Candidates face off at first San Francisco mayoral debate
Five candidates at the first San Francisco mayoral debate on Wednesday sparred and shared their plans to address the city's most pressing issues ahead of the November election.
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Five candidates at the first San Francisco mayoral debate on Wednesday sparred and shared their plans to address the city's most pressing issues ahead of the November election.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors took a critical vote Tuesday on how to pay for Mayor London Breed's plan to bring pandas to the San Francisco Zoo, passing it 9-2.
San Francisco elected officials got into an escalating war of words this week after the Board of Supervisors' Rules Committee rejected one of the mayor's choices for a police commissioner.
Workers who arrived at San Francisco City Hall on Wednesday morning were met with racist and sexist epithets spray-painted on the front door.
San Francisco officials are celebrating a sharp decline in crime in 2024 - potentially the lowest rates in a decade. According to the city, overall property crime is down 32%. But not everyone is feeling the decrease.
On Thursday Mayor London Breed vowed to make public safety one of her top priorities in the budget she's releasing on Friday. Lauren Toms reports. (5-30-24)
San Francisco Mayor Breed pulled out of the TogetherSF debate, saying the debate was "unduly influenced" by a candidate's campaign.
Mayor London Breed returned from her trip to China last weekend and is now making a visible push to fight for her job as she faces a tough re-election fight with several high-profile challengers.
Mayor London Breed returned from her trip to China last weekend and is now making a visible push to fight for her job as she faces a tough re-election fight. Wilson Walker reports. (4-25-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
After some high-profile police shootings including the 2015 slaying of Mario Woods, the San Francisco Police Department on Friday said it has nearly finished adopting 272 reform objectives.
San Francisco has been having a rough time adjusting to its post-pandemic reality. The rise of remote and hybrid work has emptied out parts of downtown, and it's having a ripple effect across the city.
San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin made his visit to the registrar's office Friday, signing paperwork to run for mayor. One of the longest-serving politicians in city history now becomes the sole progressive candidate running against Mayor London Breed, and several moderate challengers.
As voters head to the polls to cast their ballots for the California primary on Tuesday, March 5, some might be uncertain about where their polling place is.
Housing advocates and construction workers are accusing PG&E of stalling and choking off the completion of affordable housing units in the Bay Area.
Mayor London Breed believes Prop A is a key piece of the puzzle to getting San Francisco the thousands of housing units it needs in the coming years, but there is strong opposition to it.
San Francisco's drug policies have become a hot political topic in the upcoming mayoral election, and on Monday, several candidates joined people marching in the streets, calling for solutions.
Mayor Breed said that, despite perceptions, crime in San Francisco is going down and newly released numbers support her claim. Max Darrow reports. (2-25-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
San Francisco's old, 150-room North Beach Hotel would have been turned into a sober living facility, but locals and business worried the facility would only hurt their chances at bringing people to the area.
Anne Makovec reports on former interim mayor of San Francisco Mark Farrell entering the city's mayoral race. Website: http://kpix.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kpixtv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KPIXtv
A former interim mayor of San Francisco announced Tuesday he's running for his previous job, joining a competitive field of candidates who say the city has crumbled under the watch of Mayor London Breed, who is up for reelection this year.
San Francisco's Dear Community organizes gatherings where locals are invited to help support small businesses victimized by theft and vandalism.
San Francisco's Dear Community organizes gatherings where locals are invited to help support small businesses victimized by theft and vandalism. Kelsi Thorud reports. (1-25-24)
San Francisco leaders are hopeful about the evidence of progress being noticed by residents of San Francisco's troubled Tenderloin since the implementation of the latest plan to make the neighborhood safer.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Thursday left in place an injunction against the city of San Francisco that prevents the city from clearing encampments without first offering the residents shelter.
The Bay Area could be playing a part in "panda diplomacy" with new efforts to bring a giant panda from China to the San Francisco Zoo.
