Trial to begin for Haiti town's ex-mayor on charges he lied about rights abuses to get US residency
The lawsuit was filed under the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991, which allows lawsuits to be filed in the U.S. against ...
SF Mayor Lurie makes appointments to library panel, Human Services Commission
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has appointed two new members to the city’s Library Commission and reappointed one member to ...
Michael Smolens: Once-obscure ‘builder’s remedy’ law is now shaping local housing policy
The builder’s remedy has been around for decades but was strengthened in 2019. The law allows projects that include a certain ...
Marin Independent Journal10h
California Voice: Eminent domain abuse not the way to address housing crisis
California has a long history of abusing eminent domain power to transfer properties from one private owner to another, ...
San Francisco Examiner14h
Downtown renewal hopes soar on fifth pandemic anniversary
One from February by the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG detailed a survey of 100 leaders in San Francisco at ...