The struggles Joey Mucha had to go through to secure a simple change of use permit highlight the problems inherent in San Francisco's planning process.
Neighbors say Joey Mucha's plans for a Skee-Ball arcade in the Mission would be a positive addition to the community. Activists disagree.
Voters won’t have to worry as much about having to choose between similar candidates or “throwing away” votes on third-party choices.
By one vote, the city's planning commission denied a business's request to stop a competing falafel shop from opening up down the block.
San Francisco gives its Planning Commission nearly unlimited discretion to deny or condition permits, making life hell for business owners.
The city's Board of Supervisors has proposed creating an Office of Emergent Technology to regulate new inventions using public spaces.
Although San Francisco's supervisors urged city officials to punish contractors with ties to this "domestic terrorist organization," they say they did not really mean it.
Supervisor Shamann Walton thinks he can use restrictions on commercial speech to suppress political speech.
Going beyond criticism, the resolution would punish the NRA and its supporters by cutting off contractors with ties to the group.
The Supreme Court has said the First Amendment protects government contractors against termination based on their political views.
If you disagree with these politicians about gun control, they think, you might as well join the KKK.
In a beautiful display of how markets can resolve conflicts, Manhattanites pay a developer to not block their view.
Superior Court Judge Rochelle East says the warrant violated California law.
The tax was actually on much more than initial public offerings of stocks, and likely would have driven the next generation of startups to locate somewhere else.
Yet another neighborhood group is using a California environmental regulation to stop a housing project they don't like.
This is nearly double the increase the city first reported in May.
The city is favoring the most dangerous form of nicotine delivery over a potentially lifesaving alternative.
Lawmakers struggle to pass a bill protecting operators from arrest and prosecution.
The new tax won't come close to fulfilling the steep funding needs of Mental Health SF
Delaying housing projects for years will not make cities more affordable.
The move is an assault on the First Amendment.
Actions speak louder than words. Trump 's labeling of the media as "the enemy of the people" is bad, but he's not breaking into reporters' homes to find leakers. That's what the San Francisco Police Department did.
The treatment of Bryan Carmody and Julian Assange reveals widespread confusion about who counts as a journalist and whether it matters.
The chief and the union square off over who arranged what was likely an illegal search.
Or are Americans simply wising up to the dangers posed by cops having their "face prints" on file?
Preventing a slow march toward automated authoritarianism?
Bryan Carmody refused to name the source of a leaked police report.
The city's Board of Supervisors said that no-cash policies discriminate against the poor.
Other state and cities should consider doing the same thing
Did San Francisco really see a 170 percent "spike in human trafficking" last year?
This is not the first time the city has tried to delay a project over shadow concerns.
Very high cash demands disrupt defendants' lives without improving public safety.
A new poll shows 74 percent of San Francisco residents are in favor of a state bill that would peel back local restrictions on housing.
Good intentions, private fears, and innovative entrepreneurs vying for government contracts are killing privacy in public places.
San Francisco encourages homelessness by limiting housing, offering generous welfare, and failing to enforce basic laws.
The rule will prohibit taxis from picking up passengers at the airport unless they purchase a $250,000 permit.
Friday A/V Club: That time the authorities set 10,000 packages of opium, morphine, and cocaine on fire in San Francisco's Marshall Square
Supervisor Aaron Peskin is pitching his bill as a way to help out small business and crackdown on speculating landlords.
City officials determined years ago that the home was of no historic value.
Two brothers were arrested at a Giants-49ers game after cursing out and flipping off the Giants players. Now they're suing.
Bob Tillman has spent nearly 5 years and $1.4 million trying to convert his laundromat into new housing.
The 1930s building must be rebuilt exactly as it was, save for a plaque explaining the details of its demolition.
Safe injection facilities and other harm reduction measures are the answer.
Restrictions on the supply of new housing are making California's cities increasingly unaffordable.
Prop C hikes business taxes by $300 million to pay for homeless services.
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