Supervisor Jackie Fielder’s proposal would prevent nonpayment evictions until a tenant owes more than one month of federal fair market rent for a comparable apartment.

Sixty city-owned shelter cabins remain unused after power limitations, lease terms, and incompatible operating funds made a proposed recovery site unworkable.

Mayor Daniel Lurie will re-bid San Francisco’s homelessness-service contracts and tie funding more closely to measurable results.

Allegations against Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board President William Palmer show how San Francisco’s Charter protects appointed officials from consequences by making them extraordinarily difficult to remove.

San Francisco’s median one-bedroom asking rent reached $4,180, and developers say further increases could restart housing construction within 12 to 24 months.

At least 8,000 public drug-use reports filed through San Francisco’s 311 system this year were closed without being forwarded to police.

Mayor Daniel Lurie is standardizing cleanliness, safety, and complaint-response rules across city-funded shelters and social-service sites.

Board President Rafael Mandelman removed Supervisor Bilal Mahmood from two committees after Mahmood challenged a landmarking plan that could restrict new housing.

Three pro-housing groups sued San Francisco and the state to overturn permanent SB 79 exemptions covering nearly 1,900 parcels in SoMa, Bayview, and Bayshore.

Mayor Daniel Lurie and San Francisco’s police and firefighter unions oppose a DSA-backed housing tax that would redirect about $120 million a year from the General Fund into restricted housing programs.

Supervisor Jackie Fielder asked Mayor Daniel Lurie to provide round-the-clock ambassador coverage around the 16th and 24th Street BART plazas.

San Francisco will expand Muni service, restrict pickups, and staff two Bay Wheels stations to move 75,000 Outside Lands attendees per day.

San Francisco completed only 405 homes in the first half of 2026 while tens of thousands remained stuck in a pipeline that is still far from construction.

New city data show fewer tents and occupied vehicles on San Francisco streets, a visible improvement as the Lurie administration expands enforcement and outreach.

San Francisco’s budget cuts are colliding with newly restored strike rights for city workers, setting up a potentially ugly fight over layoffs, contracts, and the city’s long-term fiscal strategy.

Mayor Daniel Lurie plans to appoint Michael Levine, a MassHealth executive, to lead San Francisco’s homelessness department. The move signals a stronger push to connect homelessness policy with addiction and mental-health treatment.

San Francisco’s projected two-year deficit fell to $642.8 million, but the city still faces painful cuts and structural gaps above $1 billion later this decade. The improvement is real, but the need for disciplined budgeting and accountability is too.

Mayor Lurie has shaken up the Mayor’s Office of Innovation just as the department expands with new Bloomberg funding. The move puts more pressure on City Hall to prove its permitting, contracting, and modernization efforts can still deliver results.