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Uber rolls out fee for California customers as Prop. 22 takes effect

Company charging passenger to cover cost of new benefits for drivers

Implicit bias trainer Dante King (top right, second from right) spoke to the San Francisco Police Commission on Wednesday Dec. 16, 2020. (Examiner screenshot)

Former police trainer speaks out about anti-Black bias

An implicit bias trainer who found the San Francisco Police Department suffered…

Funds generated by 2018’s Proposition C, which were held up until September by a court battle, are finally being disbursed for homelessness and housing services.<ins> (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)</ins>

Supervisors authorize first use of Prop. C homelessness funds

2018 measure expected to generate $340 million annually focused on permanent housing solutions

Police Chief Bill Scott said an increase in burglaries citywide began in March, around the time San Francisco issued shelter-in-place orders. <ins>(Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)</ins>

‘Prolific’ offenders help drive 46% surge in SF burglaries

San Francisco police are having trouble keeping up with a roughly 46…

Police Chief Bill Scott said an increase in burglaries citywide began in March, around the time San Francisco issued shelter-in-place orders. <ins>(Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)</ins>
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera said injunctions filed against alleged drug dealers who have been arrested in the Tenderloin target individuals who do not live in the area. (Jessica Christian/S.F. Examiner)

Advocates call on city attorney to end civil injunctions against 28 alleged drug dealers

Community advocates in San Francisco are calling on City Attorney Dennis Herrera…

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera said injunctions filed against alleged drug dealers who have been arrested in the Tenderloin target individuals who do not live in the area. (Jessica Christian/S.F. Examiner)
The new Bayview Essential Services Hub will offer services including COVID-19 testing. (Examiner screenshot from courtesy video)

New essential services hub launches in Bayview to help pandemic’s hardest-hit residents

Residents in San Francisco’ Bayview District — one of the hardest hit…

The new Bayview Essential Services Hub will offer services including COVID-19 testing. (Examiner screenshot from courtesy video)
Signs hang outside the community learning hub at the Salvation Army Kroc Center. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)

After a semester without an outbreak, city learning hubs set to expand

Health guidelines increased costs, reduced number of students program could serve

Signs hang outside the community learning hub at the Salvation Army Kroc Center. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)
Police released body-worn camera footage of an Oct. 6, 2019 incident at Fisherman’s Wharf that led to assault charges being filed against one officer. (Examiner screenshot of SFPD video)

Body-worn camera footage released in police beating that led to charges against officer

San Francisco police have released body-worn camera footage from a 2019 police…

Police released body-worn camera footage of an Oct. 6, 2019 incident at Fisherman’s Wharf that led to assault charges being filed against one officer. (Examiner screenshot of SFPD video)
(Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)

Supervisors condemn use of Mark Zuckerberg’s name on city hospital

Resolution calls for city to establish clear standards for naming rights on public properties

(Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)
Court documents contain stills from an Instagram video believed to show Fernando Madrigal loading a magazine on July 6, 2019. (Courtesy FBI via court records)

SF man faces federal charges in second killing

A San Francisco activist facing charges in the fatal shooting of a…

Court documents contain stills from an Instagram video believed to show Fernando Madrigal loading a magazine on July 6, 2019. (Courtesy FBI via court records)
A planned project at Page and Buchanan streets will increase pedestrian safety. <ins>(Rendering courtesy SFMTA)</ins>

City’s first raised intersection planned for Page and Buchanan streets

Street safety advocates hope more will follow

A planned project at Page and Buchanan streets will increase pedestrian safety. <ins>(Rendering courtesy SFMTA)</ins>
The Ferris wheel at the Golden Gate Park Music Concourse, installed in March for celebrations of the 150th anniversary of Golden Gate Park, has sat unused for much of this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. <ins>(Samantha Laurey/Special to S.F Examiner)</ins>

City parks officials want to keep 150-foot Ferris wheel in Golden Gate Park longer

Nature lovers oppose extension due to potential impacts on migrating birds

The Ferris wheel at the Golden Gate Park Music Concourse, installed in March for celebrations of the 150th anniversary of Golden Gate Park, has sat unused for much of this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. <ins>(Samantha Laurey/Special to S.F Examiner)</ins>
An average of one person is hit walking or biking every nine days on Leavenworth Street or Golden Gate Avenue, two of the Tenderloin’s primary corridors, and 47 percent of those crashes are caused by drivers failing to yield, running a red light or speeding, according to city data. (Ekevara Kitpowsong/Special to the S.F. Examiner)

SFMTA wants Tenderloin speed limits lowered to 20mph

If approved, it would be the first neighborhood-wide speed treatment

An average of one person is hit walking or biking every nine days on Leavenworth Street or Golden Gate Avenue, two of the Tenderloin’s primary corridors, and 47 percent of those crashes are caused by drivers failing to yield, running a red light or speeding, according to city data. (Ekevara Kitpowsong/Special to the S.F. Examiner)
Manny Yekutiel, left, owner of Manny's, helps customer Parvathy Nair at the Mission District cafe on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)

Rules Committee recommends two SFMTA board nominees for approval by full board

Fiona Hinze and Manny Yekutiel would bring new perspectives to transit agency leadership

Manny Yekutiel, left, owner of Manny's, helps customer Parvathy Nair at the Mission District cafe on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)
More than two dozen people attended a protest of city COVID restrictions outside San Francisco Mayor London Breed’s home in the Lower Haight on Sunday Dec. 13, 2020. (Photo by Ekevara Kitpowsong/Special to S.F. Examiner)

Group targets Breed in protest of shelter-in-place restrictions

Around two dozen people gathered outside Mayor London Breed’s Lower Haight home…

More than two dozen people attended a protest of city COVID restrictions outside San Francisco Mayor London Breed’s home in the Lower Haight on Sunday Dec. 13, 2020. (Photo by Ekevara Kitpowsong/Special to S.F. Examiner)
Passengers board an N-Judah Muni bus at Fifth and Market streets. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)

Chamber of Commerce urges supes to give SFMTA the money it needs in next budget cycle

Letter calls on the board to make ‘tough decisions’ necessary to keep Muni running

Passengers board an N-Judah Muni bus at Fifth and Market streets. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)
San Francisco Police make an arrest near Powell and Market streets on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)

High-powered rifle rounds left behind in Potrero Hill shooting

Shootings on the rise by 38 percent in San Francisco

San Francisco Police make an arrest near Powell and Market streets on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)
The Cliff House restaurant closed in July after trying takeout service in early June because it was losing too much money. The operators now say they are closed for good. (Shutterstock)

Cliff House owners shutting down for good

Longtime operators blame COVID-19 pandemic, failed lease negotiations with National Park Service

The Cliff House restaurant closed in July after trying takeout service in early June because it was losing too much money. The operators now say they are closed for good. (Shutterstock)
SFMTA workers install some of the final decorative panels at the platform level in Chinatown–Rose Pak Station on the new Central Subway line, which is projected to open for service in 2022. (Courtesy SFMTA)

Central Subway estimated to be 15 percent over $1.6 billion budget

SFMTA board approves $48.8 million package of 671 change orders, with more to come

SFMTA workers install some of the final decorative panels at the platform level in Chinatown–Rose Pak Station on the new Central Subway line, which is projected to open for service in 2022. (Courtesy SFMTA)
A 30-Stockton Muni bus heads along Marina Boulevard in the Marina District on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)

Marina residents want 30 Stockton extension out of their neighborhood

SFMTA says route provides link to Presidio green space, reduces crowding in dense neighborhoods

A 30-Stockton Muni bus heads along Marina Boulevard in the Marina District on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)