Suspended San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi has for the first time detailed his version of the events that led to the high-profile domestic violence incident involving his wife — including how she sustained a sizable bruise on her arm. Read More
Socially responsible businesses may benefit in the bidding process for government contracts in San Francisco under a proposal.
The Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday on legislation introduced by Supervisor David Chiu that will give bidding preferences to what are known as “benefit corporations.” Read More
Employees of the now-defunct San Francisco Redevelopment Agency received answers this week about their jobs, after the elimination of the revitalization program.Tiffany Bohee, the agency’s executive director, told a Board of Supervisors committee Tuesday that 56 full-time employees of the agency will be retained by The City in other departments and 40 will be let go. Read More
When it comes to finding a place to eat in San Francisco, numerous factors can be considered before heading into a restaurant — what type of food is served, what kind of drinks the establishment has, how long the wait might be. Minuscule differences between restaurants, such as whether an establishment has 10 or 11 chairs, probably would not make or break a dining decision. Read More
When the Nob Hill Masonic Center announced it would be having many more evening events, neighbors were not happy. Now, the Board of Supervisors is expected to weigh in todayTuesday at an appeal hearing in which those neighbors are asking to revert back to the number of live entertainment held a decade ago. Read More
The battle over Academy of Art University’s unpermitted student housing sprawl has been on City Hall’s radar since 2006, and now the issue could be coming to a head.A supervisor is seeking to define The City’s laws with regard to student housing in response to the school’s past conversion of rent-controlled apartments into student housing. Read More
With Ross Mirkarimi out of office for the time being, it’s time to assess what comes next in the trial of our overly enthusiastic jailer. Having pled guilty to false imprisonment of his wife on New Year’s Eve, he now refuses to resign. Moderates must be thrilled. Read More
Small-business owners know City Hall can be a pain, but it appears overdue relief is on the way.When voters approved Proposition I in November 2007, it created the Small Business Office with an assistance center to focus on the needs of San Francisco companies that have fewer than 100 employees. It also required that the office submit within four months of opening a report on how to make life easier for small-business owners to obtain permits, pay annual fees and the like. Read More
Single mother Veronica Garcia attends City College full-time and works a part-time job that pays $12 an hour. On those wages, she can’t afford rent in San Francisco, so she and her two daughters share a bedroom in her parents’ house.“It’s pretty crowded,” she said. “As much as I love San Francisco, I’m now forced to look at other cities to live in.” Read More
Mayor Ed Lee’s plan to add $1 million into The City’s revolving loan fund for small businesses suffered a setback Wednesday.The Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee unanimously agreed the proposal raised a number of unresolved issues and more time was needed to determine whether it was the best use of taxpayer dollars. Read More
