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San Francisco Mayor Lurie To Spare SFPD, Other Public Safety From Budget Cuts

May 28, 2025 1:19 pmMay 28, 2025 1:20 pm

According to an updated San Francisco city budget plan on Tuesday, several city agencies will get to avoid the 15% mandatory cuts meant to eliminate the $876 million budget deficit, with the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD), San Francisco Fire...

GM Cruise To Slash The Number Of Robotaxis By 50% In San Francisco Following A Series Of Accidents

August 22, 2023 2:30 amAugust 22, 2023 2:23 pm

During the weekend, General Motors-backed driverless taxi company Cruise announced that they would be cutting their entire fleet in San Francisco by 50% due to a series of recent accidents involving robotaxis, including an incident last week when a robotaxi...

San Francisco Petitioning CPUC for Reconsideration Following Robotaxi Vote

August 15, 2023 5:41 pmAugust 15, 2023 5:41 pm

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors announced on Tuesday that they will be petitioning the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for a reconsideration of the recently passed driverless robotaxi expansion decision because of the threat they have against public safety....

San Francisco Advises Resident To Not Call 911 Unless For A Life-Threatening Emergency

January 11, 2022 2:19 amJanuary 10, 2022 9:49 pm

Over the recent weekend, the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management advised city residents to not call 911 unless it was for a life-threatening medical emergency due to both the rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the area,...

New San Francisco Order Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters For Workers in ‘High Risk’ Settings

December 30, 2021 2:45 amDecember 29, 2021 9:03 pm

A new health order by the city of San Francisco to require COVID-19 vaccination boosters for those who work in higher risk areas or visit high-risk areas, was issued on Wednesday in response to a growing number of Omicron variant...