First vs. Second Amendment

On Feb. 13, new District 2 Supervisor Catherine Stefani introduced the Free Speech Protection Act, which if passed by the full Board of Supervisors would ban firearms at public par... Read More

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Arrests for nuisance homeless

By John Zipperer

The city is beginning to get tough on the quality of life problems that have been plaguing many parts of the city, where homeless individuals have obstructed sidewalks, relieved th... Read More

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Big drop in short-term home rentals

By John Zipperer

San Francisco’s new regime of enforced registration of vacation or short-term rentals has resulted in a significant drop in the number of listings on major short-term rental site... Read More

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February facts and figures

21,000: number of signatures collected in support of a proposed San Francisco ballot initiative that would have the city pay for legal representation for anyone facing eviction . .... Read More

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Catherine Stefani new District 2 Supervisor

By John Zipperer

Catherine Stefani announced that homelessness, small businesses, and public safety would be her top priorities in her new role as District 2 supervisor. On Jan. 30, she was sworn i... Read More

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Transportation prop

By John Zipperer

If Regional Measure 3 (RM3) makes it onto the June 2018 ballot, Bay Area residents will have the chance to vote to pay more on local bridge tolls to fund an expansion of Muni’s f... Read More

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Crime statistics

By John Zipperer

In other policing news, Northside residents could celebrate falling crime in a number of categories, albeit not all. Between October and November 2017, Northern Station reported dr... Read More

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Auto break-ins

By John Zipperer

The news in late January that there had been only 13 arrests made for auto break-ins over the course of the past seven years — a time period in which there were more than 81,000 ... Read More

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Is Shake Shack not Real Food?

By John Zipperer

A developer’s plan to put a Shake Shack burger restaurant in the former Cow Hollow building that once housed the natural foods-based Real Food Company store has drawn complaints ... Read More

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January facts and figures

By John Zipperer

$3: Increase sought in Bay Area bridge tolls by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission; if approved by voters, the money would be spent on local infrastructure projects . . . M... Read More

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Robin Williams meadow

By John Zipperer

The San Francisco Recreation and Park commission made it official in late December, officially renaming a meadow next to the Sharon Building in Golden Gate park after late comedian... Read More

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These aren’t the droids you’re looking for

By John Zipperer

A couple of experiments with robots in San Francisco did not end successfully. In early December, supervisors voted unanimously for Norman Yee’s legislation that restricts delive... Read More

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Van Ness BRT update

By John Zipperer

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s $316.4 million Van Ness Improvement Project, also known as the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, resulted in some temp... Read More

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Sea lions attack

By John Zipperer

San Francisco’s Aquatic Park was closed temporarily in December after several swimmers were attacked by a sea lion. Two of the attacks that took place within a 24-hour period in ... Read More

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December facts and figures

By John Zipperer

63: Percentage of millennials who have pretended to know more about operating office equipment than they really do know, according to the Brother Business Survey 2017 . . . $7,300:... Read More

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