News Reporter

David Sjostedt

Interviews with Bill Gene Hobbs’ acquaintances depict a man with a pattern of risky behavior and run-ins with the law that seemed to satisfy no one.

By all appearances, SB 930—the bill that would allow bars in San Francisco to stay open later—is unlikely to make it.

If passed, the law would make Narcan much like a fire extinguisher or first aid kit.


‘You can’t legislate good management.’ Assemblymember Haney’s ‘right to disconnect’ bill would stifle startup culture, argues CEO Joshua March

The bill, SB 57, would have permitted sites for supervised drug use under state law. Harm reduction advocates had lobbied hard for its passage. 