Rec and Park to voluntarily provide location list for safe sleeping sites
San Francisco Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer said Monday that legislation requiring the Department of Recreation and Parks to compile a list of potential ...
Representatives announce bipartisan bill to modernize Strategic National Stockpile system
U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo announced Friday a bipartisan bill to restructure the Strategic National Stockpile, called the ...
On heels of Embarcadero SAFE opening, Haney renews call for more navigation centers
Supervisor Matt Haney has reintroduced a proposal that would require navigation centers in every San Francisco district.
Haney advanced ...
Haney’s sweeping tenant protection bill moves to full board vote
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ Rules Committee on Monday unanimously approved legislation that would ...
Governor takes on fur industry, circus acts in package of animal welfare bills
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed a package of bills targeting animal cruelty, including the nation’s first ...
Governor signs 15 gun bills aimed at restraining orders, sales, ‘ghost guns’
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a slew of legislation on Friday to tighten California’s gun laws, including new restrictions on restraining orders, sales and ...
Pelosi says ‘there will hell to pay’ if Senate doesn’t pass legislation
Pelosi ticked off a list of legislation passed by the
Democrat-controlled House and sent to the Republican Senate, ...
Bill seeks to sunset paper receipts statewide
A state assemblyman from San Francisco on Tuesday introduced legislation that would seek to phase out paper ...
Legislators green-light late night drinking law
California lawmakers passed Sen. Scott Weiner's, D-San Francisco, bill to allow cities to extend the sale of ...
Scooter-free SF summer to stretch into August
The SFMTA needs more time to review the dozen applications vying for a spot in The City’s ...
SF targets drinking straws in latest plastic purge
Plastic straws could soon be shown the door in San Francisco, just like plastic bags.
Supes ditch Columbus, honor indigenous people
San Francisco supervisors today voted 10-1 to rename Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples' Day despite a last-minute ...
Statewide minimum wage to rise Jan. 1
The minimum wage for workers in California is going up on New Year's Day, though wages in ...
Gov. Brown signs suite of housing bills
Gov. Jerry Brown and other state lawmakers gathered in San Francisco Friday to take aim at alleviating ...
As legalization nears, SF readies pot rules
San Francisco city officials are preparing to approve new regulations and permit requirements for the budding marijuana ...
Is Justin Herman someone we want a plaza named after?
San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin Tuesday introduced legislation calling for Justin Herman Plaza to be renamed.
$1,000 fines proposed for Dolores Park litterers
Dolores Park partiers who fail to pick up after themselves may soon be subject to higher possible ...
SF supervisor floats ban on delivery robots
San Francisco Supervisor Norman Yee introduced legislation Tuesday that would prohibit delivery robots on public streets in ...
Uber sues SF tax collector to shield drivers’ names
Transportation network company Uber sued San Francisco this week over an attempt by The City's tax collector ...
State bill could reduce obstacles for homeless shelters, housing
State legislation announced Wednesday could make it easier for San Francisco to build homeless shelters and supportive ...
SF supervisors back state bill allowing local income tax
San Francisco supervisors Tuesday put their support behind state legislation that would allow The City to place a local income measure on the ...
24th Street small businesses gain protections
San Francisco Supervisors unanimously approved new zoning regulations intended to protect small businesses in the Latino business ...
Ed Lee floats limits on indoor pot growing
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee today introduced legislation that would require a conditional use permit for indoor ...
SF Supes extend sweeping Styrofoam ban
San Francisco Supervisors this week approved a comprehensive ban on the sale of polystyrene, or Styrofoam.
Proposal offers rent control for HIV/AIDS survivors
San Francisco supervisors are set to consider legislation extending rent control protections to residents receiving federal housing ...
$1,000 per day fine floated for unregistered Airbnb listings
Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms operating in San Francisco would be required to verify that hosts are registered with The City.
SF moves closer to homeless emergency
Legislation declaring a state of emergency on homelessness in San Francisco is headed toward the Board of ...
Law protecting school employees from eviction moves forward
Legislation that would give San Francisco school employees new eviction protections during the school year received unanimous ...
Affordable housing vote faces SF voters
San Francisco supervisors Tuesday voted to place a charter amendment on the June ballot that would give ...
Supes mull bumping cigarette buying age to 21
Legislation that would increase the legal age to buy tobacco in San Francisco from 18 to 21 ...
Fishermen urge slower, safer start to crab season
The Dungeness Crab Task Force wants to wait for statewide clearance of domoic acid risk.
Legislation would limit removal of illegal housing units
Legislation making it harder for San Francisco property owners to remove any housing units, even if they ...
Legislation would fast-track affordable housing
San Francisco nonprofit housing developers turned out to support legislation that would reduce the time needed for ...
Chiu seeks ban on ‘bullet button’
San Francisco assemblyman David Chiu is seeking to further expand California's ban on assault weapons.
San Francisco slams Justin Bieber sidewalk graffiti
Sidewalk graffiti touting a Justin Bieber album has caught the ire of city attorney Dennis Herrera.
Wiener seeks to bump tobacco-buying age to 21
San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener Tueaday introduced legislation that would raise the purchasing age for tobacco from 18 to 21.
