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A car was retrieved from the bay following an incident near the Marina Green. Photo: SFFD Northern Station
Police Blotter

Anti-Asian hate crimes on our streets

By John Zipperer

Here’s a sampling of crimes in the districts covered by Northern SFPD station for one recent week in March. ANTI-ASIAN INCIDENT March 8, 7:30 p.m. Pine and Polk Streets... Read More
Governor Gavin Newsom (center left, along wall) met with Asian Americans during a recent visit to the city. Photo: @CAgovernor / TWITTER
News Briefs

Anti-Asian attacks, more school board woes

By John Zipperer

Gov. Gavin Newsom appeared in San Francisco in late March to decry the continued anti-Asian incidents that have included verbal harassment, physical attacks, and even fatal alterc... Read More
News Briefs

Small business aid

By John Zipperer

Mayor London Breed introduced the Small Business Recovery Act in mid-March, building on the streamlining of certain regulations and processes introduced in Proposition H, which pa... Read More
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Newsom Announces $6.6 Billion Legislation To Reopen California Schools

By Evan J. Lancaster

On Monday, Mar. 1, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a $6.6 billion legislative initiative that focuses on the core goal of providing financial support to reopen California s... Read More
News Briefs

City COVID vaccination

Vaccination rollout expands
By John Zipperer

With the goal of vaccinating at least 10,000 people a day against Covid-19, San Francisco has continued to fine-tune its vaccination distribution plans to increase the ability of ... Read More
Police Blotter

One week of nonstop crime

Here’s a sampling of recent crimes in the districts covered by Northern SFPD station. SHOTS FIRED Feb. 2, 7 a.m. 700 Block of McAllister Street Officers responded to... Read More
News Briefs

More Wiener housing bills

By John Zipperer

State Sen. Scott Wiener (D–San Francisco) is bringing his total package of housing legislation to four for the current legislative year. Both of the new bills — SB 477 and SB ... Read More
News Briefs

Downpayment payment

By John Zipperer

In mid-March, Mayor London Breed announced that the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development would release a new round of funds to help first-time home buyers make do... Read More
Chinatown’s new Willie ‘Woo Woo’ Wong Playground and Clubhouse features unique structures inspired by Chinese mythology. Photo: Jim Watkins
News Briefs

Willie ‘Woo Woo’ Wong opens

By John Zipperer

Following a $14.5 million renovation, the Willie “Woo Woo” Wong Playground and Clubhouse reopened in February, featuring a larger play area, improved accessibility, public art... Read More
News Briefs

Facts and figures

By John Zipperer

$12.9 million: amount the city’s Grants for the Arts division had available for grants in Fiscal Year 2020 . . . 81: percentage of viewers surveyed by OnBuy.com who said they wo... Read More
News Briefs

City rents drop 27 per cent

Rents in San Francisco closed out 2020 with a 2.7 percent drop in December, bringing the 12-month decline to 27 percent, according to data from Apartment List. Median rents in the... Read More
News Briefs

Central subway delayed by COVID-19

The long-planned and long-under-construction Central Subway has had a few more months tacked onto its schedule by pandemic-related needs for quarantining, materials delays, remote... Read More
News Briefs

COVID claims another year of Camp Mather

The coronavirus has claimed a second consecutive year at Camp Mather, a family summer camp owned by the city. The camp, which serves about 500 campers and 70 employees a week when... Read More
News Briefs

MUNI route updates

On Jan. 23, Muni announced some permanent and temporary changes to its routes and services as it continues to try to work its way out of the pandemic disruption. From shortened ro... Read More
News Briefs

New life in local business

Despite a pandemic year that was a terrible blow to many small businesses, signs of life have sprung up on San Francisco’s Northside even in these tough times. In addition to Lu... Read More

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