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Transit Cuts Could Double Bay Bridge Delays
Transit Cuts Could Double Bay Bridge Delays
September 24, 2026
A SPUR-Jacobs analysis projects that severe transit cuts could add 33 minutes to morning Bay Bridge delays and 43 minutes in the evening.
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Mandarin Immersion School to Open in Noe Valley in 2027
Mandarin Immersion School to Open in Noe Valley in 2027
September 24, 2026
San Francisco’s first standalone district Mandarin immersion school will open at 1670 Noe Street in fall 2027, starting with transitional kindergarten and kindergarten before expanding through eighth grade.
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Public Power Bid Clears PG&E’s Environmental Appeal
Public Power Bid Clears PG&E’s Environmental Appeal
September 24, 2026
Supervisors unanimously rejected challenges to the environmental review for buying PG&E’s local electric grid, advancing the public-power bid without approving a purchase.
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Grocery Stores and Pharmacies Could Skip Chain-Store Review
Grocery Stores and Pharmacies Could Skip Chain-Store Review
September 24, 2026
Supervisor Bilal Mahmood proposes letting grocery and pharmacy chains move into former chain-store spaces without an extra planning approval, alongside faster processing for other locations.
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City Permitting Problems Derail Butter & Crumble’s Second Shop
City Permitting Problems Derail Butter & Crumble’s Second Shop
September 24, 2026
Butter & Crumble abandoned its planned Union Street cake café after city permitting problems, despite earlier assurances Smith says she received from a city department.
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Muni Seeks Five-Year Delay on Battery-Electric Bus Rules
Muni Seeks Five-Year Delay on Battery-Electric Bus Rules
September 18, 2026
Muni is seeking state permission to keep buying hybrid buses through 2031, avoiding $223 million in higher vehicle costs and postponing $229 million in charging infrastructure.
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Dog Attack Shows San Francisco Needs a New Approach
Dog Attack Shows San Francisco Needs a New Approach
September 18, 2026
After a pit bull left a woman with life-threatening injuries on Larkin Street, GrowSF is calling for a change in state law to let San Francisco require pit bulls to be leashed and muzzled in public.
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Mail-In Ballots Safe From Trump’s Executive Order for November
Mail-In Ballots Safe From Trump’s Executive Order for November
September 18, 2026
The Supreme Court left an injunction in place blocking new federal mail-ballot requirements for the November election, preserving existing voting procedures in California and other states.
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Melgar Proposes Housing Department and Co-op Program
Melgar Proposes Housing Department and Co-op Program
September 18, 2026
Supervisor Myrna Melgar announced plans to turn the mayor’s housing office into a standalone department covering subsidized and market-rate housing and create a program to support housing co-ops.
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Tenderloin Youth Center Reaches Nearly 100 Young People
Tenderloin Youth Center Reaches Nearly 100 Young People
September 18, 2026
A privately funded Tenderloin youth center has reached nearly 100 young people in six months, offering mentorship, job preparation, and a safe place after school.
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Proposition H Would Boost SF’s Economy by Up to $400 Million a Year
Proposition H Would Boost SF’s Economy by Up to $400 Million a Year
September 18, 2026
Chief Economist Ted Egan estimates that Proposition H would boost San Francisco’s economic output by $310 million to $400 million annually, averaged over 15 years, compared with deep Muni service cuts.
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Overdose Deaths Fall 24% in 2026
Overdose Deaths Fall 24% in 2026
September 17, 2026
San Francisco recorded 351 accidental overdose deaths through August, down 24% from the same period in 2025 and on pace for its lowest annual toll since 2019.
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Sherrill Moves to Remove William Palmer From Sheriff Oversight Board
Sherrill Moves to Remove William Palmer From Sheriff Oversight Board
September 17, 2026
Supervisor Stephen Sherrill introduced a 12-count official-misconduct case seeking to suspend and remove William Palmer from the Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board.
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Lurie Backs GrowSF’s Five Supervisor Candidates
Lurie Backs GrowSF’s Five Supervisor Candidates
September 11, 2026
Mayor Daniel Lurie endorsed Manny Yekutiel, Theo Ellington, Matt Dorsey, Stephen Sherrill, and Alan Wong for the Board of Supervisors.
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Candlestick Point Redevelopment Breaks Ground After Years of Delay
Candlestick Point Redevelopment Breaks Ground After Years of Delay
September 11, 2026
FivePoint has started infrastructure work for Candlestick Point, a 270-acre redevelopment planned for 7,218 homes and 2.8 million square feet of office space.
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Shamann Walton Proposes Data Center Moratorium With No Projects Pending
Shamann Walton Proposes Data Center Moratorium With No Projects Pending
September 11, 2026
Supervisor Shamann Walton plans a 45-day moratorium on new and expanded data centers even though only seven physical sites operate in San Francisco and no new facility is seeking approval.
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