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S.F. court rejects DA Jenkinsโ blanket boycott of allegedly biased judge
An end to blanket challenges? Two days after ruling in favor of DA, sudden reversal lets Michelle Tong hear prosecutorsโ cases again
Board of Supervisors
Police commission advances new SFPD drone policy, despite protestย
The first drone policy since 2024 passes 5-1. Next step: board of supervisors
At hearing, police promise to reform sex-crime investigation procedures
The San Francisco police department’s clearance rate for rape cases is 14 percent โ half the national average.
Out of the shadows: S.F. limits when shade can be used to block new housing
Supervisors passed a law aimed at cutting some of the red tape in the city’s “notorious” housing process.
S.F. supervisor looks to restrict when landlords can evict โnuisanceโ tenantsย
Supervisor Melgar wants to pass legislation that spells out what nuisance is in evictions, which at the moment, she said, landlords can abuse.
City Hall
S.F. supervisors press city on drug markets: Are the crackdowns working?
Cracking down on San Franciscoโs drug markets has been a key goal for Mayor Daniel Lurie since he entered office. A year and a half later, some city supervisors say that while some areas appear to be improving, his crackdowns havenโt solved the problem โ drug-dealing and using has just been moved around. Supervisors Rafaelโฆ
S.F. contractors must start paying street cleaners higher wages
Contracted street cleaners will now get the same “prevailing wage” as the city’s unionized workforce.
Mayor Lurie, S.F. officials call for feds to release Ho Yin Mo, state aide detained by ICE
Former Chinese-language TV anchor works for Assemblymember Catherine Stefani and previously served as field organizer for Mayor London Breed.
City budget
S.F. supervisors finalize budget after unusually quick negotiations
The final budget undid cuts to Free City College, HIV prevention, senior services, and more.
S.F. supervisors will hammer out the city budget tonight. Hereโs whatโs at stake.ย
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will work to finalize the city budget Thursday, likely late into the evening.
San Franciscoโs โOverpaid CEOโ tax measure fails, a smarting loss for city unions
Prop. D was backed by labor unions to help close the city deficit. But Mayor Daniel Lurie and the Chamber of Commerce opposed it.
Mission Buzz: Who will get the Missionโsย $743,000 in arts funding?ย
The Arts Commission will open a bid for MCCLA’s former operational grant. The center has also narrowed the search for a temporary location.
After 6 years and $37 million, historic Mission Branch Library to reopen
The Mission library will reopen on Nov. 14th six years after its closure. The building will have new designated areas for teens and children.
S.F. prosecutors again boycott judge over alleged anti-police, anti-DA biasย
DA Brooke Jenkinsโ prosecutors prevailed on request to move criminal cases from public-defender turned elected judge
San Francisco supervisors pass 45-day data-center moratorium
A temporary data center freeze could be expanded โ or made permanent. It will pause the expansion of several centers in S.F.
โWe need a jingleโ: Will voters know the โYes-No-Noโ ballot sequence to pass Californiaโs wealth tax?
It wonโt be as simple as voting โYesโ on Prop. 40, proponents fret. Ballots are now being mailed out.
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