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Get vaccinated, get free Giants tickets starting Friday
The San Francisco Giants are coming with the assist in a team-up with the Department of Public Health where two free game tickets will soon be given to individuals...Read More
Four more San Francisco libraries reopen with ‘Browse and Bounce’ program
More San Francisco Public Library branches reopened Monday for limited in-person services, including the Ortega, Richmond/Sen. Milton Marks Jr. and Visitacion Valley branches. The Excelsior branch will open its...Read More
San Francisco celebrates reopening with announcement of August cable car return
Come early August, San Francisco’s iconic cable cars will be running again after being parked for more than a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. To commemorate the service...Read More
Breed announces $2 million budget allocation to make Muni free for all youth
After vowing to veto a supervisor-approved ordinance and funding request for a three-month free Muni-for-all pilot, Mayor London Breed publicly indicated budget support for a one-year program that would...Read More
San Francisco to adopt state’s June 15 reopening guidelines
San Francisco will align with California’s June 15 reopening guidelines, city officials said during a virtual meeting addressing local businesses Wednesday. The City’s Public Health Officer, Dr. Susan Philip,...Read More
San Francisco City Hall reopens its doors with Pride
After being closed to the public for nearly 15 months, San Francisco City Hall came bustling back again Monday with nuptials and the annual raising of the Pride flag...Read More
Breed’s $13.1 billion budget proposal makes its way through Board of Supervisors
In the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown, Mayor London Breed shared her two-year budget proposal, which would spend more than $1 billion for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. Among other...Read More
Pride Month kicks off with Twin Peaks Pink Triangle lighting ceremony
The acre-sized pink triangle on San Francisco’s Twin Peaks will be illuminated Tuesday night to launch Pride Month after a pink torch procession across the Bay Bridge. During a...Read More
Breed proposes $6 million budget allocation for women’s job training, childcare tuition credits
San Francisco Mayor London Breed Wednesday teased another piece of her upcoming budget proposal with the announcement of a new initiative to support women and children in meaningful ways....Read More
Breed proposes nearly $10 million Downtown Recovery Plan
Mayor London Breed Tuesday is proposing a $9.5 million spending plan to reinvigorate downtown tourism. In a statement on the Downtown Recovery Plan, Breed said: “A vibrant, thriving, and...Read More
Officials celebrate return of historic streetcars, Muni subway
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is gearing up for Saturday’s long-awaited return of Muni subway and historic streetcar service. SFMTA Director of Transportation Jeffrey Tumlin said: “Muni is...Read More
San Francisco City Hall reopens next month for in-person services
After more than a year of closure due to the pandemic, San Francisco City Hall will reopen to the general public on June 7, city officials announced Wednesday. Mayor...Read More
Breed proposes new response team to handle wellness checks
In the ongoing effort to divert nonviolent 911 and 311 calls from police, San Francisco Mayor London Breed is proposing a second response team that would provide medical or...Read More
San Francisco marks first Bay Area county to move to yellow tier
San Francisco is the only Bay Area county Tuesday to move into the least-restrictive yellow tier in the state’s reopening blueprint, meaning, among other things, bars will be allowed...Read More
City sets stage for in-person high school graduation ceremonies
San Francisco public high school seniors were denied in-person graduation ceremonies last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but city officials say outdoor commencement ceremonies are in the works...Read More
Breed nominates City Attorney Dennis Herrera to head up SFPUC
Mayor London Breed Monday nominated a familiar face in local politics as the next San Francisco Public Utilities Commission general manager: City Attorney Dennis Herrera. Herrera was first elected...Read More
San Francisco’s Main Library to reopen May 3
After more than a year closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, San Francisco’s Main Library will reopen on May 3, city officials announced Monday. Officials said the first floor...Read More
Muni subway service returns May 15 after one-year shutdown
San Francisco officials announced a plan Friday that will bring back some rail service in the subway.Read More
San Francisco and Santa Clara counties drop vaccine eligibility age to 16
Two days ahead of state’s schedule, San Francisco and Santa Clara County Tuesday opened Covid-19 vaccine eligibility to residents age 16 and older. San Francisco had already dropped the...Read More
San Francisco cancels 420 celebration for second year due to Covid-19
Coming as no real surprise, San Francisco Recreation and Parks officials announced Tuesday that the annual 420 celebration in Golden Gate Park will be canceled for a second year...Read More