A city committee asked staff to draft a siting policy to prevent clustering of tiny‑home villages and other interim shelters after a rapid expansion left some neighborhoods without beds.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a multistate challenge to a Forest Service proposal that would slash public comment windows and change how objections are handled.

Marin County was named one of California’s inaugural CARE Champions, a state nod tied to CARE Court activity and new funding for treatment and housing.

A March 9 audit found missing subvendor disclosures, incomplete donor records and mistimed expenses in Mark Farrell’s 2024 mayoral campaign; enforcement review is pending.

Local advocates want Seattle to add “family and relationship structure” to city nondiscrimination law after recent West Coast wins.

Oakland will collect roughly $860,000 from OUSD to cover the 2022 school-board election, resolving part of a long-running billing dispute as the district faces steep cuts.

Chevron told state leaders that proposed Cap‑and‑Invest changes could force refinery closures and hike gasoline prices, threatening jobs and fuel reliability across California.

A proposed ordinance would require most dogs in San Francisco to be sterilized, create an unaltered-dog permit and impose escalating penalties; the Public Safety committee hears it Thursday.

Scott Wiener rolled out a trillion‑dollar federal housing plan that would build millions of homes and pay cities for every unit they produce. The pitch anchors his congressional run.

Sergey Brin reportedly gave to Republican Steve Hilton while also funding pro‑housing efforts and other gubernatorial bids, signaling Silicon Valley donors are hedging bets in 2026.

A citizen‑sponsored parcel tax charging $0.02 per square foot has qualified for the June 2, 2026 ballot to fund land purchases, trails and wildfire work. Backers say the levy will boost the authority’s capacity to buy and manage more preserves.

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins held a livestreamed press briefing March 9, 2026. Her office announced the event on X; here’s what’s publicly known and the local context.

The First Partner’s films are named in state guidance while nonprofit filings and watchdog reports show six‑figure pay and related‑party contracts that parents and advocates say need explaining.