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.
Category: Government & Politics
Posted inCity Hall, Government & Politics, News, Open Government
Vacant Sunshine Task Force Leaves Lurie Transparency Case in Limbo
Delayed reappointments leave city’s transparency watchdog unable to act on directive to determine whether mayor’s office willfully withheld Trump call records.
Posted inCity Hall, Economy & Business, Government & Politics, Housing, Land use, Politics
Fall Ballot Measures Aim to Build More Affordable Housing That San Francisco Desperately Needs
San Francisco has struggled to build enough units, but it can invest in a variety of solutions to spur affordable housing production in the coming years. Several will be on the ballot this November.
Posted inCity Hall, Elections, Government & Politics
Beyond Signatures: How Voters Can Provide Crucial Feedback on Ballot Measures
San Francisco voters will decide on a number of important races and issues this November. What many don’t know is that they can directly influence the language and details contained in measures that appear on their ballot.
Posted inCity Hall, Government & Politics, Homelessness
Civil Grand Jury Finds Sparse Oversight in How City Allocates $500 Million in Contracts to Address Homelessness
A new report finds that the city’s agency in charge of fighting homelessness is ignoring data available to ensure the quality, safety and accountability of its services.
Posted inCity Hall, Community, Economy & Business, Elections, Government & Politics, Health, Homelessness, Housing, Immigration, Neighborhoods, Public Safety, Social Justice, Social Services, Transportation
San Franciscans Speak Out on the Top Issues Facing Their Neighborhoods
In this street interview series taken during the “No Kings” protest in March, people across the city spoke candidly about what matters most where they live, and what they want local leaders to pay attention to.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Government & Politics
Taxing the Titans: Audio From May 19 Discussion on Propositions C and D
The San Francisco Public Press and KALW co-hosted a live panel discussion about San Francisco’s propositions C and D, the competing business tax measures, at KALW’s gathering space at 220 Montgomery St. on May 19.
Posted inCity Hall, Elections, Government & Politics
Proposed Term Limits Target Veteran Politician
A San Francisco proposition that would impose lifetime term limits on the city’s mayor and Board of Supervisors would be a California first.
Posted inElections, Government & Politics, Public Safety
Proposition A Would Fix Decades of Deferred Maintenance in Earthquake Safety System
Proposition A, the Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response Bond, would raise $535 million over 30 years.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Immigration, Labor
For Protest Organizers, Decrying Oligarchy Now Means Push for State Tax Reform
After more than a year of protests denouncing inequality, May Day protesters in San Francisco called for a state ballot measure to tax billionaires to fund health care, housing and other programs.