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Bob Buckter has contributed to the city’s colorful architectural backdrop for decades, and continues to draw people to the City by the Bay.

San Francisco is expanding a harm reduction program inside permanent supportive housing while cutting back on street-level safe supply distribution.

The San Francisco Sheriff’s Office will resume its pretrial release program after 9th Circuit judges ruled that the requirement for warrantless searches and ankle monitors is legal.

In San Francisco, the county Democratic Party this week adopted resolutions aimed at repositioning themselves on issues like public safety, education and, most controversially, possible age limits for elected officials. Meanwhile in Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass is trying to overcome the damage from being out of the country when the devastating fires struck her … Continue reading How Old is Too Old to Run for Office? SF Dems Have Thoughts →

San Francisco officials are leaning into law enforcement to target outdoor drug markets despite concerns from harm reduction advocates.

Bilal Mahmood and Matt Dorsey are hoping to put San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s recent expansion of executive powers to use.

Skepticism surrounds Mayor Daniel Lurie’s pilot triage sites, which aim to create drop-off points for police while also connecting voluntary walk-ins with health and social services.

San Francisco’s largest skilled nursing facility, Laguna Honda, has hundreds of beds available as the city scrambles to open various health care beds across the city.

Tenant advocates — and even some landlord groups — are calling for authorities to crack down on rent gouging in the wake of devastating fires. Some property owners, however, appear unfazed.

In his inaugural address, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced a package of fentanyl emergency ordinances and efforts to expedite City Hall functions.

Lurie, who had never held public office, ran the most expensive campaign in San Francisco history to unseat former Mayor London Breed in November.

After weeks of speculation, the retiring congresswoman sent the strongest signal yet that she’s interested in the job.

Sexual misconduct allegations against Kevin Ortiz and other rising SF politicos sparked recent policy changes within the local Democratic Party.

San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie chose SFPD veteran Paul Yep to direct policy dealing with police, fire and emergency management — filling one of four new policy director roles.

An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.

Ned Segal, who, like Lurie, has no government experience, was among a group of top executives that Elon Musk ousted shortly after purchasing the social media website in 2022.

The killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee in downtown San Francisco drew national media attention throughout a six-week trial.

Tumlin stepped into the position in 2019 and leaves behind a projected $240 million deficit — and a key spot for Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie to fill.

Across the country, police chases claim nearly 700 lives a year. Black people are far more likely to die from them.

Buena Vista Horace Mann, a Spanish immersion school in San Francisco’s Mission District, turns into a homeless shelter at night for families with children enrolled in the school district.

San Francisco’s incoming mayor announced three top appointments just after unveiling his plans to change up the governance structure of the mayor’s office.

As tech and crypto investors put money into hyper-local politics in San Francisco, similar efforts are taking root across the state and nation.

Legislation announced Monday in San Francisco would force social media companies to include labels warning of their apps’ “profound risk” for children and teenagers.

The San Francisco Democratic Party’s move follows multiple accusations of sexual misconduct that advocates and survivors said largely went ignored.

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake was reported at 10:44 a.m. off the coast of Humboldt County, followed minutes later by a magnitude 5.8 temblor in northern Sonoma County.

New sexual assault and harassment reporting protocols follow multiple high-profile accusations in San Francisco’s Democratic Party.

New sexual assault and harassment reporting protocols follow multiple high-profile accusations in San Francisco’s Democratic Party.

A group of San Francisco residents filed a recall petition alleging that Supervisor Joel Engardio broke his promises to his constituents by backing Proposition K.

The incoming mayor, an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, ran the city’s most expensive mayoral campaign in history.