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The San Francisco Public Defender's Office announced new protections available to undocumented immigrants attending court hearings on Monday, in response to an arrest by ICE agents on March 3

The SFPD has opened a "foot beat" office in Mid-Market that will combine officers from the four surrounding police stations.

For the first time ever, the San Francisco Department of Elections has included “I voted!” stickers in vote by mail envelopes.

Nearly 10,000 people marched in support of women's rights on Saturday.

With unanimous support from the Board of Supervisors, Prop. D, which would tax owners of vacant retail spaces, will appear on the March 3, 2020 ballot

Browse a roundup of building permits issued in the last week in San Francisco.

Browse a roundup of building permits issued in the last week in San Francisco.

The statement is emblematic of the current war over upzoning the Sunset and Richmond Districts, which is playing out at both city and state levels.

Browse a roundup of building permits issued in the last week in Berkeley.

Browse a roundup of building permits issued in the last week in San Francisco.

Only about 10 percent of the city’s 100,000 disabled residents end up receiving help and services. Officials are aiming to change that.

Browse a roundup of building permits issued in the last week in San Francisco.

The Amazon Prime logos recently spray-painted across Tenderloin sidewalks are a mystery to the company, but are adding work for the local teams working to keep the neighborhood’s streets clean.

Browse a roundup of building permits issued in the last week in San Francisco.

Some 70,000 ballots are still rolling in, as tight margins define Election Day's two closest political races.

San Franciscans went to the polls yesterday, and now, the results for 6 city ballot measures are in — or at least as close to "in" as they can be.

Browse a roundup of building permits issued in the last week in Berkeley.

Browse a roundup of building permits issued in the last week in San Francisco.

Evictions are rising, thanks to landlords fearful of California's new rent-cap bill. But raging wildfires have created an unexpected firewall for tenants.

The collapse of the cardboard-collecting "mosquito fleet" has left the city's small business owners scrambling for alternatives.

High- and low-wage jobs in SF are growing at equal rates, but only high-wage workers are getting their housing needs met.

See highlights from this week's Board of Supervisors agenda, and learn how you can weigh in.

See highlights from the Board of Supervisors agenda and learn how you can weigh in.

Donald Trump, Jr., Fox News alum Kimberly Guilfoyle and a part-owner of the San Francisco Giants were among the attendees.

If approved, the Vehicle Triage Center would offer a safe, sanitary place to park for 33 vehicles and their residents.