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Lyft Sues San Francisco Over Alleged Tax Overcharge Of $100 Million

December 26, 2024 6:14 pmDecember 26, 2024 6:14 pm

Lyft sued the City of San Francisco this week, accusing them of overcharging the company $100 million from 2019 to 2023. According to the lawsuit, Lyft claims that the city taxed the entire app ride fare as revenue, rather than...

Holiday Spirit’s Alive and Well

December 26, 2024 11:29 amDecember 26, 2024 11:32 am

Sitting in a Starbucks while writing this column, employees are full of joy, joking, smiling, laughing, while making holiday overtime pay. It’s Christmas today, and I’m at a location that’s open on this holiday. The crew behind the counter...

SF Mayor London Breed Appoints Office Of Innovation Director Stephen Sherrill Next District 2 Supervisor

December 19, 2024 1:38 pmDecember 19, 2024 1:38 pm

San Francisco Mayor London Breed, in one of her final acts of Mayor, appointed the former Deputy New York City Mayor Advisor and current Mayor’s Office Of Innovation Director Stephen Sherrill as the next District 2 Supervisor, taking the place...

San Francisco Department Of Public Health Hires Weight Based Discrimination Activist As A Consultant

December 19, 2024 10:06 amDecember 19, 2024 10:06 am

Virgie Tovar, a weight-based discrimination speaker and author of “You Have the Right to Remain Fat,” was hired by the San Francisco Department of Public Health earlier this week as a :weight stigma and weight neutrality” consultant, resulting in public...

San Francisco Office Vacancy Rates ‘Marginally Improves’ First Time in Five Years

December 17, 2024 4:16 pmDecember 17, 2024 4:16 pm

According to new preliminary data from real estate services company JLL, San Francisco saw their first drop in office vacancy since 2019 in Q4 2024, marginally improving from 34.5% last quarter to 34.3%. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, San Francisco had a...

New Information On Healthcare CEO Assassin Found SFPD Identified Shooter Days Before Arrest

December 14, 2024 9:24 amDecember 14, 2024 9:24 am

According to new information given by the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) on Friday, the SFPD identified the assassin of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione, only a day following the act on December 5th, several days before he was...

Port Of Oakland Appeals Temporary Court Ruling Blocking use of ‘San Francisco Bay’ In Name

December 13, 2024 12:33 pmDecember 13, 2024 12:36 pm

The Port of Oakland announced late on Thursday that they would be challenging the November District Court ruling that temporarily blocks them from using “San Francisco Bay” in the name of Oakland’s airport, continuing the now 9 month long battle...