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Annie Gaus

‘Rotten to the core’: San Francisco could get sued over housing gridlock, says legislator

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San Francisco’s housing squabbles put the city on a collision course with an increasingly aggressive state agency charged with holding cities accountable to housing production.

San Francisco Fire Department could soon place emergency psychiatric holds

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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Gabe Greschler

Lawmaker abruptly quits committee after police staffing blow-up

Supervisor Hillary Ronen blasted the  plan as fiscally irresponsible. 

Newsom vetoes bill to require human drivers aboard self-driving trucks, angering unions

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Unions had championed the bill and were furious with the veto. ‘We will continue to fight to make sure that robots do not replace’ us, said one.   

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Supervisor opposes drug center across from his home. Now city may lose $10 million grant

A behavioral health facility set for Mission Street was opposed by a wealthy developer, neighbors, and Supervisor Matt Dorsey.

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‘Rotten to the core’: San Francisco could get sued over housing gridlock, says legislator

San Francisco Fire Department could soon place emergency psychiatric holds

Lawmaker abruptly quits committee after police staffing blow-up

Newsom vetoes bill to require human drivers aboard self-driving trucks, angering unions

Supervisor opposes drug center across from his home. Now city may lose $10 million grant