Van Ness street, the construction project that lasted a generation, is “near completion” according to MUNI this week, and by ‘near completion’, they mean ‘buses can use it probably some time in 2022’.  Ah, San Francisco…in less than a year you oversaw the planning and construction of over 300 parklets,

Senate Bill 314 and 793 both help remove red tape, lengthy turnaround times and permit redundancies of the bar and restaurant industry, and they both passed through state senate committee this week with unanimous votes.   They still need to be voted on by state legislature but here’s what they are

Congressional Democrats introduced legislation today to expand the U.S. Supreme Court by 4 justices to 13 in total, a proposal aimed at breaking the conservative grip on the court, along with drawing fierce opposition from Republicans. If you lean conservative, the move may be called ‘packing the court’, if you

San Francisco city officials on Wednesday announced plans to move forward with opening a drug sobering center under a pilot program for people under the influence of drugs such as methamphetamine or fentanyl. Efforts to open the center are part of the city’s Mental Health SF plan, an initiative to

San Francisco Board of Education Commissioner Alison Collins on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the San Francisco Unified School District and five of her fellow commissioners who voted last week to remove her from her role as board vice president. The resolution to remove Collins as vice president was drafted

States led by Republican governors in the US had much higher rates of COVID-19 infections and deaths throughout 2020, according to a new study by the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, released March 9th, 2021. The study, named Associations Between Governor Political Affiliation and COVID-19 Cases, Deaths, and Testing in

Sen. Rand Paul and Dr. Anthony Fauci clashed during a Senate hearing on COVID-19.  The argument was mainly about the studies involved in mask wearing, and whether those who have already been infected and/or vaccinated, should continue to wear masks. Dr. Fauci to Sen. Rand Paul: "Here we go again

By Marc Norton Sometimes a particular fight weaves together so many strands of the oppressive fabric of the USA that it is difficult to figure out what is key and where to begin. Such is the case with the fight to free San Francisco BayView editor Malik Washington from the clutches