PG&E hit with contamination lawsuit

Local law firm Gross & Klein LLP has filed a federal lawsuit against PG&E seeking an investigation and cleanup of contamination allegedly caused by a manufactured gas plan... Read More

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MUNI giveth, MUNI taketh away

Muni service expands but the agency says some recent cuts could be permanent

By John Zipperer

There’s good news and bad news for commuters who rely on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) to get around the city. Starting Aug. 22, a number of bus r... Read More

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Facts and figures

By John Zipperer

8,000: number of crab, shrimp, and black cod traps lost by 30 crabbers as a result of the May 23 fire at Pier 45. . . 1,712: number of Sheriffs and Police Department employees who... Read More

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Mayor Breed looks to voters for change

Breed announces several ballot measures

By John Zipperer

Mayor London Breed announced in June several measures planned for the November ballot that would seek to address high-profile challenges in the city. The Save Our Small Busines... Read More

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Museums from home

By John Zipperer

The second summer of the city’s “Museums for All” initiative has evolved to fit in with pandemic-era needs for social distancing and distance learning. The program,... Read More

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Slow Streets comes to the Presidio

By John Zipperer

The movement to remove vehicles from streets expanded to The Presidio in June, the latest development in an effort to give people safe places for exercise and other outdoor activi... Read More

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Fireworks cancelled

By John Zipperer

The San Francisco fireworks on Pier 39 have been canceled this year, along with its concert. “Due to the City & County of San Francisco’s Health Order prohibiting large ga... Read More

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Four-alarm fire at pier 45

By John Zipperer

Around 4 a.m. on May 23, locals were awakened by multiple fire engines called to put out a large fire at a warehouse on Fisherman’s Wharf’s Pier 45. As many as 130 firefighter... Read More

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Facts and figures

By John Zipperer

1.16: percentage increase in available job listings in California since May 8, according to TOP data . . . 3.65: percentage increase in available job listings nationwide since May... Read More

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Crime update

By John Zipperer

For the week of May 11–17, there were five robberies reported by Northern Police Station, bringing the year-to-date total to 127, the exact same number as the 2019 year-to-date ... Read More

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Lease and eviction relief proposed for small businesses and nonprofits

By John Zipperer

If a new bill proposed in Sacramento is adopted, small businesses and commercial landlords would be able to modify leases in light of the economic devastation wrought by Covid-19.... Read More

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Slow streets movement picks up speed

By John Zipperer

It started in Oakland — a move to close streets temporarily to vehicular traffic to allow pedestrians and cyclists more space to be physically distanced while getting exercise o... Read More

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Facts and figures

By John Zipperer

50: percentage of San Francisco restaurants not expected to reopen once the pandemic is over, according to the Golden Gate Restaurant Association . . . 43.9: percentage of Califo... Read More

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Several new city initiatives launched to help small business

By John Zipperer

Restaurants and small shops were struggling in this high-cost, high-regulation city even before the pandemic hit; the enforced closure or radical change in business practices for ... Read More

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City budget facing more than $1 billion shortfall

By John Zipperer

Even before the Covid-19 pandemic hit city revenues and spending plans, the San Francisco city budget was several hundred million dollars short. But at the end of March, the city ... Read More

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