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Out of the shadows: S.F. limits when shade can be used to block housing construction

The board of supervisors passed a law aimed at cutting some of the red tape in the city's "notorious" review process. Out of the shadows: S.F. limits when shade can be used to block housing construction

8 minutes ago

Mission Local

Out of the shadows: S.F. limits when shade can be used to block housing construction

Mission Local

Gary McCoy, triumphant, hits campaign trail with Nancy Pelosi

Rep. Nancy Pelosi joined Gary McCoy, a candidate for District 8 supervisor, to canvass homes in Dolores Heights. Gary McCoy, triumphant, hits campaign trail with Nancy Pelosi

18 minutes ago

Mission Local

Gary McCoy, triumphant, hits campaign trail with Nancy Pelosi

Today

SFiST

New Bill By SF Supervisor Would Clarify ‘Nuisance’ Tenant Eviction Law

SF Supervisor Myrna Melgar introduced a bill co-sponsored by Supervisor Jackie Fielder that would tighten San Francisco's definition of a "nuisance" tenant, limiting landlords' ability to use nuisance claims to pursue evictions. Supervisor Myrna Melgar announced the legislation Monday, explaining that ...

2 hours ago

SFiST

New Bill By SF Supervisor Would Clarify ‘Nuisance’ Tenant Eviction Law

Today

Mission Local

S.F. prosecutors again boycott judge over alleged anti-police, anti-DA bias

DA Brooke Jenkins’ prosecutors prevailed on request to move criminal cases from public-defender turned elected judge S.F. prosecutors again boycott judge over alleged anti-police, anti-DA bias

2 hours ago

Mission Local

S.F. prosecutors again boycott judge over alleged anti-police, anti-DA bias

Mission Local

Meet the District 6 candidates: How should S.F. support SoMa businesses?

SoMa businesses are struggling. The District 6 candidates weigh in on how the city should help them recover. Meet the District 6 candidates: How should S.F. support SoMa businesses?

2 hours ago

Mission Local

Meet the District 6 candidates: How should S.F. support SoMa businesses?

SFiST

T&T Asian Market’s SF Location at Geary and Masonic to Open November 5

The long-vacant former Best Buy space at SF’s City Center will finally reopen November 5 as T&T Supermarket, the Taiwanese Canadian grocery chain’s second Bay Area store and its first in the US to feature a cafe.

3 hours ago

SFiST

T&T Asian Market’s SF Location at Geary and Masonic to Open November 5

SF Standard

The Iran War has sent Muni’s fuel costs soaring 58%

Muni has hundreds of hybrid buses that burn approximately 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel each month.

4 hours ago

SF Standard

The Iran War has sent Muni’s fuel costs soaring 58%

Mission Local

San Francisco supervisors pass 45-day data-center moratorium

A temporary data center freeze could be expanded — or made permanent. It will pause the expansion of several centers in S.F. San Francisco supervisors pass 45-day data-center moratorium

4 hours ago

Mission Local

San Francisco supervisors pass 45-day data-center moratorium

SF Standard

San Francisco hits pause on data centers

The moratorium on the facilities that enable artificial intelligence will last 45 days and could be extended to 22 months.

4 hours ago

SF Standard

San Francisco hits pause on data centers

Mission Local

‘We need a jingle’: Will voters know the ‘Yes-No-No’ ballot sequence to pass California’s wealth tax?

It won’t be as simple as voting ‘Yes’ on Prop. 40, proponents fret. Ballots are now being mailed out. ‘We need a jingle’: Will voters know the ‘Yes-No-No’ ballot sequence to pass California’s wealth tax?

4 hours ago

Mission Local

‘We need a jingle’: Will voters know the ‘Yes-No-No’ ballot sequence to pass California’s wealth tax?

SFiST

45-Foot-Tall Nude Woman Sculpture to Leave Embarcadero Plaza Next Week

After an 18-month stay, sculptor Marco Cochrane's giant nude woman piece, originally titled "R-Evolution," will be disassembled and removed to the artist's warehouse starting next Monday.

5 hours ago

SFiST

45-Foot-Tall Nude Woman Sculpture to Leave Embarcadero Plaza Next Week

SF Standard

Horrified by SFPD’s handling of rape cases, supervisors to grill police brass at hearing

A new set of recommendations could rewrite how the department handles sex crimes from the first 911 call to the day a case is closed.

6 hours ago

SF Standard

Horrified by SFPD’s handling of rape cases, supervisors to grill police brass at hearing

SFiST

Dublin Police Seize Possessions From Wife of Slain New York Times Engineer

Police seized several possessions from the Dublin home of Candice Jang on September 29, three days after her estranged husband, New York Times engineer Jonathan McKinsey, was fatally shot, allegedly by Jang’s parents.

6 hours ago

SFiST

Dublin Police Seize Possessions From Wife of Slain New York Times Engineer

SF Standard

Landlord moves to evict this AI unicorn to clear space for Anthropic

Physical Intelligence allegedly overstayed its Mission lease, months after it expanded into unleased areas and improved them without consent.

6 hours ago

SF Standard

Landlord moves to evict this AI unicorn to clear space for Anthropic

SF Standard

Mama Ji’s is closing after 15 years in the Castro. A rent hike helped seal its fate

Rising rent puts an end to the dim sum and Sichuan restaurant that has been in the neighborhood for almost 15 years.

8 hours ago

SF Standard

Mama Ji’s is closing after 15 years in the Castro. A rent hike helped seal its fate

SFiST

Bear Mace Allegedly Sprayed Inside the Warfield Prior to Fatal Shooting of Security Guard

Staff at the Warfield say that about 15 minutes before a security guard was fatally shot, a chemical irritant was sprayed inside the venue, sending a crowd of people rushing out while coughing and struggling to breathe.

9 hours ago

SFiST

Bear Mace Allegedly Sprayed Inside the Warfield Prior to Fatal Shooting of Security Guard

SF Standard

The SF Democratic Party is in tatters

Pressure is mounting on local party Chair Nancy Tung after the Manny Yekutiel endorsement.

11 hours ago

SF Standard

The SF Democratic Party is in tatters

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SFiST

Judge Rejects Oakland Catholic Diocese Bankruptcy Plan After Years of Litigation

A federal judge has rejected the Oakland Catholic Diocese’s fourth bankruptcy plan, finding that its case for special treatment and some financial estimates fell short, sending the diocese and sexual abuse survivors back to negotiations.

1 day ago

SFiST

Judge Rejects Oakland Catholic Diocese Bankruptcy Plan After Years of Litigation