City Creates Cannabis Legalization Task Force
SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has approved an ordinance establishing The Cannabis State Legalization Task Force to advise the city on the...
Body Of Drowning Victim Identified
SAN FRANCISCO—The body of 14-year-old San Francisco teenager Marquette Gross was found and identified on Monday, July 6 at Lake Sonoma following a swim on...
Blue Shield Of California Tax Audit
CALIFORNIA—On June 3, 2014, tax officials sent a 16-page report to Blue Shield California, the state’s third largest insurer. The tax board did not...
SFSU Proceeds With Housing Expansion
SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco State University is moving forward with their plans of a housing expansion to accommodate the increasing influx of students at the school. The...
Leland Yee Pleads Guilty To Corruption Charges
SAN FRANCISCO—Former state senator Leland Yee admitted to charges of racketeering and accepted a plea deal with federal prosecutors on Wednesday, July 1 at a federal...
San Francisco Water Rights Cut
SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, June 26, the State Water Resources Control Board issued orders cutting San Francisco’s water rights at Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.
The order was...
State Assembly Approves Vaccination Law
SACRAMENTO—On Thursday, June 25, the California State Assembly voted, 41 to 36, to mandate nearly all California school children get vaccinations.
Senate Bill 277 puts...
The Old Mint, A Historic Landmark At Risk
SAN FRANCISCO—The 141-year-old Old Mint building at Fifth and Mission Streets has been listed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation among the country's top...
Google’s Self Driving Cars Tested On Public Streets
SAN FRANCISCO—While Google has been testing their prototype, "Koala" self-driving cars on the roads of Mountain View for a while, they have recently been...
City’s Film Rebate Program Expanded
Photo: Jim Baldwin/Baldwin Production Services
SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has agreed to extend the city’s Film Rebate Program through June 2019 and...