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San Francisco Rent Relief Tracker

This is the latest snapshot of financial assistance to San Franciscans with rent debt, which we have been tracking on this page since February. We publish updated figures each week, except in weeks when new data is unavailable. More than one month after statewide eviction protections expired on June 30, less than 4% of rent relief funds requested by San Francisco households remain unprocessed, with 55% of funds paid out.  Over 20,600 San Francisco households had asked for almost $340 million in rent and utility assistance from both state and local COVID-19 rent relief programs as of the week of July 11, government figures show. The amount requested declined 9% between April 11 and July 11 as the state continued to weed out ineligible applications. The state stopped accepting applications on March 31, more than a year after it opened […]

Karl The Fog August 22, 2024

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ways to open up Boxer Stadium more

Welcome back to the “Meet the Candidates” series for District 11, where we ask each candidate to answer one question every week leading up to the election. They must answer the question in 100 words or less. We will link to longer answers. With District 11 Supervisor Ahsha Safaí termed out and running for mayor, seven candidates have thrown their hats in the ring to represent the Excelsior, Oceanview and the Outer Mission.In a district with lots of new families and multi-generational families, parks and public recreational spaces are extremely important. Neighbors, however, often feel frustrated — and complain that hours of operation are not long enough at facilities such as the Boxer Stadium at Balboa Park.  This week, we are asking the candidates: What would you as supervisor do to open up Boxer Stadium more and bring resources to District […]

Karl The Fog August 22, 2024

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California Indian Tribes Denied Resources for Decades as Federal Acknowledgement Lags

This article is adapted from an episode of our podcast “Civic.” Click the audio player below to hear the full story.  In 1978, the U.S. government created a path to recognizing Indian tribes in the United States. Four years later, the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation, a tribe native to Yosemite Valley, submitted its initial request to become a recognized tribe. The tribe is still waiting. Obtaining federal recognition is often seen as the “golden ticket,” because it allows tribes to organize collectively and access federal resources. Recognized tribes can get funds for housing or climate resilience, for example. They also can establish sovereign governmental status, giving them authority to collect taxes and administer laws. “It means that tribes have the ability to take care of their community members through health, through education and through other services that the government promised […]

Karl The Fog August 22, 2024

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Vea cómo se postulan: Los jóvenes que colaboran con Lurie organizan una fiesta de jóvenes votantes en el Castro

Read in EnglishMission Local está publicando artículos de campaña para cada una/uno de los principales contendientes en la carrera por la alcaldía, alternando entre los candidatos semanalmente hasta noviembre. Esta semana: Daniel Lurie. Lea los artículos anteriores aquí.Es martes por la noche y los becarios de Lurie de la Generación Z están de fiesta, con un propósito. ¿La misión? Captar la atención de la juventud votante. En el Café Du Nord, un bar y local de música en vivo situado en la calle Market 2174, en el Castro, Tashrima Hossain, de 27 años, y otros becarios han atraído a estudiantes de secundaria, universitarios, padres e incluso a un bebé en los brazos de su cuidadora. También hay una mujer de ochenta y tantos años.De acuerdo, no es el acontecimiento del año, pero es animado y vibrante, diferente a las fiestas en […]

Karl The Fog August 22, 2024

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Promising to Prevent Flooding, Treasure Island Builders Downplay Sea Rise Risk

Sea level rise is forcing cities around San Francisco Bay to weigh demand for new housing against the need to protect communities from flooding. Builders say they can solve this dilemma with cutting-edge civil engineering. But no one knows whether their ambitious efforts will be enough to keep newly built waterfront real estate safe in coming decades. Meanwhile, developers are busy building — and telling the public that they can mitigate this one effect of climate change, despite mounting evidence that it could be a bigger problem than previously believed. On Treasure Island, a flat tract of 20th-century landfill with epic bay vistas, workers have poured the foundation for a 22-story tower, the first of six planned high-rise buildings, and broken ground on an affordable housing complex. Another, for families and unhoused veterans, is nearly complete. Townhomes, retail space and a […]

