Council member Neil Toft said the half-acre site is in the historic district and did not qualify for a CEQA exemption. The discussion also centered on the site's potential housing density. The Chronicle has separately reported that the state's housing…
Months ago, San Francisco decided to strip Cesar Chavez name off a Mission District street in the wake of accusations of sexual assault and misconduct by the famed labor leader. Since then, the debate has raged about what name the…
A new survey shows more Oakland residents believe their city is headed in the right direction, though concerns remain. According to the annual Pulse Survey released Wednesday by the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, more Oakland residents believe the city…
Councilmember Drew Combs has recommended piloting the reopening redesign for six months to a year, arguing it would give a newly seated council additional data on how the option works in practice before locking in anything permanent. City Manager Justin…
San Francisco's Bayview-Hunters Point, long known as the city's historic Black enclave, is changing, alongside neighboring Portola. Decades of housing economics and political fights over representation have helped reshape a corner of the city once defined by its World War…
Sunset at Pacheco State park in Hollister Calif., June 15, 2019. Hollister’s financial crisis came into full view earlier this month when City Manager Ana Cortez told the City Council the city had no money in reserves and less than $200 in its…
Sanders has said Santa Rosa should take simple beautification steps to attract younger families and wants the city to be a place younger families choose to move to. As of the campaign disclosure forms updated Sept. 19, Jones-Carter had raised $30,037 in…
Separately, the Chronicle reports that a Daly City political volunteer, Luis Landos, said DiGiovanni slapped him in 2016 after he learned his mother had died. DiGiovanni has denied that allegation as well. A Daly City political volunteer also accused her of…
With the vote just weeks away, Santa Clara's mayoral race to replace Gillmor continues to be shaped as much by personal and factional friction as by policy debate. Milpitas Mayor Calls Food Pantry Backers Bigots as Rent Fight Boils Over…
San Francisco on Tuesday became the first county in the Bay Area to enact a temporary moratorium on the construction of new data centers. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously at its regular meeting to approve a 45-day urgency ordinance…
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