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Backed by Google, SF nonprofits to give unhoused families $1K a month
A pair of San Francisco nonprofits will provide more than 200 recently homeless Bay Area families with monthly cash payments as part of a guaranteed basic-income program that organizers say they hope will shape local, state and national homelessness policies. Hamilton Families and Compass Family Services will run the five-year program known as It All Adds Up, providing 225 randomly selected Bay Area families each year with $1,000 monthly payments for 12 months. Google’s philanthropic arm is providing a large portion of the funding, and...
$2,700,000 To Be Given Away, No Strings Attached, As Google-Backed Guaranteed Income Pilot Prepares for Launch
Tech giant Google is backing a new multi-million dollar guaranteed income project. The pilot program, dubbed “It All Adds Up,” is preparing to give a total of $2.7 million to 225 families that are struggling with homelessness in San Francisco. The five-year program will begin by giving $1,000...
Piedmont police arrest 33, recover 37 cars using license plate readers in 2023
PIEDMONT, Calif. - There's a new focus on the use of license plate readers, as more Bay Area cities and police departments discuss plans to adopt the technology. The city of Piedmont has a network of 39 license plate readers, set up at intersections throughout the city. Cameras scan the license plate of every vehicle that drives by.
Mayor’s multimillion-dollar bond now includes City Clinic
San Francisco Mayor London Breed’s proposed $360 million bond for improvements and various projects across The City now includes additional funding for a key public-health institution. The San Francisco Department of Public Health’s City Clinic — San Francisco’s leading testing and treatment facility for sexually transmitted infections — was not included in Breed’s initial announcement, but it now stands to benefit from the additional $30 million that the city controller said in a memo obtained by The Examiner that the bond can include but did...
Sea lions help Fisherman's Wharf post-pandemic economy
SAN FRANCISCO - Mother Nature made humanity possible. Now, some of her furry children are making it possible for crowds of tourists to a major tourist attraction to revive itself from the post-pandemic. San Francisco’s Pier 39 is where sea lions are sealing the deal for merchants. Since a...
Oakland McDonald's shut down after alleged rat infestation
(KRON) — An Oakland McDonald’s was shut down by the Alameda County Department of Environmental Health on Friday. “[McDonald’s] has some sanitation issues, and they need to clean up,” an Alameda health official told KRON. Images obtained by KRON4 showed both dead and live rats were seen at the McDonald’s at 1330 Jackson St. in […]
Woman arrested for illegal SF gambling den; guns, drugs, machines seized
(KRON) — Police arrested a woman and seized guns, drugs and gambling machines from an illegal gambling den on Friday, the San Francisco Police Department said. A search warrant for the illegal gambling den was served on the 700 block of Ellis Street at approximately 5 p.m. SFPD’s Tactical Company Officers served the search warrant […]
San Francisco launches First Thursdays and draws large turnout
San Francisco - A new monthly event known as Downtown First Thursdays in San Francisco kicked off on Thursday night. It was a giant block party to bring people to the downtown area and improve business. Organizers had hoped for 10,000 people and said the turnout far exceeded expectations. An estimated 20,000 people strolled through the gathering.
Proposed SF "entertainment zone" would allow street alcohol sales downtown
Officials in San Francisco on Friday provided details on a proposed "entertainment zone" in the city's downtown Financial District that would allow alcoholic beverages on the street during outdoor events and activations. San Francisco Mayor London Breed was joined by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and other officials to talk about the new legislation that would create the first designated public outdoor area with legal open container alcohol sales and consumption in California. Officials said the proposed legislation would also establish a framework for the designation of future entertainment zones and revise local open container laws to permit the operation of...
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