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New Report Shows San Francisco Has Worst Recovery of Any City From the Pandemic

August 8, 2023 12:12 pmAugust 8, 2023 12:12 pm

According to a new study released on Tuesday, foot traffic in downtown San Francisco continued to remain at pandemic levels in recent months, showing that the city’s recovery is still a long way off. Since the late 2010’s, San Francisco...

SF DA Jenkins Blames County Courts Releasing Dealers Without A Trial For Worsening Fentanyl Situation In SF

August 4, 2023 1:16 pmAugust 4, 2023 1:16 pm

At a Tenderloin public safety town hall meeting in San Francisco, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins blamed the San Francisco County court system for the city’s current fentanyl problem, saying that they release many suspected dealers without a trial,...

Over Half Of San Francisco’s Homeless Refused Shelter Space According To New City Data

August 4, 2023 2:33 amAugust 4, 2023 2:34 am

New data released by the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management on Thursday found that 54% of homeless people in the city decline shelter, a figure that has been touted by many as helping explain why San Francisco’s homeless problem...

Twitter Forced To Remove New Signage On Headquarters Building

August 1, 2023 1:13 pmAugust 1, 2023 1:13 pm

A giant “X” sign that went up on Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters building, a part of the overall rebranding of the company, was removed on Monday following dozens of complaints and warning by city officials, with the latter saying that...

Security Guard Involved In Banko Brown Shooting Fined $1,500 By State

July 29, 2023 2:30 amJuly 29, 2023 6:54 am

Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony, the San Francisco Walgreens security guard who shot and killed shoplifting criminal Chynna “Banko” Brown in May after threatening violence against him, received $1,500 in fines on Friday, the likely extent of what state actions will be...

San Francisco’s ‘Poverty Towing:’ Hurts Poorer Residents the Most

July 26, 2023 11:39 amJuly 26, 2023 11:39 am

The battle over towing cars in San Francisco, specifically those that have accrued several tickets, reached unchartered waters this week in the city following a ruling late last week that found the practice to be illegal due to violating the...

Dear Parents Across America: Keep Your Children Away From San Francisco

July 22, 2023 2:55 amJuly 22, 2023 7:53 am

Dear Parents Across America: Keep your child away from San Francisco. Parents, does your child seek refuge from criticism over their drug use, suffer from a mental disability or do they simply want to live “off the grid,” free from...