Politics Reporter

Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez

It’s the first time the mayor has exercised his fentanyl emergency powers to accept donations for city government work.

The order sends the matter to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. 

A former city worker alleged that the mayor does not want to be seen around homeless people in a lawsuit filing.

In a court filing, City Attorney David Chiu asked a federal judge to clarify whether the city can clear tents if inhabitants refuse shelter. 


Here’s how many supportive housing units and shelter beds San Francisco provides.