Housing & Land Use3
San Francisco officials urge Newsom to sign AB 1294 housing tax break
Assemblymember Matt Haney joined Mayor Daniel Lurie, state senators Jesse Arreguin and Scott Wiener, and City Attorney David Chiu at a press conference urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign AB 1294, which would give partial property tax exemptions to nonprofit-owned rental housing for households earning up to 120% of area median income. The bill sets up pilot programs in San Francisco, Alameda, and Sacramento counties. Lurie said high rents and home prices are pushing teachers, nurses, firefighters, and construction workers out of the city.
San Francisco apartment owners face steep fire sprinkler retrofit bills
A San Francisco rule that requires older high-rise apartment buildings to add fire sprinklers is drawing objections from unit owners who could face special assessments in the tens of thousands of dollars, and in some cases more than $200,000. About 126 buildings and 9,000 homes could be affected.
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Public Safety3
At South of Market police meeting, everyone wants more cops
Residents at a District 6 police meeting in South of Market asked for more officers. Southern Station, which has been understaffed, could add seven officers before its boundaries expand on Oct. 1, Mission Local reports.
Mountain lion captured in Sunset District with tranquilizer
A young mountain lion was seen near 44th Street and Ulloa Street in the Sunset District on Friday morning, and the city sent an emergency alert telling residents to stay inside. Police and wildlife officers tracked the animal for hours before San Francisco Zoo staff tranquilized it and crews carried it away on a stretcher. It was the second confirmed mountain lion sighting in the city in less than two weeks.
S.F. sheriff opens up county jails to Discovery Channel treatment
The San Francisco Sheriff's Office allowed a Discovery Channel crew to film inside the city's largest jail for an episode of 120 Hours Behind Bars. The episode offers a dramatized view of life inside the facility.