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George Floyd’s brother lends support for Saturday’s SF gun buyback event
San Francisco’s annual gun buyback event will be held Saturday with Covid-19 precautions in place, organizers said Thursday. Mayor London Breed said it is in the best interest of...Read More
City launches new tool for drivers grappling with traffic court debt
San Francisco drivers struggling financially and unable to pay traffic tickets can now ask the court to reduce payments by using the new MyCitations online tool, city officials announced...Read More
State reverses course, allows outdoor playgrounds to reopen under stay-at-home order
California public health officials have backtracked on a decision to close outdoor playgrounds under the state’s stay-at-home order announced Thursday. Parents, state and local officials asked Gov. Gavin Newsom...Read More
San Francisco supervisors send smoking ban proposal back to committee
In a second vote, San Francisco supervisors Tuesday made the unusual move to send back proposed legislation that would ban tobacco smoking multi-unit housing buildings. Last week, supervisors voted...Read More
Officials issue stay-at-home order ahead of state direction in most Bay Area counties
"We cannot wait until after we've driven off the cliff..." Read More
SFMTA may lay off 22 percent of workforce to close budget gap
Layoffs and Muni service cuts could be on the horizon at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency after transit officials Tuesday presented its budget outlook for the current and...Read More
SF officials warn of more restrictions as ‘dangerous winter has arrived’
San Franciscans may soon be faced with additional restrictions prompted by a rise in Covid-19 cases, Mayor London Breed and Director of Public Health Dr. Grant Colfax announced Tuesday...Read More
Crews head back into Muni’s Twin Peaks Tunnel for another round of work
The summer of 2018 was a tough time for Muni passengers and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency who endured a two-month closure of the Twin Peaks Tunnel portion...Read More
Roberta Boomer: A warm farewell to the ‘heart and soul’ of the SFMTA
Roberta Boomer had seen and been through it all in her more than 20 years as board secretary at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors. Whether...Read More
San Francisco now subject to purple tier restrictions, joining 99 percent of state
As anticipated, San Francisco officially entered the most restrictive purple tier in the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, requiring capacity reductions and additional business closures beginning Sunday at...Read More
Muni to resume fare enforcement despite advocacy group objections
As of Tuesday, Muni will resume issuing citations to passengers who do not pay fare, though transit officials say fare inspectors will bring a “new approach” to enforcement. Jeffrey...Read More
SF remains in red tier but expects move into purple tier ‘relatively soon’
San Francisco remains in the state’s Covid-19 red tier but could end up in the state’s most restrictive tier “some time soon,” said Department of Public Health Director Dr....Read More
San Francisco may soon join most Bay Area counties in purple tier
It is likely San Francisco will slide back into the state’s most restrictive purple tier as early as Sunday due to a rise in Covid-19 cases, which means a...Read More
Cruise skips out on hearing, tests driverless vehicles with little city collaboration
San Francisco supervisors were disappointed Tuesday when representatives for Cruise, a self-driving car company, failed to show up for a scheduled hearing. The company last month was granted a...Read More
San Francisco police seek public help to find hit-and-run suspect
San Francisco police are turning to the public for help in identifying a suspect involved in a hit-and-run crash that left a 90-year-old woman critically injured in the Diamond...Read More
Covid-19 update: Breed ‘sounding the alarm’ in SF, five Bay Area counties now in most restrictive tier
In response to surging cases, San Francisco has slipped back two tiers in the state’s four-tiered reopening guideline, requiring city officials to tighten restrictions on many businesses and activities. ...Read More
Solemn memorial honors lives lost in traffic collisions
Pedestrian advocates turned the steps of San Francisco City Hall into a memorial Sunday afternoon with 187 pairs of shoes laid out to represent pedestrians, cyclists and drivers killed...Read More
Rather than raise tolls, Golden Gate Bridge moves to lay off 146 employees
District officials in charge of the Golden Gate Bridge voted Friday to lay off employees in response to a budget shortfall.Read More
Covid-19 fingered as latest culprit behind more Central Subway delays
San Francisco’s Central Subway project is delayed once again and will not complete substantial construction until next spring.Read More
SF supe proposes prohibition on tobacco, cannabis smoking inside apartments
San Francisco tenants living in apartments with three or more units could soon be prohibited from smoking tobacco and cannabis inside their homes. Board of Supervisors President Norman Yee...Read More