7+ hour, 41+ min ago   (215+ words) The county’s ordinance FAQ says the measure does not govern agencies under other elected officials, including the sheriff. It cites the sheriff’s independent constitutional and statutory functions as the reason the Board of Supervisors cannot direct the Sheriff’s Office. The…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (305+ words) As an AI boom pushes median rents higher, Mayor Daniel Lurie is proposing $30 million in investments and reforms to curb rising evictions and “sudden rent spikes.” As rents have increased in San Francisco, so have eviction proceedings. The city is…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (188+ words) Chris Larsen, the Ripple co-founder who has backed San Francisco's police surveillance buildout, is facing scrutiny over support for surveillance technology like Flock Safety's automated license-plate readers. Larsen has praised San Francisco's approach of deploying drones only when there is…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (345+ words) San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has struck an early agreement with 10 city unions representing 24,000 municipal employees, offering a 12% wage increase between 2027 and 2031 along with a guarantee against layoffs through June 30, 2029. The four-year deal, still pending ratification by union members, arrives…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (164+ words) The July delay that led to Tuesday's vote was itself the subject of an earlier fiery hearing Hoodline covered, when the Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on July 7 to postpone action so county counsel could review how a draft non-cooperation proposal…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (128+ words) A federal judge in San Jose is expected to hear arguments Tuesday over an effort to temporarily block construction of a proposed ICE detention facility in Gilroy. People who live near the proposed facility and immigrant advocates are expected to…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (250+ words) The city plans to reissue more than $500 million in annual grants and contracts, with an emphasis on outcomes. From 2019 to 2024, the San Francisco homeless population grew 3.5% even as the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing’s budget more than…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1184+ words) San Francisco's Democratic Party refused to endorse a one-time wealth tax on billionaires, creating a rare public split with the state party and exposing tensions between the party's moderate and DSA-aligned wings. SAN FRANCISCO—The dominant party in America's most…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (651+ words) Tiny cabins that were purchased using about $7 million of taxpayers' money in a bid to ease San Francisco's homelessness crisis are still not being used more than a year later. The 60 sheds, which were bought by Democrat former mayor London…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (147+ words) Former supervisor Aaron Peskin called the rising spending in Board of Supervisors races corrupting, and said the scale of the money now flowing into local races is beyond comprehension, per the Standard. His comments also underscore the distinction: the $500 cap…...