SF Politics Mad Mud is Flying as Six Supervisor Seats Are Up for Grabs in November Election Some odd (and vaguely racist) political ads are shaking up the races, as all six odd-numbered supervisor districts are on the November ballot.
SF Politics Supervisors Pass Budget That Will Supposedly Eliminate $1.5 Billion Deficit The supes pretty much gave Mayor Breed what she wanted in a near-unanimous vote, the only difference being that the Board dips into the rainy day fund to give city employees raises.
SF Politics Supervisor Haney Floats a Universal Basic Income Program for SF Matt Haney is calling for a San Francisco guaranteed income, but did not say how much money people would get, and merely hoped the funding would come from a “private philanthropist foundation or something else.”
SF Politics SF Supervisors Block Latest Effort To Create a Public Advocate Department, Approve Sheriff Oversight Commission A proposed ballot measure from Supervisor Gordon Mar to create a new Office of the Public Advocate was shot down by the Board on Tuesday in a 6-to-5 vote — the second time in five years that this proposed office has been shot down.
SF Politics SF Supervisor Introduces 'CAREN Act' To Make Racially Biased Police Calls Illegal With more people frivolously calling the police in incidents involving minorities, SF Supervisor Shamann Walton has proposed an order that would outlaw “racially biased” police calls.
SF News Harry Britt, Openly Gay SF Supervisor Who Succeeded Harvey Milk, Passes Away at 82 Harry Britt, the lauded LGBTQ rights activist and former SF supervisor, died earlier Wednesday at Laguna Honda Hospital after suffering from years of health issues; he was 82 years old.
SF News SF Supervisors Seek to Ban Chemical Sprays, Rubber Bullets During Protests Recent reports of peaceful protesters in San Francisco subjected to rubber bullets and inhumane tactics by on-site police have flooded social media. In a bid to stop a repeat of those scenes, three SF supervisors are set to introduce an act banning certain militant crowd control tools.
SF Politics San Francisco Will Lift Its Curfew Thursday The unprecedented 8 p.m. curfew imposed by Mayor London Breed on Sunday will come to an end after four consecutive nights, lifting at 5 a.m. on Thursday, June 4.
SF Politics SF Turns Moscone Center and Palace of Fine Arts Into Homeless Shelters; Supes Decry Subpar Conditions The Moscone Center and the Palace of Fine Arts have been transformed into ersatz homeless shelters with bed mats on the floor and minimal social distance. After some photos came out of the grim Moscone setup, several supervisors are making more noise about the potentially unsafe situation.
SF Politics SF Supervisors Create 12 New Commercial Districts Ahead of Ballot Vote on Retail Vacancy Tax In an effort to curb the trend of landlords leaving retail spaces vacant, the SF Board of Supervisors voted this week to establish a dozen new Neighborhood Commercial Districts (NCDs) that will fall under a new vacancy tax law that's on March primary ballot going before voters.
SF Politics D1 Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer Announces She’s Not Running for Re-election The District 1 supervisor will be a one-and-done, leaving the seat up for grabs in the November race.
SF Politics Dean Preston Sworn in as Supervisor By a Blue-Haired Tom Ammiano Preston takes the helm as District 5 supervisor just in time for today’s full Board meeting, but faces re-election again in just ten months.
SF Politics Vacancy Tax Passes Board of Supervisors, Will Appear on March Ballot Landlords will get charged by the square foot for keeping spots empty, if voters approve the Storefront Vacancy Tax in the March 2020 election.
SF Politics Former Supervisor John Avalos Is Running Again for District 11 Supervisor The 2020 Board of Supervisors races are now underway, as one-time supervisor John Avalos is challenging Ahsha Safai for the seat Avalos held for eight years.
SF Politics Democratic Socialist Dean Preston Wins District 5 Supervisor Seat On Second Try After narrowly losing to London Breed in 2016, Dean Preston eked out a win in the District 5 supervisor race on Saturday, taking the seat from Vallie Brown, the mayor's appointee.
SF Politics SF Supervisors Declare NRA a Domestic Terrorist Organization, Hope Rest of Nation Will Follow The supes unanimously passed a resolution calling the National Rifle Association “a domestic terrorist organization” that "spreads propaganda" to “incite gun owners to acts of violence.”
SF Politics Supervisors Put Off Proposed Homelessness Commission Under pressure from the mayor, the SF Board of Supervisors on Tuesday declined to approve a ballot measure that would have asked voters if they believe there should be a commission overseeing the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing.
SF Politics Supes To Consider Banning Natural Gas From City Buildings The latest nanny-state measure from City Hall could banish natural gas from all new San Francisco municipal construction projects and renovations.
SF Politics IPO Tax Axed From The November Ballot Tech companies with IPOs this year are off the hook as Sup. Eric Mar is nixing his own effort to put a stock-based IPO payroll tax before San Francisco voters this year.
SF Politics Supervisors Debate Putting More Oversight For City’s Homeless Department On November Ballot Voters may get to decide whether an oversight commission for the San Francisco Department of Homelessness would bring more accountability, or just create more red tape.
SF News San Francisco Supervisors Approve Ordinance To Outlaw E-Cigarette Sales The San Francisco Board of Supervisors just voted to approve two ordinances that will effectively ban all e-cigarette and vape-pod sales in the city limits — including mail-order sales delivered to SF addresses.
SF News SF Supervisor Pushes To Ban City-Funded Travel To Or Purchases From States With Abortion Bans Much like the mayor and Board of Supervisors did in 2016 as southern states enacted transphobic and anti-LGBT laws, District 5 Supervisor Vallie Brown is proposing new legislation Tuesday that would ban city-funded travel to and future contracts with states that pass anti-choice legislation.
SF News San Francisco is Getting an ‘Office of Racial Equity’ A new City Hall office will aspire to root out racial bias in hiring and the delivery of city services.
Business & Tech Amazon Go a No-Go As Supes Vote To Ban Cashless Stores The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to ban all retail outlets in the city that don't accept cash as payment. The move to quell a growing trend of cashless stores and restaurants is meant to ensure access to all stores by low-income residents.
Arts & Entertainment Museum Of Ice Cream Denied Beer License For Second Time By Supes The Museum of Ice Cream has for the second time in two months been foiled in its effort to get a liquor license at its One Grant Street location, and the Board of
