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Becerra, three DAs sue cremation company for alleged deception
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and three Bay Area district attorneys sued the parent company of the Neptune Society and Trident Society on Monday for allegedly misleading customers about...Read More
Oakland drops lawsuit against county, removes Coliseum sale hurdle
Oakland is dropping its lawsuit against Alameda County over the sale of the Oakland Coliseum complex, city officials announced Wednesday. Mayor Libby Schaaf, Council President Rebecca Kaplan and Vice...Read More
NRA backs off San Francisco lawsuit, claims ‘victory’
The National Rifle Association on Thursday dropped a lawsuit it filed against the city of San Francisco back in September over city supervisors’ decision to label the group a...Read More
Becerra sues Facebook over ‘inadequate’ response to privacy investigation
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra went to court in San Francisco Wednesday in a bid to force Facebook Inc. to provide more information for an investigation of possible violations...Read More
AG Becerra, environmental groups sue EPA over salt pond protection
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and four environmental groups filed a pair of lawsuits in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s conclusion...Read More
San Francisco alleges illegal, deceptive fees in suit against online travel sites
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera on Thursday sued companies operating two online travel sites for alleged illegal and deceptive practices including hidden fees. The two sites are JustFly...Read More
Lawsuits against Vallejo allege ‘pattern’ of police abuse, racial profiling
Oakland civil rights attorney John Burris filed three lawsuits in U.S. District Court in Sacramento Wednesday against the city of Vallejo alleging the Vallejo Police Department engages in racial...Read More
Federal judge reinstates nationwide injunction on asylum restriction
A federal judge in Oakland on Monday reinstated a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking a new government rule that would prevent almost all migrants at the southern U.S. border from...Read More
Lawsuit says Lyft is liable for alleged rape, sexual assault of 14 women
Fourteen women from eight states who say they were raped or assaulted by Lyft drivers in 2018 and 2019 sued the ride-booking company in San Francisco Superior Court Wednesday....Read More
Piedmont considers footing bill for Oakland road repair
The City of Piedmont is set to consider on Monday night starting the bid process for a $391,000 repair project that affects four Piedmont households, even though the repair...Read More
Santa Clara County, SF sue Trump admin over new immigrant rule
Santa Clara County and the city of San Francisco sued the administration of President Donald Trump in federal court Tuesday to challenge a new rule that makes it harder...Read More
Mayor’s Bayview Navigation Center plan gets mixed response
San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Monday announced plans to build the city’s latest Navigation Center in the Bayview District, providing up to 200 beds for the neighborhood’s homeless....Read More
Developer sued by SF to pay $1.2 million for unpermitted construction
A real estate developer will pay $1.2 million to the city of San Francisco to resolve a lawsuit that alleged he routinely did construction that wasn’t permitted, according to...Read More
Groups challenge asylum restriction in court, say rule ‘cannot stand’
Four refugee assistance groups sued the administration of President Donald Trump in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday to challenge a new rule that severely restricts asylum applications. The...Read More
Shareholder sues Google over sexual harassment response
A shareholder sued the board of Google Inc.'s parent company, Alphabet Inc., in San Mateo County Superior Court Thursday for allegedly tolerating and covering up sexual harassment by senior...Read More