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Ordinance to Fight Crime, Drug Usage In Tenderloin District Passed By SF Supervisors

July 12, 2024 2:30 amJuly 12, 2024 2:31 am

A new pilot program that will ban all businesses excluding restaurants and bars from operating between 12 A.M. and 5 A.M. in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District was approved by the Board of Supervisors earlier this week, with supporters saying that...

New Projections Show California Will Get $1.2 Billion In Economic Impacts Through The 2026 World Cup

July 11, 2024 2:30 amJuly 11, 2024 2:31 am

A new estimate by FIFA and the Micronomics Economic Research and Consulting found this week that California is to get a projected $1.2 billion through hosting a handful of matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (FIFA: The Fédération Internationale...

The Greenberg Brief: When Building Leads to Destroying

July 10, 2024 8:00 amJuly 10, 2024 8:01 am

We’ve heard that the cure to San Francisco’s ails like homelessness, record high costs to buy or rent a home, will be magically cured by unleashing massive building efforts, building in every neighborhood across the City. Whether we like it...

San Francisco Fed President Urges Companies to Get Employees Back In Offices

July 9, 2024 2:30 amJuly 9, 2024 2:31 am

According to a new report by real estate firm CBRE, San Francisco’s office-vacancy rate rose to a new record high of 37% in the second quarter of 2024. This sparked San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly to say that companies...

San Francisco and The Grants Pass Ruling: Where The City And Mayoral Candidates Stand

July 1, 2024 1:43 pmJuly 2, 2024 10:29 am

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-3 in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson. According to the ruling, local laws limiting encampments on public land does not amount to cruel and unusual punishment, allowing for local civil and criminal...

Two-Tiered Justice: San Francisco and Oakland Edition

June 28, 2024 11:45 amJune 28, 2024 12:53 pm

I hope you’ve been paying at least some attention to the circus unfolding in the city of Oakland, California. It’s on a downward spiral more rapidly since the election of its mayor, Sheng Thao, who began her term January 2023....

New Poll: Former SF Mayor Mark Farrell Continues Narrow Lead In Mayoral Race

June 26, 2024 2:45 amJune 26, 2024 2:46 am

According to a new FM3 poll released on Tuesday, former San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell continues to hold a narrow lead over San Francisco Mayor London Breed in first choice ranked voting, 20% to 19%, with Tipping Point Community CEO...