SF Politics SF Supervisor Holding Rally for Cat Slain by Waymo, Promises Autonomous Car Legislation There's a rally Tuesday afternoon for the bodega cat KitKat who was run over by a Waymo, and it’s being organized by Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who’s vowing legislation for local controls of self-driving vehicles.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Muir Woods Reopens Through November 1, Entry Fees Waived The National Weather Service is forecasting 20-foot sneaker waves and rip tides this weekend; the one remaining Walgreens pharmacy in the Mission has an average 45-minute line; and some of Muir Woods National Park’s operational partners pitched in to reopen the park for ten days.
SF News Jilted Neighborhood Groups Vent Over How Much of Their Money the SF Parks Alliance Made Disappear We heard from several small organizations Thursday about how much of their money the SF Parks Alliance blew through before that group dissolved this week, but it sure looks like there will be subpoenas issued, and audits to autopsy what all went wrong.
SF Politics SF Audit Finds City Hall Departments Overcharging Other City Hall Departments, Despite Nearly Billion-Dollar Deficit A report from the city’s Budget and Legislative Analyst shows that City Hall departments are billing each other to the tune of nearly $80 million a year, and then not paying, allowing for confusion or even chicanery on the following year’s budget.
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 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.
SF News SF Supervisor Jackie Fielder Asks SFPD For Answers About Chase That Led to Sunday's Crash One new SF supervisor is pressing the SFPD for answers about the latest example that left seven people injured.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Chronicle Projects Jackie Fielder Has Won the District 9 Supervisor Seat More than 10,000 people have been evacuated amidst the Mountain Fire in Ventura County; the prosecution rested in the Bob Lee stabbing trial; and Jackie Fielder is being projected as the winner for Hillary Ronen’s supervisor seat.
SF Politics Rowdy District 9 Supervisor Debate at El Rio Draws Hecklers, Very Vocal Peanut Gallery Things will get a little raucous when you have your SF supervisor candidate debate at a bar serving liquor, as we learned Wednesday night at El Rio when six candidates squared off over who will take Supervisor Hillary Ronen’s seat.
