Politics Reporter

Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez

Despite the challenges, the $840 million budget deficit shrunk by about $20 million in the latest projection from City Hall.

A San Francisco street-cleaning nonprofit has installed a line of boulders to deter homeless people from living near an elementary school.

Residents of the embattled neighborhood, meanwhile, lamented the city’s inability to rein in the drug crisis.

Newsom, Bonta argue that use of a 1977 law to implement the levies without congressional approval was illegal.

Outreach teams are engaging with residents to offer housing and shelter options, employment support and other services.