Governor Brown Signs Law Requiring Translation of Drug Information

Governor Brown Signs Law Requiring Translation of Drug Information

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that requires California pharmacists to provide translations of prescription instructions to help the millions of residents with limited…

Assemblyman Ting, Education Advocates Demand Accreditation Process Reforms

Assemblyman Ting, Education Advocates Demand Accreditation Process Reforms

Legislators and education advocates today called for curbs on the powers of college accreditors, who they accused of targeting City College of San Francisco while…

New State Bill Could Offer Some Tax Relief To Renters

New State Bill Could Offer Some Tax Relief To Renters

State Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco introduced a new bill alongside state Assemblyman Tom Daly, D-Anaheim, earlier this week urging passage of legislation to restore…

Local Landlords Demonstrate Against Announcement Of Legislation To Close Ellis Act Loopholes

Local Landlords Demonstrate Against Announcement Of Legislation To Close Ellis Act Loopholes

In front of an apartment building in San Francisco’s Chinatown this morning, state Sen. Mark Leno announced legislation to help tenants who are being evicted…

SF And LA Legislators Targeted By Prison Reform Advocates

SF And LA Legislators Targeted By Prison Reform Advocates

A coalition of advocacy groups today delivered letters to state legislators calling on them to act quickly reduce prison overcrowding and drop any plans for…

Legislators Grill BART Managers Over Policies That Might Have Led To Three Deaths

Legislators Grill BART Managers Over Policies That Might Have Led To Three Deaths

Two BART managers were grilled by California legislators at a hearing in San Francisco today about why BART kept a controversial safety procedure in place…

Affordable Care Act(ivity): Events Planned To Help People Enroll In Health Plans

Affordable Care Act(ivity): Events Planned To Help People Enroll In Health Plans

State Assemblyman Phil Ting today launched a campaign aimed at helping people enroll in a health plan as required by the federal Affordable Care Act….

Threats To SF Law Firm Worker Drove California’s New Anti-Stalking Law

Threats To SF Law Firm Worker Drove California’s New Anti-Stalking Law

State Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, announced this morning in San Francisco the passage of a law that will extend the length of restraining orders…

Sorry, Emperor Norton: Legislators OK Plan To Name Western Span Of Bay Bridge After Willie Brown

Sorry, Emperor Norton: Legislators OK Plan To Name Western Span Of Bay Bridge After Willie Brown

State legislators today approved naming the western span of the Bay Bridge after former state Assembly Speaker and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. The state…