San Francisco Board of Supervisors – Page 12

San Francisco Landlords File Lawsuit Against City Over Ordinance Allowing Unpaid Rent Forgiveness

September 23, 2021 4:00 pmSeptember 23, 2021 4:01 pm

Two San Francisco landlord groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the city, challenging a city relief aimed at dismissing certain rent debt. According to the lawsuit filed in the San Francisco Superior Court, the San Francisco Apartment Association and...

San Francisco Commissioner Jon Jacobo Resigns Following Rape Accusation

August 9, 2021 11:19 amAugust 9, 2021 11:39 am

Over the weekend, Jon Jacobo, a San Francisco City Commissioner who has been widely considered to be one of the future political stars of the city, resigned following accusations of raping a woman in April. Jacobo, who is also the...

San Francisco Puts Forward New ‘Congestion Pricing’ Plan For Parts of the City

July 27, 2021 11:18 amJuly 29, 2021 5:53 am

On Monday, the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) released its latest plan to reduce traffic congestion in the city by charging a per-vehicle congestion fee. According to the most recent proposal by the Authority’s Downtown Congestion Pricing Study team,...

State Treasurer Fiona Ma Sued For Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Wrongful Termination

July 20, 2021 2:37 amJuly 22, 2021 8:19 am

State Treasurer Fiona Ma was sued for sexual harassment, discrimination, emotional distress, and wrongful termination earlier this week by a former Treasury Department Employee. According to the lawsuit filed in Sacramento County Superior Court, former Executive Director of the California...

DoorDash, Grubhub Sue San Francisco Over Recently Passed Fee Cap Limits

July 19, 2021 3:12 pmJuly 22, 2021 7:47 am

App-based food delivery companies DoorDash and Grubhub filed a lawsuit against the city of San Francisco during the weekend, claiming that a permanent fee cap recently introduced by the city is unconstitutional. Last month, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors...

SF Supervisor Proposes Ordinance To Stop Landlords From Taking Away Apartment Amenities

June 17, 2021 2:48 pmJune 17, 2021 2:48 pm

San Francisco Supervisor Ben Mandelman proposed a new ordinance at the Board of Supervisors meeting this week that would halt landlords from taking away any amenities from renters that were originally offered, such as laundry rooms and parking. For several...

San Francisco Housing Advocates Protest Scaling Back Homeless Sheltering Program

December 29, 2020 2:21 amDecember 28, 2020 9:05 pm

On Sunday, housing advocates led by Hotels not Hospitals protested in San Francisco’s Union Square over a city plan to scale back a program that has placed homeless individuals in hotels. The program, started earlier this year to protest the...