Governor Newsom suggests California could withhold federal tax contributions in response to Trump's threats to cut funding, but experts and legal constraints make such action unlikely.

A former UCSF professor, Dr. Rupa Marya, is suing the university for allegedly firing her over comments criticizing Israel's actions in Gaza and Zionism's impact on healthcare.

San Francisco supervisors seek to subpoena former executives of the collapsed San Francisco Parks Alliance to address questions about its financial crisis and impacts on city projects.

Mayor Daniel Lurie signed legislation to rejuvenate San Francisco's fire response, allowing private funding for new fire engines, trucks, and ambulances.

San Francisco's City Attorney and Controller initiate an integrity review of the Parks Alliance following reports of financial mismanagement and misuse of funds.

The campaign to recall Supervisor Joel Engardio in San Francisco claimed to have enough signatures to proceed, focusing on disputes around the Upper Great Highway's closure.

San Francisco's City Attorney and City Administrator announce a $2.2 million settlement for last-mile delivery drivers after a healthcare spending compliance investigation.

California prosecutors, including DA Brooke Jenkins, met with inmates at San Quentin to discuss criminal justice reform, emphasizing insights from the incarcerated to inform crime prevention and rehabilitative strategies.

A federal court temporarily blocked the Trump administration's new conditions on HUD grants, conditions the San Francisco City Attorney argued were illegal.

San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott resigns to take another chief position; Mayor Lurie appoints Paul Yep as interim chief, praising his local experience.

San Francisco leads a coalition lawsuit against HUD to block new federal conditions on funding, arguing they are unlawful and could endanger services for the homeless.

The San Francisco Sheriff's wry declaration of support for reopening Alcatraz as a SuperMax prison is a clever satire aimed at President Trump's contentious proposal, drawing attention to the logistical and political challenges of such a plan.

Is President Trump’s directive to rebuild Alcatraz as a maximum-security prison viable or likely doomed by park protections, massive costs, and fierce resistance from government, preservationists, and the local economy?