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Haney announces weekly washing schedule for Tenderloin sidewalks
People who walk around San Francisco’s Tenderloin will soon be treated to cleaner sidewalks. District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney and members of the Tenderloin Community Benefit District announced Tuesday...Read More
9th Circuit hears arguments in appeal for restrictive asylum rule
A U.S. Department of Justice lawyer defended a restrictive asylum rule by the administration of President Donald Trump in arguments before a federal appeals court in San Francisco Monday....Read More
Baker Beach fire burns half-acre of brush, trees
A fire that burned about a half-acre of brush and trees near the entrance to Baker Beach on Saturday morning is under investigation, San Francisco fire officials said. No...Read More
City officials encourage residents to stay local, shop small
San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Rafael Mandelman were in the Castro Wednesday morning to remind the public to shop local as Small Business Saturday approaches. It’s all...Read More
Charles Schwab brokerage assets skyrocket with $26 billion TD Ameritrade purchase
San Francisco-based Charles Schwab has purchased Omaha-based TD Ameritrade in an all-stock transaction that will see the investment firms merge and have a new headquarters in the Dallas-Fort Worth...Read More
Breed extends 24-hour ‘Pit Stop’ restrooms, orders seven more
"This is not complicated -- when people have access to a clean, safe restroom, they will use it."Read More
‘Obstruction’ on tracks causes major BART delay at Transbay Tube
BART is reporting a major delay in both directions of the Transbay Tube on Thursday afternoon because of an obstruction on the tracks. The transit agency issued an advisory...Read More
State Supreme Court strikes law requiring tax returns for primary ballot
The California Supreme Court in San Francisco on Thursday struck down a state law that would have required President Donald Trump to release his tax returns in order to...Read More
Nonprofits join forces to purchase historic Mission District building
San Francisco city officials on Wednesday celebrated the purchase of a historic building in the city’s Mission District by several local nonprofit organizations. The purchase of the historic Centro...Read More
Transit officials vow to double bike rack installations citywide
San Francisco transit officials are promising to double efforts to install more bike racks citywide. On Monday at a press event, city officials installed new bike corrals at the...Read More
Man shot outside his Outer Mission home, suspect at large
A 33-year-old man was shot while standing in front of his home in San Francisco’s Outer Mission neighborhood early Tuesday morning, police said. The shooting was reported at 1:51...Read More
Local Rodney Reed supporters hold vigil, call for release
A vigil on behalf of Rodney Reed, a prisoner on death row in Texas who had been scheduled for execution on Wednesday, will be held from 5 to 6:30...Read More
City offers disaster relief to businesses hurt by Castro Street fire
Financial assistance is being offered by San Francisco for four businesses that were damaged in a fire Saturday morning in the 400 block of Castro Street. The fire was...Read More
Castro Street structure fire injures two, displaces 13
Fire crews were mopping up late Saturday morning after a four-alarm blaze tore through a Castro District building, injuring two people. The fire, reported at 4:32 a.m. at 456...Read More
Jury awards Planned Parenthood $2.3 million in deceptive anti-abortion video case
A federal jury in San Francisco on Friday awarded Planned Parenthood Federation nearly $2.3 million in compensatory and punitive damages from anti-abortion activists who infiltrated meetings and secretly videotaped...Read More
Campaign office grand opening draws hundreds of Sanders’ supporters
Hundreds flocked to the Mission District in San Francisco on Thursday for the grand opening of Bernie Sanders’ Bay Area campaign headquarters. Former San Francisco supervisor Jane Kim played...Read More
Officials offer Chinatown businesses concessions to ease Central Subway delay
Small businesses in San Francisco’s Chinatown will receive help to mitigate and lessen the impacts of delayed construction on the Central Subway, Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Aaron Peskin...Read More
SF County extends diaper assistance to CalFresh recipients
San Francisco families who receive CalFresh food assistance could be eligible to get a free monthly supply of diapers starting next month, the city’s Human Services Agency announced Wednesday....Read More
Late Mayor Ed Lee memorialized at SFO departures hall
San Francisco city and airport officials honored the late Mayor Ed Lee Wednesday with the dedication of the San Francisco International Airport departures hall in his name. Airport commissioners...Read More