SF Politics SF’s Once Highly Touted Office of Reparations Loses Its Funding In Breed’s New Budget Cuts Remember that SF Office of Reparations that once considered $5 million lump-sum payments to Black San Franciscans? Now the city can’t even afford the $2 million a year to run that department, and the office is gutted in Mayor Breed’s budget cuts.
SF News SF Supervisors on Board With Reparations Plan, But Those $5 Million Payments Are Looking Unlikely The SF Board of Supervisors looked ready to approve the recommendations of the local reparations committee for Black San Franciscans on Tuesday, but this seems to be going more in the direction of cultural districts and educational efforts rather than cash payments.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Supervisor Walton Dinged by HR for Metal Detector Incident With Sheriff's Cadet The Alameda County DA has dropped more enhancements in a high-profile murder case, that Whole Foods proposed for Geary and Masonic may have an opening date, and Supervisor Shamann Walton has received his slap on the wrist for an n-word incident with a sheriff's cadet.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: SF Supervisor Tries Standup Comedy A Marin County man just received a $1.3M judgement for being a COVID-restriction whistleblower and getting fired; Alameda County DA Pamela Price has doubled down on some controversial comments; and SF Supervisor Shamann Walton tried his hand at standup.
SF News Day Around the Bay: After Video, SF Supervisor Says Banko Brown Was 'Executed' Supervisors Shamann Walton and Dean Preston have some strong words about the Banko Brown shooting video; a BART police officer resigned over a racial slur incident; and the Fisherman's Wharf Safeway calls it quits this Friday.
SF Politics Possible Standoff Takes Shape Between DA and SF Supervisors Over Banko Brown Case Tensions are escalating between the SF District Attorney's Office and the Board of Supervisors as the supervisors prepare to vote to formally push for the release of surveillance video in the Banko Brown shooting case.
SF Politics Board of Supervisors Palace Intrigue: Peskin Takes Presidency as Board Ousts Walton From Top Spot If you thought last week’s Kevin McCarthy drama was nuts, wait 'til you hear about Supervisor Aaron Peskin winning the SF Board of Supervisors presidency after 17 votes, in what was either a masterful move of three-dimensional chess, or a sign of just utter dysfunction.
SF Politics Breed Demands Apology From Sup. Walton Over N-Word Use Toward Sheriff's Cadet; Walton Says He Might Sue Instead The war of words over an n-word incident five weeks ago escalated dramatically Monday, with Mayor Breed saying Shamann Walton should apologize to a sheriff’s cadet, and a hardly contrite Walton threatening “he may take legal action.”
Business & Tech Supervisors Slap a Moratorium on Parcel Delivery Sites, In an Obvious Shot at Amazon While Amazon is not named in the “interim zoning controls” on “proposed Parcel Delivery Service uses” the supervisors approved Tuesday, it's crystal clear they’re playing hardball with Amazon’s plans for a Mission Bay delivery warehouse.
SF News Bayview Neighbors Push Back on Plan to Create RV Parking Lot for Homeless at Candlestick A proposed new "Vehicle Triage Center" out at Candlestick Point has some NIMBY neighbors angry, but Supervisor Shamann Walton is reminding everyone that the homeless and their cars and RVs are already in the area anyway.
SF Politics Peskin Apology Adds to Already Dramatic Board of Supervisors Meeting as Tensions Mount With Mayor Supervisor Aaron Peskin appeared at his first public meeting Tuesday afternoon since announcing last week that he would be seeking professional treatment for alcohol abuse. But that wasn't the only drama.
SF Politics Shamann Walton Elected President of the SF Board of Supervisors Supervisor Shamann Walton was elected president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Friday, as the Board met to swear in its newest members and choose the person who will be second in line to the mayor's office.
SF Politics Karens Beware as CAREN Act Unanimously Passes Board of Supervisors, Turning Some Karening Into a Civil Offense Under the Caution Against Racially Exploitative Non-Emergencies (CAREN) Act, racially motivated 911 calls could now land you in legal trouble.
SF Politics Pelosi Shows Up at Bayview Post Office After Winning Apparent Concessions On Mail Delivery The postmaster general now claims he’s backing off his draconian postal service cutbacks, but Nancy Pelosi was in the Bayview Tuesday morning to vow she’ll keep pushing the envelope.
SF News Mayor Breed, Supervisor Walton Both Test Negative For COVID-19, Will Get Tested Again After both potentially being exposed to the coronavirus this week, Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Shamann Walton have tested negative — though Breed says she will be tested again next week as a precaution.
