Proposition A offers what supporters call “110 small fixes” for local government, such as altering how the city approves legal settlements, restructuring departments and commissions, removing reporting requirements and giving the city administrator authority over the city’s real estate portfolio.
Category: City Hall
Posted inArts & Culture, City Hall, Community, Economy & Business, Law & Justice
Sexual Assault Scandal May Cause Historic Institution to Lose Chinese New Year Parade
The San Francisco Chinese Chamber of Commerce has organized the event for 73 years, but allegations in a recent lawsuit may change that.
Posted inCity Hall, Community, Homelessness, Social Services
Sixth Street Community Rejects ‘Revitalization’ Narrative and Pushes to Keep Support Site Open
Mayor Daniel Lurie wants to close a SoMa resource center for unhoused people by the end of the year amid plans to clean up the corridor. People who use the center and service providers say the decision repeats past harms against communities of color.
Posted inCity Hall, Community, Government & Politics
City Hall Debate: Paperwork as a Burden, or Raw Material for Civic Engagement?
San Francisco leaders have been arguing all summer over whether transparency is friction or fuel. Is the paperwork the city produces about itself preventing city officials from doing their jobs, or is it what gets things done?
Posted inCity Hall, Food Systems, Health
As Food Insecurity Rises, Elected City Officials Explore New — and Revive Old — Strategies to Address It
Despite dire statistics, city officials disagree on how to address food insecurity. Supervisor Bilal Mahmood is proposing an ordinance to incentivize stores to open.
Posted inCity Hall, Elections, Politics
For Shorter Ballots, Mayor Wants to Change How Some Measures Qualify
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s charter reform proposals, including one to shorten ballots, raise millions of dollars and questions about accessibility.
Posted inCity Hall, Government & Politics, Housing, Land use
Controversial Housing Project Gets Denser as It Nears Approval
A proposal to turn San Francisco’s Marina Safeway site into a towering, dense housing project has courted controversy all year, with its district supervisor and neighborhood groups urging the city’s Planning Department to reject the project.
