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New Report: SFPD Short 825 Officers By the End of 2022

September 20, 2022 2:30 amSeptember 19, 2022 4:53 pm

A new report released on Monday showed that the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) is currently short 525 officers, and may be down up to 825 by the end of the year. For years, the SFPD has been down a...

San Francisco Begins Major Crackdown on Illegal Street Vendors

September 13, 2022 4:11 pm

The city of San Francisco began a new crackdown on illegal vendors and open air drug markets on Tuesday, starting with the 24th Street BART station in the Mission District. For years, rising crime in San Francisco has brought an...

Resolution That Decriminalizes Psychedelic Drugs Passed By San Francisco Board of Supervisors

September 8, 2022 1:44 pm

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution earlier this week decriminalizing psychedelic drugs within the city while also urging both the state and federal government to pass similar legislation. In the past several years, the decriminalization of psychedelics,...

Extended Alcohol Serving Hours Bill Killed in Assembly – Again

August 25, 2022 2:07 pm

A bill that would have enacted a pilot program to allow alcohol to be served between an extra one to two hours per night was voted down in the Assembly on Thursday, killing the bill and prior similar ones for...

‘Don’t Move to Texas’ Billboards in SF, LA Draw Continued Controversy

August 25, 2022 2:25 amAugust 24, 2022 9:25 pm

Controversy over billboards placed in San Francisco and Los Angeles urging people not to move to Texas continued this week, with the billboards adding to the growing clash between California and Texas. Last week, billboards featuring the words “The Texas...

Lawsuit Brews Over SF School Board Decision To Close Schools on Two Muslim Holidays

August 19, 2022 11:36 am

A decision earlier this month by the San Francisco School Board to allow two days off this year for two Islamic holy days in April and June faced multiple new legal challenges this week as many parental, religious, and legal...

Ousted Former SF School Board President Gabriela Lopez Files To Run Again

August 12, 2022 12:10 pm

Former San Francisco School Board President Gabriela Lopez, who was among three School Board members ousted in the February recall election, announced on Friday that she will be running again for the Board. Lopez, a long-time teacher, was elected as...