Kill New Eviction Proposal, Landlords Suggest
Like clockwork, Supervisor John Avalos made his entrance at yesterday’s Land Use Committee meeting when it was time to address item number seven on the agenda: his proposal to extend just cause...
View ArticleEviction Controls on the Horizon
En Español Supervisor John Avalos was right when he said that property owners would list more reasons in their case against his proposal to extend just cause eviction protections to housing units built...
View ArticleSpending Freeze?
En Español A report by the City Controller’s office reveals the city is an additional $53 million in the hole. This comes after this summer’s tooth-and-nail battle over a series of cuts and fee...
View ArticleSlow Progress for Dolores Park, Not for Tenants
En Español The Board of Supervisors voted 8-1 Tuesday to adopt the resolution authorizing the sale of the Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond that will fund the renovation and repairs of several...
View ArticleSupes Meet New Campos Aide and Put off Votes on Smoking Limits
En Español Supervisor David Campos introduced his new legislative aide, Hillary Ronen, at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. Ronen, a graduate of UC Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law, comes to...
View ArticleWith Proposed Ban, Mission Bars See Business Going Up in Smoke
En Español It may soon get a lot tougher to smoke cigarettes outdoors as well as indoors in San Francisco, and that worries some bar and restaurant owners and workers in the Mission. In interviews,...
View ArticleSupes Crack Down on Smoking, Lighten Up on Evictions
En Español It was a big day for non-smokers and tenants in San Francisco Tuesday, as the Board of Supervisors unanimously passed two ordinances in their favor. Both Supervisor Eric Mar’s ordinance...
View ArticleMoms to Mayor: Save Domestic Violence Programs
En Español Supervisor John Avalos and San Francisco mothers came together to ask Mayor Gavin Newsom for a special kind of Mother’s Day present: Stop the impending cuts to programs serving victims of...
View ArticleCity Halts New AT&T and T-Mobile Antennas
En Español Planning Commission approvals for any new cell phone antennas from AT&T and T-Mobile were put on hold last week after the Planning Department found violations on several of the...
View ArticleCity Advances Cell Phone Antenna Restrictions, Considering More
The Board of Supervisors will vote today on an ordinance that will make it more difficult for wireless providers to install cell phone antennas in public spaces, and proposals on the table make it...
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