More than 70 people crowded into the Board of Supervisors’ chamber at San Francisco City Hall on Wednesday afternoon, with many asking the city to spend more money on long-term housing for low-income residents.
Category: City Hall
Posted inCity Hall, Economy & Business, Elections
San Francisco’s ‘Overpaid CEO Tax’ Heads to Voters
As California heads toward a fight over a proposed state tax on billionaires, San Francisco has become an early battleground, with voters weighing whether to increase taxes on corporations with wide gaps between executive and worker pay.
Posted inCity Hall, Economy & Business, Elections
Proposition C Would Cut Taxes and City Revenue
San Francisco’s June ballot has become a referendum on how the city taxes its largest employers, with labor unions arguing that higher taxes on corporations are needed to address a $936 million budget deficit over two years and prevent cuts to public services, and business leaders warning that increased costs could accelerate companies’ exit from the city.
Posted inAging, City Hall, Community, Government & Politics
Budget Axe Aimed at Senior and Disability Services
Community-based organizations, older adults and people with disabilities across San Francisco are sounding alarms about the Department of Disability and Aging Services’ latest budget proposal, which includes millions of dollars in cuts. They called on the city to restore funding.
Posted inCity Hall, Law & Justice
Police Commission Updates Policy on When Cops Must Use Language Interpreters
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.
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.