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Nine candidates are on the Nov. 3 ballot for the southeastern District 10 seat. Theo Ellington leads in voter-guide endorsements, with DJ Brookter and J.R. Eppler next, and the Hunters Point Shipyard cleanup and 20,000 unbuilt homes top the issues.
San Francisco's second Raising Cane's opens Oct. 12 at 255 Winston Drive, the Stonestown space a McDonald's held for 30 years. It will stay open until 2 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday and 3:30 a.m. Thursday through Saturday.
A yes vote reopens the Upper Great Highway to private vehicles from 4 a.m. Monday to 6 p.m. Friday and closes Sunset Dunes Park during those hours. A no vote keeps the two-mile oceanfront park car-free.
Prop F would let the mayor fire most department heads for any reason, reorganize most departments without a public vote and revive deputy mayors, banned since 1991. A no vote keeps commissions' current role.
Prop. J on the Nov. 3 ballot would tax most commercial and large multifamily foreclosure transfers at full fair-market value starting March 1, 2027, while keeping the break for homes and buildings with four or fewer units. The controller pegs average revenue at $100 million to $150 million a year over the first five years.
Prop. I on the Nov. 3 ballot would dedicate half of transfer-tax revenue from sales of $10 million or more to a restricted House SF Fund for affordable housing and tenant protection. The controller estimates it redirects about $114 million to $124 million a year out of the General Fund.
The San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee voted Sunday night to void its August endorsement of Manny Yekutiel and endorse former Pelosi aide Gary McCoy for the Castro–Noe Valley supervisor seat. Party chair Nancy Tung rejected calls to resign.
Prop H would tax San Francisco parcels by building type and size for 15 years starting July 1, 2027, to fund Muni operations. Most single-family homes would pay $129 a year. The Controller pegs revenue near $177 million annually. It needs a simple majority.
Mayor Lurie, City Attorney Chiu and other city leaders want the CPUC to open a formal proceeding covering the December Mission Substation blackout, a year of large outages, delayed grid projects and recent vault fires.
The moderate group, which pulled its own endorsement of Yekutiel, asked voters how they'd rank him if he resumed his campaign. His name is still on the ballot, and supporters of front-runner Gary McCoy are not happy.
SFUSD officials concede that sending students home or parking them in offices without paperwork is illegal, and that they don't know how often it happens. A Coleman Advocates report says one school of about 300 students logged 3,639 office referrals in a year.
The law drops shadow analysis from the city's local environmental review and halves the window to appeal. Park shadows still get checked under a 1984 voter measure, and critics say the public loses a voice.
The damage appears limited to the outer mailer, the Department of Elections says. If all four ballot cards and the return envelope are intact, the ballot can still be voted and returned.
Mayor Daniel Lurie's new limits on police use of the city's 400-plus Flock cameras add a 30-day access window and required incident numbers, but critics say key safeguards date to a 2016 state law and one major recommendation was left out.
The former Orange County congresswoman cited Wiener's record on housing, health care and transit, a month before San Francisco voters choose between him and Supervisor Connie Chan.
San Francisco police arrested Shakia Vanderbilt in the weekend shooting of Ulysses Tykee Davis, a 47-year-old guard and father of six who was working a reality-TV tour event at the Mid-Market venue.
With more than a million visitors expected, SFMTA plans to block driverless cars from picking up or dropping off along a large stretch of the waterfront from Friday through Sunday, NBC Bay Area reports.
Board President Rafael Mandelman introduced an ordinance covering large grocery stores and all drug stores, backed by the grocery workers' union and opposed by the California Grocers Association.
Four supervisors pressed police and health officials Thursday on whether enforcement in the Tenderloin and SoMa is just pushing drug activity into the Mission and other districts. The mayor's office did not send anyone.
New Department of Building Inspection rules let four- to six-story buildings use one interior stair plus a secondary exit, aimed at small mid-block lots. Each project still needs approval.
Friday's Parade of Ships kicked off three days of air shows over the Bay. Here are the show times, Presidio road closures, rideshare limits and on-water restrictions through Sunday.
The school board dropped a small-zone option. The two plans left differ on how much choice families get and what happens to those who apply late.
The San Francisco Lowrider Council's Cold Frisco Night cruise gathers around 4 p.m. Saturday on Mission Street between Cesar Chavez and 22nd. Muni has backup reroutes ready for the 14, 14R, 27, 48, 49 and 67.
A 4-month-old brother and sister from the Sacramento Zoo moved into the Puente al Sur habitat Thursday, with a tentative public debut set for Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Rec and Park recommended a nine-year lease for the team behind Colibri and Il Parco. The cafe would open in spring 2027 and get no city funding.
Police leaders told supervisors the Special Victims Unit will change how it shelves cases, but advocates say the plan leaves out an independent yearly audit.
City surveyors counted 148 tents in September, up from a record-low 115 in May, ending four straight quarters of decline. Lived-in vehicles kept falling.
The bar at 22nd and Guerrero never reopened after Labor Day. Owner Ian Duggan says a lender's lawsuit froze payroll money, and he may look for a new operator to keep it alive.
Two people were pulled from the car with minor injuries after Thursday's crash on the 5700 block of Mission Street, which broke water pipes and electrical lines.
Five years after closing on Powell Street, the Japanese retailer opened a 20,000-square-foot flagship at Fourth and Market, in the former Old Navy.
Fumio Yonezawa's first U.S. restaurant takes over the former Prelude space at The Jay hotel, starting with a tasting menu and adding a la carte bar dishes Oct. 12.
The 110-year-old landmark on Bartlett Street comes back seismically safe and gas-free. The temporary Valencia Street branch closes Oct. 31.
A kayak flipped near the Ferry Building on Thursday afternoon. Officers found the man under the bridge's westernmost column after a witness heard him calling for help.
The Golden State Valkyries need Chase Center for Game 2 of the WNBA Finals, so Doja Cat's San Francisco concert moves six days later. Existing tickets still work.
The suit asks a judge to make the SFPUC redo its state-required water plan. The group says inflated forecasts could justify bigger Tuolumne River withdrawals and higher bills.
