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Annie Gaus

Supervisors move ahead with two hotel acquisitions for homeless housing

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The city plans to pay $23 million to acquire 77 units in the Mission and Outer Mission neighborhoods for permanent supportive housing.  

San Francisco Fire Department could soon place emergency psychiatric holds

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A proposal to give fire department paramedics the authority to place 5150 holds, or involuntary psychiatric holds for individuals in severe mental distress, will advance to a vote in the coming weeks.  The Board of Supervisors’ Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted unanimously on Thursday to advance the proposal, which would designate fire paramedics…

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Jonah Owen Lamb

San Francisco’s ‘soft approach’ to illegal sideshows isn’t working, SFPD critics say

The department’s tactic of breaking up “stunt car” events mostly involves making arrests and car seizures days later.

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Mike Ege

Supes approve Laguna Honda deal and debate sideshow crackdown

The board approves the settlement allowing the hospital to stay open, Preston criticizes sideshow sanctions and Peskin wants a school for Commissioners.

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Josh Koehn

Jon Jacobo: Pressure mounts on San Francisco police to investigate rape, abuse allegations

San Francisco mayoral candidates are demanding action on Jon Jacobo and his former employer, TODCO, after rape and abuse allegations.

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Supervisors move ahead with two hotel acquisitions for homeless housing

San Francisco Fire Department could soon place emergency psychiatric holds

San Francisco’s ‘soft approach’ to illegal sideshows isn’t working, SFPD critics say

Supes approve Laguna Honda deal and debate sideshow crackdown

Jon Jacobo: Pressure mounts on San Francisco police to investigate rape, abuse allegations