Karl The Fog August 21, 2024

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Lurie’s young staffers throw a young voter party in the Castro

It’s Tuesday night and the Gen Z interns for Lurie are partying — with a purpose.The assignment? Grab the attention of young voters. At Cafe Du Nord, a live music venue and bar at 2174 Market St. in the Castro, 27-year-old Tashrima Hossain and other interns have pulled in highschoolers, college students, parents, and even a baby held in its caretaker’s arms. Oh, there’s also an 80-something woman present.Okay, it’s not the breakout event of the year, but it’s lively and vibrant — different from the usually quiet and small crowds at the house parties. Attendees are greeted with raffle tickets for a bottle of red wine gifted by Blush! wine bar or a bag of Lurie campaign materials. Guests trickle in and spread out in the dimly lit venue — grabbing drinks at the bar, posing for Polaroid photos, and huddling […]

Karl The Fog August 21, 2024

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Local Planners Say State Failed to Track Safety Incidents on Uber and Lyft

The state agency responsible for ensuring Uber and Lyft rides are safe failed to consistently track the number of accidents, assaults and drunk driving complaints that occur on them, according to a new study by San Francisco traffic planners. The California Public Utilities Commission did not even consistently collect the most basic industry information, such as ride requests and miles driven, the report from the San Francisco County Transportation Authority shows. The state’s spotty information about company operations makes it more difficult for policy makers, especially at the local level, to address top priorities like road safety, air quality and access to transportation for people with disabilities, the study says. Cities bear the brunt of congestion and other industry side effects — particularly San Francisco, which had by far the greatest ride concentration of any municipality in the state, with […]

Karl The Fog August 21, 2024

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Bissap Baobab can stay open till 4 a.m. on weekends, city says

Weekend nights on Mission Street just got a little longer. The San Francisco Entertainment Commission voted unanimously today to approve Bissap Baobab’s request to stay open until 4 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights. The commission’s discussion of the matter took all of five minutes. Shortly before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, after commissioners noted that there was no documented opposition to the late night permit, the five of them voted to give the go-ahead.Marco Senghor, the eatery’s owner, said he feels excited to be able to offer his signature Senegalese hospitality just a little later on weekend nights. At the hearing, a representative of the restaurant said weekend parties would offer flamenco, Afrobeats, salsa, and more. The late night hours won’t necessarily mean late night drinking, however: By state law, alcohol must stop being served at 2 a.m. Senghor, for his part, […]

Karl The Fog August 21, 2024

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District 5 candidates discuss a drop in homelessness since 2022

Leer en españolHere’s the latest in our “Meet the Candidates” series for District 5, in which we ask each candidate to answer one question per week leading up to the election. Four candidates are challenging incumbent Supervisor Dean Preston to represent District 5, which spans from the east end of Golden Gate Park through Haight-Ashbury, Japantown and the Western Addition, the Lower Haight and Hayes Valley, and most of the Tenderloin.Last week, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing released a report about its point-in-time homelessness count taken in January. The department conducts a count at least every two years, and since the 2022 count, the total number of people experiencing homelessness in San Francisco increased by seven percent. The count shows unsheltered homelessness citywide decreased by one percent since 2022, and 16 percent since 2019. But in District 5, […]

Karl The Fog August 20, 2024

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New Reparations Ideas Include Senior Housing, Legal Assistance and a ‘Black Card’ for Local Discounts

Just over a week after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted affirmative action in college admissions, San Francisco took a major step in the other direction by advancing a plan to repair historical harms by the government against Black people. After dozens of meetings over two years, the San Francisco African American Reparations Advisory Committee  released its final recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and Mayor London Breed on Friday. Beyond policy ideas in a December 2022 draft report such as $5 million cash payments to qualifying Black San Franciscans, the committee added dozens of new recommendations such as the creation of a “Black card” program offering free access to city services and discounts at businesses. The proposal would also further shake up politics, adding two Board of Supervisors appointees to the Police Commission, including someone who has been incarcerated. The […]

Karl The Fog August 20, 2024

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