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Retail Groups Pin San Francisco’s Rising Crime Rate on DA Chesa Boudin

July 9, 2021 6:32 amJuly 9, 2021 6:33 am

This week, several retail organizations, including the California Retailers Association, put the blame on the skyrocketing crime rates in the city on District Attorney Chesa Boudin. Since being sworn in as District Attorney in 2020, Boudin has made reducing the...

San Francisco School Board Recall Effort Grows According to New Polling Data

July 8, 2021 11:23 amJuly 8, 2021 11:26 am

The effort to recall San Francisco Board of Education President Gabriela Lopez, Vice President Faauuga Moliga, and recently demoted Board Member Alison Collins gained traction in the past few weeks following new polls finding that, if enough signatures are collected...

Bill to Create Drug ‘OverDose Prevention Program’ Injection Sites Delayed Until Next Session

July 7, 2021 2:28 amJuly 6, 2021 6:23 pm

A bill to create drug overdose prevention programs, including providing a “place to inject drugs while trained staff are available to help if they suffer accidental overdoses,” was pulled from the Assembly Health Committee on Tuesday, with the committee instead...

U.S. Capitol Police To Open Up New Branch Office in San Francisco

July 6, 2021 3:40 pm

In an announcement on Tuesday, U.S. Capitol Police said that a new regional field office would be opening up in California due to the high number of threats located in California and the Western U.S. in general. The California field...

San Francisco Order Requires COVID-19 Vaccinations For All City Employees

June 28, 2021 10:56 amJune 28, 2021 2:54 pm

San Francisco city employees have one month to comply with a new city order to be vaccinated against COVID-19 beginning to day. According to the order, which was released last week and subsequently polarized workers for the the city of...

SF Supervisor Proposes Ordinance To Stop Landlords From Taking Away Apartment Amenities

June 17, 2021 2:48 pmJune 17, 2021 2:48 pm

San Francisco Supervisor Ben Mandelman proposed a new ordinance at the Board of Supervisors meeting this week that would halt landlords from taking away any amenities from renters that were originally offered, such as laundry rooms and parking. For several...

San Francisco to Become First U.S. City to Reach Herd Immunity Later This Month

June 8, 2021 11:32 am

According to numerous health experts this week, San Francisco will likely become the first major U.S. city to reach herd immunity, which it is set to do by the end of this month. San Francisco County health officials have noted...