City and County of San Francisco
Recent News About City and County of San Francisco
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Appeals court: SF City Hall, fed judge wrongly crushed workers' religious Covid jab objections
A federal appeals panel has ordered an Oakland federal judge to issue an injunction sought by ex-city workers who say they wrongly lost their jobs for refusing the city's Covid shot mandate for its workers. The appeals panel said the city and a federal judge were wrong to gloss over the workers' 'crisis of conscience' -
Waymo curbs try by SF city officials to reverse state green light for driverless taxis
A CA appeals panel rejected an attempt by San Francisco to rescind a state permit allowing Waymo to begin expanding its so-called 'robotaxi' service in San Francisco. The appeals judges said there is no evidence the driverless autonomous vehicles are any worse than those with human drivers -
SF orders Tenderloin stores to close early to fight crime; City seeking to toss residents' suit over lax law enforcement
As the city seeks to toss a lawsuit asserting San Francisco should be held liable for allegedly essentially abandoning the residents of the Tenderloin to crime and open drug use and all of the problems that go with it, the Board of Supervisors has ordered Tenderloin convenience stores to close by midnight -
SF city atty sues vaping products sellers, says using online sales to 'flout' city laws
San Francisco has launched a lawsuit against manufacturers and sellers of vaping products, accusing them of exploiting online sales platforms to disregard city laws banning such sales -
Sacramento DA fights on multiple legal fronts to force action to clear homeless encampment 'public nuisance'
As Sacramento has seen a rise in homelessness – up 67 percent since 2019 – the county’s chief prosecutor, Thien Ho, is suing the city over failure to enforce a number of policies that are meant to protect the unhoused and preserve public health and safety. -
SF residents OK to resume class action vs waste hauler Recology over bribes to secure inflated rates in 2017
A California appeals panel ruled that the class action lawsuit doesn't amount to an illegal attempt to challenge rates set by the SF Rate Board, nor is it an attempt to make Recology pay twice, after the company paid $94M to settle prosecutors' earlier enforcement action over the alleged bribes -
SF ordinance requiring disclosure of political donors remains, after Ninth Circuit denies rehearing request
Dissenters say the decision will uphold an ordinance that violates campaign donors' free speech rights -
With smaller homes, lawmakers hope for big impact on California housing crisis
With recent data showing even higher hurdles to home ownership in California, a spate of new laws were passed this session to help produce more Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU), which are smaller scale units that share the lot of a single family home. -
National clothing store sues San Francisco mall owners over unchecked retail theft, criminal activity
With organized retail crime on the rise in San Francisco, retailer American Eagle has filed suit against mall operator Westfield, on grounds that persistent unchecked criminal activity has violated the terms of its lease. -
Appeals panel says San Francisco allowed to let noncitizens vote in school board elections
Ruling overturns dismissal of Proposition N ordinances as unconstitutional