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Cabdriver’s history of DUIs costs him permit to operate
- A veteran San Francisco cabdriver who was found to have four charges of driving under the influence had his permit to operate a cab in The City revoked Wednesday.
Supervisor ‘dusts off’ old idea for new proposal
- Supervisor Chris Daly asked the City Attorney on Tuesday to draft legislation prohibiting cars from traveling on Market Street 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from Octavia Boulevard to Justin Herman Plaza, across from the Ferry Building.
City Hall Watch: Budget, funding for court OK’d
- The City’s proposed $6.5 billion budget was approved Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors, along with nearly $500,000 in funding for Mayor Gavin Newsom’s ambitious new court designed to bring help to those arrested in the crime-plagued Tenderloin.
Political sects duke it out
- A behind-the-scenes battle for control of an influential political committee comes to a head Wednesday with the election of its chairman, and the winner is poised to have significant sway over November’s race for seven seats on the Board of Supervisors.
Mayor touts Sunday closure
- While Fisherman’s Wharf merchants worry proposed closures of The Embarcadero for bicycling, jogging and dancing will hurt business, the Mayor’s Office said it is “supremely confident” they will have a positive impact on the economy.
Housing measure may be removed from ballot
- A controversial charter amendment that would require San Francisco to spend nearly $3 billion to boost The City’s affordable housing stock could be knocked off the November ballot.
Lights Out is for the birds
- Turning off lights at night in San Francisco’s multi-storied office buildings won’t just save energy, it will also help save The City’s feathered friends, according to one bird advocacy group.
Mayor’s street soirée under attack
- Not everyone is jumping for joy about Mayor Gavin Newsom’s planned party along a main roadway in San Francisco.
Proposal to widen nonsmoking spaces may affect dense areas
- A business advocacy group says a proposal that would significantly broaden nonsmoking areas in San Francisco will prohibit smoking in all of downtown San Francisco.
City Hall Watch: Supe proposes ban on tobacco promotions
- The City is going after the tobacco industry for distributing free products, discount coupons for cigarettes, T-shirts and other promotional gimmicks.
City aims to cut smokers’ havens
- Smokers in San Francisco said a cigarette sales ban at drugstores would raise the already high price for a pack of cigarettes, while business owners said a proposal to increase the number of nonsmoking public places is going too far.
- Smokers in San Francisco said a cigarette sales ban at drugstores would raise the already high price for a pack of cigarettes, while business owners said a proposal to increase the number of nonsmoking public places is going too far.
With Newsom's eyes on the Capitol, who's next?
- While Mayor Gavin Newsom pursues his ambitions for higher office, a number of San Francisco’s best-known political figures are eyeing the seat he will vacate.
City’s set-asides a ballot target
- San Francisco voters have approved a number of requirements for how The City must spend money, but they could end up voting in November to eliminate all of them.
- San Francisco voters have approved a number of requirements for how The City must spend money, but they could end up voting in November to eliminate all of them.