When should San Francisco police officers bring in certified language interpreters in their dealings with people who don’t speak English well? A new city policy directs officers to look for signs when an interpreter is needed.
Category: City Hall
Posted inCity Hall, Government & Politics, Homelessness, Housing, Social Services
San Francisco Cut Longstanding Legal Aid, Then Gave One Nonprofit Millions Without Bids
As San Francisco moves to slash longstanding funding for legal aid that helps low-income residents avoid homelessness, the city granted up to $5.68 million for homelessness-prevention legal services to a single nonprofit without opening the opportunity to other providers. The award, which was approved by the department and the Homelessness Oversight Commission in February, will dispense […]
Posted inCity Hall, Community, Housing
Entre Chiches y Moho: Pese al Miedo, Residentes Latinos de Viviendas de una Habitación Exigen Mejores Condiciones
En una fresca mañana de enero, un grupo de residentes latinos—una con nueve meses de embarazo y otros acompañados de sus hijos—caminaron juntos tres cuadras desde el Hotel Chase, un edificio de ocupación de habitación individual en Market Street, hasta el Departamento de Inspección de Edificios de San Francisco para testificar sobre las condiciones cada […]
Posted inCity Hall, Environment
Mayor’s Recommended Budget Sparks Debate Over SF Climate Priorities
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s recommended budget would significantly reduce city support for the city’s Environment Department starting this summer, scaling back one of the agency’s only flexible funding sources.
Posted inCity Hall, Community, Housing
Bed Bug Bites and Mold: Despite Fears, Latino SRO Residents Demand Better Housing Conditions
On a brisk January morning, a group of Latino residents — one nine-months pregnant, others accompanied by their children — walked together three blocks from the Chase Hotel, a single-room occupancy building on Market Street, to San Francisco’s Department of Building Inspection to testify about deteriorating conditions where they live. Over four years, people had reported […]
Posted inCity Hall, Law & Justice
San Francisco Mayor Continues to Withhold Trump Call Records Despite Task Force Rebuke
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s office is resisting scrutiny over an October call with the president that he said averted a federal immigration enforcement surge.
Posted inCity Hall, Government & Politics, Law & Justice
Sunshine Task Force Finds Mayor’s Office Violated Transparency Law Over Trump Call
San Francisco’s transparency watchdog found the mayor’s office violated a city law by refusing to release records about a call with President Trump about whether to call off federal forces.
Posted inCity Hall, Government & Politics
Critics Say Mayor’s Secrecy Over Trump Call Undermines Public Trust
Open-government experts and civic leaders are questioning why Mayor Daniel Lurie is withholding records of a phone call with President Donald Trump that reportedly halted a federal immigration enforcement surge, saying the secrecy undermines public trust amid worries about threats to city residents’ civil rights.
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Mayor’s Office Shields Details of Call That Supposedly Defused Conflict With Trump
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s office is refusing to release records of his the phone call with President Trump the evening of Oct. 22, which, he claimed, halted a planned federal immigration enforcement surge in the city.
Posted inCity Hall, Neighborhoods
Voters Recall Supervisor Engardio as Asian Americans Lead Revolt Over Road Closure
A powerful political backlash to the conversion of a roadway to a park on the city’s western seashore led to Tuesday’s downfall of the supervisor representing the neighborhood — a move Asian American leaders say signals the community’s rising political power.