Joshua Sabatini
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Mayor London Breed appoints Michael Lambert as SF’s new city librarian
Mayor London Breed on Monday tapped Michael Lambert to serve as City Librarian of the San Francisco Public Library. Lambert has served as the acting city librarian since his predecessor, » → Read More
Library set to write off more than $1.5 million in overdue fines – The San Francisco Examiner
The San Francisco Public Library Commission has already recommended eliminating library fines, but on Thursday it voted to forgive existing fines as well. → Read More
Library set to write off more than $1.5 million in overdue fines
The San Francisco Public Library Commission has already recommended eliminating library fines, but on Thursday it voted to forgive existing fines as well. → Read More
Report: Public bank could require billions in investment, take decades to break even
A final report from a task force established last year to study the feasibility of launching a public bank identifies three financial models The City could follow, but makes no » → Read More
SF considers ‘sweeping smart city’ installation of devices with cameras, microphones
San Francisco may install thousands of devices with the capacity to record video and audio and provide wireless service on street lights citywide, the San → Read More
Number of inmates released on electronic monitoring triples following bail ruling
The number of people released from jail on electronic monitoring has tripled since the landmark Humphrey ruling last year forced courts to consider a defen → Read More
Proposed ban on cashless stores expanded to include Amazon Go
Supervisor Vallie Brown on Tuesday announced she is expanding her proposed ban on cashless businesses to include Amazon Go, which has two stores in San Fra → Read More
City could take a more aggressive approach to illegal dumping
Illegal dumping costs San Francisco $10 million a year, and nowhere is it worse than in the Bayview. Public Works estimates that The City and Recology resp → Read More
Tenderloin food hall project advances; affordable housing to come later
A Tenderloin food hall is expected to open under a six-year lease after a push to build affordable housing on the site faster fell flat. In association wit → Read More
SF to start permitting cannabis smoking, sales at events — but not in time for this year’s 420
Smoking and selling cannabis at San Francisco events have gone hand-in-hand for decades, but now The City will attempt to regulate it through permits. Legislation introduced by Supervisor Rafael Mandelman » → Read More
Supes push to make signs honoring Harvey Milk more prominent at SFO
An ongoing dispute over the naming of San Francisco International Airport’s Terminal 1 after slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk has led to legislation man → Read More
SF to officially recognize incarceration as a public health issue
Jailing people has wide-reaching and severe health impacts on those locked up, their families and the communities where they are from — especially for thos → Read More
SF preparing to assume control of troubled Housing Authority in face of federal takeover threat
San Francisco’s Housing Authority is in “substantial default” of its obligations to administer low-income housing programs like Section 8 vouchers and coul → Read More
SF to upgrade voting machines, but keeps eye on developing an open-source system
New voting machines will allow voters to pick up to 10 candidates in ranked choice contests this November including the mayor’s race. While San Francisco continues to develop plans for » → Read More
After granting nonprofits a discount, SF forms 17th community benefit district in SOMA
After reducing assessments for non-profits, the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to form the seventeenth community benefit district in San Francisco for the South of Market area. After postponing » → Read More
Supes reappoint ‘independent voice’ to Police Commission
Noting the importance of an “independent” oversight board, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously re-appointed labor attorney Cindy Elias to the P → Read More
SF strengthens vacant storefront registration requirements
San Francisco strengthened a vacant storefront registry Tuesday to encourage more property owners to fill the empty commercial spaces that dot many business corridors. Under legislation introduced by Supervisor Sandra » → Read More
Judge rejects Trump administration’s attempt to withhold public safety grants from sanctuary cities
A federal judge on Monday struck down conditions the Trump administration tried to placed on federal law enforcement grants that could have blocked sanctuary cities like San Francisco from receiving » → Read More
Hungry hawk stops traffic in the Tenderloin
A red-tailed hawk brought traffic to a halt Monday morning when it stopped to eat a pigeon in the middle of a busy street in the Tenderloin. The bird made → Read More
SF could explore sanctioned homeless camps, shelters in parks
San Francisco should permit “safe and dignified sanctioned encampments” as it struggles to expand the number of emergency shelter beds and law enforcement → Read More