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Property leases costing millions
- The City is paying landlords nearly $40 million annually in rent for parking, office space and other government uses while it faces a $338 million budget deficit.
- The City is paying landlords nearly $40 million annually in rent for parking, office space and other government uses while it faces a $338 million budget deficit.
Manager pens ‘Dear John’ to city
- After 18 years at the helm of the city of San Mateo, City Manager Arne Croce is stepping aside and making way for another skipper.
Cost for projects, hospital repairs balloons by $4 billion
- A list of proposed capital projects for The City now comes with a price tag of nearly $20 billion because of escalating construction prices and new projects being added.
High-ranking face slashing under new Peskin legislation
- Dozens of attorneys employed by San Francisco and several top members of the Police Department’s command staff could be among those pink-slipped under proposed legislation that would cut $13.8 million in city salaries.
Board’s attempt to save clinic likely moot
- The Board of Supervisors voted 8-3 Tuesday to override a veto by Mayor Gavin Newsom in order to allocate $246,000 for a city-operated wokers’ compensation clinic that the Department of Public Health had approved for closure.
Cap proposed for city overtime
- Legislation that would cap overtime for certain employees of The City was introduced to the Board of Supervisors by Mayor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday.
Smoking ban expected to balloon
- San Francisco snuffed out smoking in bars, restaurants and transit stops, but now a whole new set of locations — from ATMs to concert lines — could join The City’s no-smoking zones.
Budget proposal ramps up debate among committee
- The City’s budget process is promising to yield heated political battles.
Mayor calls for another round of job cuts
- Hundreds of city jobs are to be cut as Mayor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday directed city departments to slash salary budgets by 8 percent as he struggles with a shrinking budget for the next fiscal year.
Board rejects call for $1M wheelchair ramp
- A more than $1 million wheelchair ramp project proposed for the Board of Supervisors meeting room was shot down Tuesday and a proposal to use the money instead to offset health service cuts surfaced.