Housing & Land Use3
‘Lurie vs. Lorax?’ San Francisco Tree Advocates Bring Planting Fight to City Hall
Supervisors were scheduled to vote Tuesday on street tree rule changes backed by Mayor Daniel Lurie and Supervisor Alan Wong. Environmental advocates say the ordinance would let developers pay instead of planting trees, and they warn the city is already losing tree canopy.
S.F. officials just voted to save a 25-year-old-tree. It may be one of the last times, they warn.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted to save a 25-year-old sycamore that city crews had planned to remove. Board members said it may be one of the last times residents can fight a planned street tree removal.
City Hall3
S.F. is poised to spend $33M more on OpenGov. It’s still only handling basic permits.
San Francisco is expected to spend $33 million more on the OpenGov permitting software, which has still not replaced the city’s older permitting system. City workers say they continue to use the old system for anything beyond basic permits.
New evidence suggests Lurie’s office is concealing or destroying public records
Mayor Daniel Lurie pledged in 2025 to make his work messages public. His office now says it has no such messages in cases where other departments readily produce them, according to The San Francisco Standard.
What are the S.F. congressional candidates’ stances on the November ballot measures?
Connie Chan and Scott Wiener told Mission Local where they stand on all 11 local and regional measures on the November ballot. The two congressional candidates explain their positions on Props. D and I.