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CBS News
16 hours ago
- Politics
- CBS News
San Francisco enacts ban on RVs parking overnight on city streets
San Francisco enacted a ban on overnight parking for recreational vehicles, with Mayor Daniel Lurie signing the ban into law at City Hall on Tuesday. The new law now puts a two-hour parking limit on oversized vehicles while expanding outreach to unhoused persons living out of their vehicles. The policy is expected to impact more than 400 RVs in the city that provide shelter for those who cannot afford rent. Lurie said Tuesday the law is part of his plan to connect homeless families with stable housing. "The parents living in vehicles deserve real options for raising their kids in safety and dignity," said Lurie. "And the parents trying to walk down the street with their family deserve sidewalks that are clean, safe, and accessible." The law provides for interim or permanent housing to individuals and families sheltering in vehicles, with $13 million over two fiscal years earmarked for rapid rehousing, a vehicle buyback program, outreach, and enforcement. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and Police Department would enforce the parking restrictions when towing services are needed. Critics say the ban allows for RVs and other large vehicles to be towed at the agency's discretion, and that the city doesn't have enough available housing for people living out of their vehicles. Last week, the Coalition on Homelessness San Francisco held a mock funeral procession through City Hall, saying that the RV overnight parking ban also includes a reallocation of Prop C funds, making it harder for families experiencing homelessness to get access to resources. "It makes me feel very sad and worried about my children's future because they've been through a lot," said resident Maritza Salinas last week. "You have to change everything, your whole life, just being houseless." The ban comes with exceptions that allow homeless persons in registered RVs a short-term permit to remain parked beyond the two-hour limit if they are engaged with city services.
Bloomberg
2 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
San Francisco in Talks With Vanderbilt to Bring Campus Downtown
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and Vanderbilt University said they're in talks to bring a new campus to the city's struggling downtown. The negotiations, which were reported earlier on Monday by the San Francisco Chronicle, are part of a longtime plan by the city to fill downtown vacancies with university campuses. For Vanderbilt, San Francisco would provide another outpost as it continues to expand beyond its home campus in Nashville.
The Guardian
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Wear flowers in your hair … and take the bus: San Francisco fetes Grateful Dead concerts with tie-dye
The summer of love is pulling back in to San Francisco – aboard three tie-dye and paisley-wrapped trains and buses. Designed to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead's formation, the city's Muni transit vehicles will double as transport for concertgoers attending a three-day Dead & Company series at Golden Gate Park. 'There's no better place to celebrate 60 years of the Grateful Dead than right here in San Francisco, and now that legacy is rolling through our neighborhoods literally,' Mayor Daniel Lurie said at a press conference on Tuesday. San Francisco public transit wrap campaigns are usually funded by advertisers – but the city financed these three Grateful Dead-inspired vehicles from Muni's marketing budget, in part because the city expects the concerts to bring huge numbers of tourists and spending to the Bay Area. Founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1965, just two years before the summer of love, the Grateful Dead quickly attracted a dedicated fanbase, who called themselves Deadheads. Though the original lineup disbanded in 1995 with the death of singer and lead guitarist Jerry Garcia, the band's members continued performing together with projects like Dead & Company. When Dead & Company performed in San Francisco in 2023, the single show generated $31m for the city's economy. This year, the city is banking on the band's 1-3 August appearances bringing hundreds of thousands of fans to the home of Haight-Ashbury and 1960s counterculture. General-admission tickets for the three-day festival start at $635, but VIP passes are already being resold on StubHub for upwards of $7,000. Even Muni is selling limited-edition tie-dye T-shirts to celebrate. 'Our bars and restaurants will be packed, our hotels will be booked, our neighborhoods will come alive, and there will be more revenue to fund the services that benefit all San Franciscans. When we make space for creativity and celebration, the whole city benefits,' Lurie said in a statement on Tuesday. The 'Psychedeli-bus' and 'Trippy Train' will serve as festival transit – but are also scheduled to run along the 5 Fulton, 7 Haight/Noriega and N Judah routes. The city is hoping the themed vehicles will boost enthusiasm for public transit, at a moment when Muni's financial future looks uncertain. Muni ridership is at its highest levels since 2019, but the transit agency is facing a $322m budget deficit. 'We have proudly served passengers for decades, getting them to and from where they want to be,' Julie Kirschbaum, director of transportation at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, said in a statement announcing the buses. 'Helping connect people to major moments that make San Francisco so special is at the core of what makes Muni so special.'
