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San Francisco School Board Recall Leader Autumn Looijen Enters Supervisor Race

March 11, 2024 5:29 pmMarch 11, 2024 5:29 pm

San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston was challenged for his District 5 Supervisor seat on Monday by organizer and activist Autumn Looijen, who helped lead the successful 2022 recall of three San Francisco School Board members. As extensively covered by the...

Mayor Breed Introduces Plan To Bring 30,000 Residents, Students To Downtown By 2030

March 8, 2024 12:28 pmMarch 8, 2024 12:28 pm

In her State of the City Address on Thursday, San Francisco Mayor London Breed unveiled a new measure to bring 30,000 more residents and students to downtown San Francisco by 2030. Since the beginning of the decade, San Francisco’s downtown...

Three More Major Retail Locations Announce San Francisco Closures

March 7, 2024 5:49 pmMarch 7, 2024 5:49 pm

Several stores San Francisco announced on Wednesday that they would be closing this month, including cosmetics companies L’Occitane and Sephora at San Francisco Centre and outdoor equipment company The North Face at Union Square, becoming the latest casualties in the...

San Francisco Voters Pass Two Major Public Safety Propositions

March 6, 2024 5:51 pmMarch 6, 2024 5:51 pm

Residents of San Francisco voted to pass Proposition E, which greatly expands the power of law enforcement in the city, and Proposition F, which will require welfare recipients in San Francisco County to undergo drug screening and receive treatment if...

SFUSD Announces Multiple School Closures Are Likely For 2025

March 5, 2024 2:58 amMarch 5, 2024 2:59 am

San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Superintendent Matt Wayne announced at a school planning summit during the weekend that the district will likely be shutting down multiple schools beginning next year due to declining enrollment and a massive budget shortfall....

SF Board Of Supes Pres. Aaron Peskin Expected to Announce Run For Mayor

March 4, 2024 12:05 pmMarch 4, 2024 12:06 pm

During the weekend, several sources said that San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin will soon be joining the San Francisco Mayoral race. If so, he joins an already crowded field which includes current Mayor London Breed, former Mayor...

CPUC Announces Expansion of Paid Robotaxis in Bay Area & LA

March 2, 2024 6:42 amMarch 2, 2024 6:43 am

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced on Friday that Waymo, a Google-backed self-driving car service, would be able to expand their paid car service from just San Francisco into several other cities on the Peninsula, highways in San Francisco,...