In late July, Mayor Breed touted the opening of 430 new shelter beds for the homeless. That total comes from 250 beds at 711 Post Street and 180 private rooms at the Baldwin SAFE ... Read More
Best: Moody’s Investors Service has given SFMTA the highest credit rating in the country for a transit system . . . SB 793: name of state Senate bill authored by Scott Wiener (D... Read More
“We are thrilled to return to Golden Gate Park,” reads the website and Twitter feeds of the long-running Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival. Following two years without in-per... Read More
Be there for opening day on Sunday, July 17 for the long-awaited unveiling of the new Tunnel Tops parkland. The Presidio Trust has planned a day of family- friendly events and act... Read More
The conservative-dominated U.S. Supreme Court issued blockbuster rulings in late June on two of the hottest of hot topics — abortion and gun control. The former has less immedia... Read More
The state Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization voted 12–3 to pass legislation that would allow seven pilot cities in the state to extend to 4 a.m. the sale of alcohol... Read More
North Beach’s Ethiopian restaurant Massawa has closed for good, the San Francisco Business Times reports. Its 532 Green Street location is believed to be the site for the new Am... Read More
11 percent: Amount of increase in the cost of hosting a party of 10 this year than in 2021, according to Karol Aure-Flynn, an agriculture analyst at Wells Fargo, the source for al... Read More
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order making the state a “reproductive safe haven” for pregnant persons residing outside its borders. “California... Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision Friday, saying the constitution “makes no reference” to abortion rights. The 6-3 majority decision ... Read More
Last night San Francisco residents overwhelmingly voted to recall District Attorney Chesa Boudin. Running on a platform of “decarceration,” Boudin was elected by razor thin ma... Read More
As the primary election polls have closed in California, early voting results show Governor Gavin Newsom and Senator Brian Dahle will face off in the November race. N... Read More
The long-awaited trial for the murder of Ermias “Nipsey Hussle” Asghedom is set to begin tomorrow, June 2, 2022 at a Los Angeles County Court. “The trial is expected to last... Read More
The biennial “Point in Time” count of the city’s homeless population was released in mid-May, and it showed a 15 percent drop in unsheltered homelessness and a 3.5 percent d... Read More
Number 1: San Francisco became the first city in the nation to offer free diapers to all families on public benefits . . . 441: Number of felony defendants as of May 6 whose cas... Read More