San Francisco looks to improve taxi service
San Francisco city officials are working on ways to ease the pain of hailing a cab and finding inventive ways to improve taxi service. The San Francisco Municipal...
VIDEO: Sunday Streets engages community in the Mission
Families, local businesses, community programs and visitors gathered at the Mission May 6 for its first of four Sunday Streets. Sunday Streets is a neighborhood event that brings...
SF State commuter students may be forced to buy Clipper card
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Passengers wait for the 28 MUNI line at Holloway and 19th Avenues, near SF State on Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. Photo by Erik Verduzco."][/caption]...
New cameras installed on Muni buses to catch cars in bus-only lanes
Motorists in San Francisco who park or drive in bus lanes may soon be in for a rude awakening. In an effort to improve bus services, the San...
San Francisco Summer Jobs+ program aims to find work for young people
Going out into the workforce can be an intimidating and frightening experience, especially for those seeking their first employment. San Francisco’s Summer Jobs+ is a local program designed to...
San Francisco residents join campaign to conserve water
Conserving water could be as simple as singing a shorter song in the shower or fixing a leaky faucet, and now there are reasons worth thousands of dollars...
New legislation on student housing in San Francisco in the works
Students may not need to use Craigslist to find housing anymore. Together, Supervisor Scott Wiener, the San Francisco Planning Department and the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition have...
Ranked-choice voting could be eliminated by new measure on November ballot
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="San Francisco Mayoral Candidate Bevan Dufty, with help from his daughter Sidney, submits his filled ballot at a polling place on election day, Nov....
San Francisco LGBT community spotlights injustice
Imagine living in a country where being gay is considered a crime. A place where people feel restrained from expressing their sexual orientation, are persecuted and always fear...
San Francisco ban on plastic grocery store bags to take effect in October
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="A plastic bag gets caught on a light post at Valencia and McCOppon streets. Plastic bags will soon be banned throughout the entre city....
Low attendance at Day of Action rally leaves demonstrators worried
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="A Group of SF State students walk toward the State building to join the rally on Mar. 1, 2012. Photo by Hang Cheng."][/caption] About...
America's Cup stirs up controversy in San Francisco
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="The Oracle Racing team boat skippered by James Spithill sails around the bay prior to a preparation race June 13, 2011. Courtesy of Erik...
New city ordinance imposes fee, places restrictions on San Francisco dog walkers
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Dog walker Jean Kind takes her client's pups to Sigmund Stern Grove on February 6th, 2012. Photo by Cindy Waters."][/caption] Commercial dog walkers in...
Gay marriage supporters react to ruling against Proposition 8
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="David Bowers and Bruce Ivie celebrate alongside Supervisor Scott Weiner the appeal of Prop. 8 in front of City Hall. The court ruled that...