SF News Supes Veto Appeal to Legalize $5M North Beach Mansion Illegally Converted From Four Units The SF Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to reject an appeal to retroactively legalize a $5 million North Beach single-family home that was illegally converted from four rent-controlled units by a previous owner.
SF Politics SF Supervisor Jackie Fielder Extends Leave of Absence to June 30 San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who has not been present for board or committee meetings since mid-March, just submitted a request to the Board of Supervisors to extend her leave of absence for mental health reasons.
SF Politics Supervisor Jackie Fielder's Absence From Board of Supervisors Follows Investigation Into Leaked Memo As San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder remains on a mental health leave from the Board of Supervisors, her office is reportedly at the center of an investigation into the leak of a confidential memo from the City Attorney's Office.
SF News Jackie Fielder to Take Leave of Absence, Citing Mental Health, Doesn’t Intend to Resign Before deciding her next steps, District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder announced Sunday she’s taking time off as she manages her mental health, but she aims to stay in office. Her staff will handle operations in her absence, and her fellow supervisors said they’ll lend their support.
SF News SF's Most Progressive Supervisor Jackie Fielder Considers Resigning Amid Health Crisis District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder announced from a hospital bed Friday that she planned to resign due to an undisclosed health crisis, but her office later clarified Fielder is prioritizing her health before making any decisions.
SF Politics District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong Launches Contest to Call Out 'Dumb' SF Laws Newbie SF Supervisor Alan Wong launched a “dumb laws” contest Wednesday inviting residents and small businesses to submit examples of regulations or permit requirements they consider unnecessary, outdated, or overly burdensome, which could potentially be repealed.
Business & Tech Waymo Safety Concerns During Emergencies Being Discussed In SF Hearing Concerns about the behavior of Waymo's autonomous taxis, following the December blackout in which the cars clogged intersections and created potential hazards, are being raised at a Monday hearing at SF City Hall.
SF Politics Sup. Dorsey Threatening to Censure or Even Remove Mystery Supervisor He Says Leaked Information A ho-hum item on Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors agenda has turned into a full-blown witch-hunt for Supervisor Matt Dorsey, who says he’s launching an investigation into some fellow supe he claims leaked confidential info.
SF News Saturday Links: SOMArts to Host Community Discussion on Future of the Arts in SF A large fire in San Bruno was preceded by a fatal shooting believed to be a homicide Friday; the California job market is currently one of the worst in the nation; and SOMArts is inviting the community for a discussion on the state of the arts in San Francisco.
SF Politics Almost Would-Be SF Supervisor Beya Alcaraz Sued For Unpaid Rent In a piece of the ongoing epilogue to San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie's most high-profile blunders, his appointee to the Board Supervisors Beya Alcaraz is now being sued by a former landlord over allegedly unpaid rent for her former pet store.
Arts & Entertainment Kid Supervisors Hold Mock Hearing at City Hall on the Future of Alcatraz The Board of Supervisors hosted a mock hearing Wednesday, where seven student legislators from local elementary schools reviewed proposals from four of their peers for alternative uses of Alcatraz Island, challenging the federal government’s laughable plan to reopen it as a prison.
Politics Supervisor Chan Claps Back at Colleagues For Admonishing Her Budget, Housing Plan Concerns In a text exchange following Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Chan accused Board President Mandelman of acting in bad faith and setting her up with “two assholes” — Mahmood and Sauter, who are temporarily filling seats on the budget committee.
Politics Mayor Lurie Appoints Alan Wong San Francisco District 4 Supervisor SF’s new District 4 Supervisor is Alan Wong, who was raised in the Sunset. Wong was previously a legislative aide for former D4 supervisor Gordon Mar whose reelection was narrowly defeated by the recently recalled Joel Engardio.
SF News SF Supervisors Approve Program for New Affordable Artist Housing on Mid-Market, Courtesy of Anonymous Donor The SF Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to approve a new affordable-housing program based in a new building on mid-Market Street that would be dedicated to housing artists and creative types who are largely being priced out of the city.
SF Politics Manny Yekutiel of Manny’s Fame Declares He’s Running for District 8 Supervisor While the election is nearly 14 months away, Manny’s owner Manny Yekiutiel announced he’s running for Supervisor Rafael Mandelman’s current seat as District 8 supervisor, though he’s already got opponents lining up against him.
SF News City Contractor Urban Alchemy Acknowledges Some Overspending as SF Supervisors Mull Contract Extension The local nonprofit Urban Alchemy, which took on favored-contractor status at San Francisco's Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing in recent years, is increasingly coming under the microscope of city leaders amid signs of contract violations.
SF News Fight Over Compton's Cafeteria Site Escalates With Report of Halfway House Resident's Death, Call for Hearing An appeal over the zoning compliance of a halfway house that occupies the building where a historic LGBTQ act of resistance against police brutality took place in 1966 may have failed last week. But there is a new wrinkle in the story about that halfway house.
SF Politics SF Supervisors Say They Saved Almost 60 From Layoffs In Last-Ditch Budget Negotiations It was "Budget Day" in City Hall on Wednesday, and the city's supervisors were reportedly working late into the night — until around 2 am Thursday — working out the final details on next year's budget with the Mayor's Office.
SF News Protesters Take Over Board of Supervisors Meeting, Completely Shut the Meeting Down In a protest that had little or nothing to do with Donald Trump, dozens of pro-union protesters managed to shout down and shut down Tuesday's SF Board of Supervisors meeting, in a demonstration against Mayor Lurie’ proposed budget cuts and layoffs.
SF Politics More Nonprofit Drama: SF Zoo Board Members Resign, City Hall Decries 'Dysfunction' There is ongoing turmoil and now some amped-up drama at the nonprofit that runs the San Francisco Zoo, as several board members attempted to oust the longtime executive director and CEO, but failed.
SF News Local Woman Targeted In Hate Incident On Way To Talk To Supervisors About Rise In Anti-Arab Hate Local organizer and activist Nadia Rahman wrote about a recent anti-Arab hate incident she experienced in front of City Hall on her way to speak to the Board of Supervisors about the rise in anti-Arab hate in San Francisco.
SF Politics Sup. Jackie Fielder Challenges City Policy That Limits Shelter Stays For Families A progressive supervisor is taking on San Francisco's Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, as well as the moderate-majority board she sits on, with new legislation that could prove politically difficult to oppose.
SF Politics Supervisor Bilal Mahmood Says He’s Been Diagnosed With Autism New SF Supervisor Bilal Mahmood says he was diagnosed with Level 1 autism a few years ago, as part of his announcement to declare the month of April 2025 as Autism Awareness Month in San Francisco.
SF Politics As ‘Empty Homes Tax’ Faces Legal Challenge, Supervisor Jackie Fielder Moves to Not Suspend It The Empty Homes Tax that SF voters approved in 2022 is in limbo because landlord groups sued, but Supervisor Jackie Fielder wants to explore possible amendments allowing the city to collect the tax if the courts allow it prior to their final decision.
SF news Supervisor Fielder Eyes a City-Backed Pharmacy Co-Op Network As Walgreens shutters more locations this month, the city is exploring the idea of a pharmacy co-op model to prevent “pharmacy deserts" in low-income areas, via bulk purchasing and independent pharmacy partnerships.