Axios
6 days ago
- Business
- Axios
Mayor Daniel Lurie signs $15.9 billion budget
With Mayor Daniel Lurie and the Board of Supervisors approving San Francisco's $15.9 billion budget, the city's fiscal winners and losers are coming into focus. Why it matters: The two-year plan signed by Lurie on Friday marks the clearest signal yet of San Francisco's shifting priorities under his administration: leaner city government and a stronger public safety push. To close an $800 million deficit, Lurie is cutting jobs and slashing nonprofit funding. What they're saying: "The budget that I signed today is responsible, balanced and focused on the priorities that will drive our city's recovery," Lurie said in a statement. Between the lines: Funding for law enforcement rose, with police receiving a 3% boost to $849 million, the Sheriff's Department growing by 7% to $345 million and the District Attorney's Office climbing 3% to $96 million, as reported by The Standard. About 40 city workers will be laid off and roughly 1,300 vacant positions will be eliminated — down from the 100 positions that were initially proposed. The move is expected to save as much as $300 million every year in future budgets, per the mayor's office. The Board of Supervisors also granted Lurie expanded control over Proposition C, allowing him to redirect funds originally designated for homelessness services without securing supermajority approval. Yes, but: Nonprofit grants and other contracts were cut by about $171 million, a move advocates say prioritizes policing over support for working-class families, immigrants and low-income residents — a friction point likely to resurface as Lurie's agenda moves forward. District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who is among the most progressive supervisors on the board, cast the lone no vote against passing the budget and did not attend the signing ceremony Thursday, citing opposition to such cuts. "We appreciate the mayor's dedication to address this budget crisis head on, but we are concerned at who these cuts target and who they spare," Anya Worley-Ziegmann, a coordinator at the People's Budget Coalition, which is made up of 150 local nonprofits and public sector unions, said in a written statement.
The Guardian
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Wear flowers in your hair … and take the bus: San Francisco fetes Grateful Dead concerts with tie-dye
The summer of love is pulling back in to San Francisco – aboard three tie-dye and paisley-wrapped trains and buses. Designed to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead's formation, the city's Muni transit vehicles will double as transport for concertgoers attending a three-day Dead & Company series at Golden Gate Park. 'There's no better place to celebrate 60 years of the Grateful Dead than right here in San Francisco, and now that legacy is rolling through our neighborhoods literally,' mayor Daniel Lurie said at a press conference on Tuesday. San Francisco public transit wrap campaigns are usually funded by advertisers – but the city financed these three Grateful Dead-inspired vehicles from Muni's marketing budget, in part because the city expects the concerts to bring huge numbers of tourists and spending to the Bay Area. Founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1965, just two years before the summer of love, the Grateful Dead quickly attracted a dedicated fanbase, who called themselves Deadheads. Though the original lineup disbanded in 1995 with the death of singer and lead guitarist Jerry Garcia, the band's members continued performing together with projects like Dead & Company. When Dead & Company performed in San Francisco in 2023, the single show generated $31m for the city's economy. This year, the city is banking on the band's 1-3 August tour bringing hundreds of thousands of fans to the home of Haight-Ashbury and 1960s counterculture. General-admission tickets for the three-day festival start at $635, but VIP passes are already being resold on StubHub for upwards of $7,000. Even Muni is selling limited-edition tie-dye T-shirts to celebrate. 'Our bars and restaurants will be packed, our hotels will be booked, our neighborhoods will come alive, and there will be more revenue to fund the services that benefit all San Franciscans. When we make space for creativity and celebration, the whole city benefits,' Lurie said in a statement Tuesday. The 'Psychedeli-bus' and 'Trippy Train' will serve as festival transit – but are also scheduled to run along the 5 Fulton, 7 Haight/Noriega and N Judah routes. The city is hoping the themed vehicles will boost enthusiasm for public transit, at a moment when Muni's financial future looks uncertain. Muni ridership is at its highest levels since 2019, but the transit agency is facing a $322m budget deficit. 'We have proudly served passengers for decades, getting them to and from where they want to be,' Julie Kirschbaum, director of transportation at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, said in a statement announcing the buses. 'Helping connect people to major moments that make San Francisco so special is at the core of what makes Muni so special.'
