Health & Environment3
SF confirms 2 tuberculosis cases tied to Crazy Horse strip club
San Francisco's health department is investigating two active tuberculosis cases tied to the Crazy Horse strip club on Market Street, the agency told NBC Bay Area. The first case was reported in early October and contact tracing is continuing, the department said. It says the risk to the general public is low.
Death Linked to New Opioid Included in San Francisco’s Latest Overdose Snapshot
San Francisco recorded 48 fatal overdoses in September, putting the year's total at 399, the health department said Friday. The count includes the city's first death from MGM-15, a kratom-derived opioid sold at gas stations and convenience stores in packaging marketed as a supplement. Hillary Kunins of the Department of Public Health said people should avoid products that do not come from reputable sources.
City Hall4
Lurie’s $13.5M campaign to clean up City Hall adds Newsom to its corner
Gov. Gavin Newsom endorsed Mayor Daniel Lurie's campaign for Propositions D, E and F, the three charter reform measures on the Nov. 3 ballot. The committee backing them has raised $13.5 million, according to the Standard.
SEIU, community groups rally at SF City Hall urging voters to Defend the Vote
SEIU Local 1021 and community groups held a 'Defend the Vote' rally on the steps of San Francisco City Hall, urging residents to vote and to help older and disabled neighbors get to the polls. Supervisor Stephen Sherrill and union president Theresa Rutherford spoke in the rain. Election Day is Nov. 3.
Election Extra! Matt Haney gets started early for state senate bid
Assemblymember Matt Haney announced endorsements from 52 fellow California Assembly members for his bid for the state Senate seat held by Scott Wiener. Wiener is running for Congress.
Supervisor Wong calls hearing on street tree pruning, sidewalk repairs
Supervisor Alan Wong called a hearing on street tree pruning and sidewalk repairs, saying Sunset District residents wait years for work orders to be finished. Public Works officials told the hearing that the city's first round of street tree maintenance under StreetTreeSF has run close to a decade, well past its three-to-five-year target, and that vacancies in arborist and cement mason jobs have slowed repairs.
Public Safety3
Sex offenders targeted by Christopher Rufo can legally live in the Tenderloin
Supervisor Bilal Mahmood shared conservative activist Christopher Rufo's video about a Tenderloin halfway house for sex offenders, but said state law ties the city's hands. People required to register as sex offenders can legally live at the facility, according to Mission Local.
‘RJ,’ 17-year-old boy killed in Potrero Hill, remembered as ‘all-around good kid’
Ronaldo Jose Dusuau, 17, was identified as the boy shot and killed Oct. 16 next to the Potrero Hill Terrace and Annex housing project on Wisconsin Street. His mother, Christina Onopa, told Mission Local he had left their Mission District home about 13 minutes before the shooting and that she does not know why anyone would want to hurt him.
SF supervisorial candidate's son arrested, charged in shooting attempt
A San Francisco supervisorial candidate's son was arrested and charged this month with trying to shoot a man accused of assaulting his mother, the Chronicle reports. The candidate has campaigned on her own experience as a survivor of gun violence.
Public records5
Filed with the City and County of San Francisco: new housing projects of 10 or more units and building permits over $1 million. Written automatically from city open data; each item links to the city record.