with Mission Moratorium Supporters

San Francisco Supervisor David Campos and proponents of Proposition I, which aims to suspend market-rate development in the Mission District for 18 months, held a…

SF’s Last Gun Shop to Close as Board of Supes Unanimously Passes Gun Safety Policies
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SF’s Last Gun Shop to Close as Board of Supes Unanimously Passes Gun Safety Policies

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to pass a package of gun safety policies that has already prompted San Francisco’s last remaining…

Program Launched to Help Low-Income Residents Find Safe Banking Options
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Program Launched to Help Low-Income Residents Find Safe Banking Options

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Martin Gruenberg was in San Francisco today to help launch a program that helps low-income residents across the country access…

Prop F Aims To Place Expanded Restrictions On Short-Term Rentals
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Prop F Aims To Place Expanded Restrictions On Short-Term Rentals

A measure on San Francisco’s ballot in next week’s election will decide whether there needs to be stricter enforcement and limits on short-term rentals of…

Mayor and SFUSD Superintendent Announce Plan for Dedicated Teacher Housing
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Mayor and SFUSD Superintendent Announce Plan for Dedicated Teacher Housing

Many teachers in San Francisco can’t afford to live in the city as housing prices continue to rise – and that’s why Mayor Ed Lee…

Park Commissioners Approve Deal for Park on City’s Southeast Side
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Park Commissioners Approve Deal for Park on City’s Southeast Side

New parks that would create one of the longest continuous open spaces along the Bay in San Francisco are a step closer to being built,…

City Starts Process to Possibly Buy Pagoda Theatre Site for Subway Stop
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City Starts Process to Possibly Buy Pagoda Theatre Site for Subway Stop

Two San Francisco supervisors have started the process to make an offer to purchase a piece of property for a possible expansion of the Central…

Ballot Measure Would Set Aside City Funds for Parks
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Ballot Measure Would Set Aside City Funds for Parks

San Francisco Supervisor Mark Farrell introduced a ballot measure this week that he said could generate an additional $350 million for city parks over the…

Supervisor Campos Moves to Reaffirm Sanctuary City Status
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Supervisor Campos Moves to Reaffirm Sanctuary City Status

Supervisor David Campos today called on San Francisco officials to reaffirm the city’s status as a Sanctuary City despite a recent outcry over a fatal…

Supes Introduce Rolling-Stop Legislation for Bicyclists
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Supes Introduce Rolling-Stop Legislation for Bicyclists

A police crackdown on bicyclists this summer has inspired new legislation that would legalize the rolling stops many cyclists already use at stop signs so…

Supes Pass New Tenant Eviction Protections
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Supes Pass New Tenant Eviction Protections

San Francisco supervisors today passed new tenant protections making it harder to evict renters or raise the rent after some evictions and making it easier…