'Maki', San Francisco Zoo lemur kidnapped and recovered in 2020, dies at 22

"Maki", the San Francisco Zoo's ring-tailed lemur that captured the hearts of the Bay Area and beyond when he was kidnapped in 2020 from his zoo enclosure and later recovered, has died at the age of 22, according to a zoo spokesperson Friday afternoon. 

Investigative agreement between police, D.A.'s office extended for 60 days as talks underway

An investigative agreement between the San Francisco Police Department and the city's District Attorney's Office will remain in effect for the next 60 days as talks between the two departments continue, city officials said on Wednesday.

Mayor Breed seeking new school board commissioners following successful recall election

Breed said after all votes are counted, the city's Board of Supervisors will certify the results. Once the results are certified in three to four weeks, the recalled commissioners must vacate their seat within 10 days.

Voters oust San Francisco school board members in special recall election

As of the Tuesday night election, San Francisco Unified School board President Gabriela Lopez and members Faauuga Moliga, and Allison Collins no longer hold their seats.

SF mayor, human services launch free tax centers

San Francisco Mayor London Breed and the SF Human Services Agency (SFHSA) announced the creation of free tax centers on Monday that will assist lower-wage workers, foster youth, and families. 

Demonstrators in SF accuse city's linkage center of allowing open drug use

Family members of those with drug abuse issues protested outside San Francisco's new Tenderloin Linkage Center on Saturday. They say drug use at the center isn't any different than being on the streets.

San Francisco to ease indoor mask rule as omicron cases drop

San Francisco on Thursday announced that it would again allow people to remove their face masks indoors, reinstating the exemption that was in place before the omicron surge, public health officials said.

San Francisco sees decline in COVID-19 cases following recent omicron variant surge

After a recent surge of COVID-19 cases in San Francisco caused by the omicron variant, the number of cases in the city are starting to decline, Mayor London Breed announced Thursday.

San Francisco linkage center for homeless, substance abuse services opens

Last month, San Francisco's mayor issued an emergency order to help tackle some major issues, like homelessness and open-air drug use and dealing, that are an ongoing problem in the city's Tenderloin District.

Mayor London Breed slams SF Board of Supervisors

Mayor Breed said some members of the city's Board of Supervisors are hypocrites and an obstacle to tackling the city's housing problems.

Homeless advocates doubtful Tenderloin emergency plan will improve public safety

Homeless advocates in San Francisco on Tuesday blasted the city's recent plan to address mental health and drug use in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood.

San Francisco New Year's Eve fireworks display canceled due to omicron variant surge

The annual San Francisco New Year's Eve fireworks display is canceled over public safety concerns due to COVID's surging omicron variant, city officials announced Tuesday.

The Matrix Resurrections premieres in San Francisco

Stars walked the green carpet into the historic Castro Theater in San Francisco for the premiere of The Matrix Resurrections.

Charlotte Shultz, San Francisco's longtime chief of protocol, passes away

San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Friday announced the death of Charlotte Mailliard Shultz, the city's longtime Chief of Protocol who oversaw the hosting of foreign dignitaries and advised several mayors on diplomatic and consular matters.

Macy's Christmas tree lighting in San Francisco held a week early

A holiday tradition returned to San Francisco's Union Square Thursday night, as city officials gathered for the lighting of the Macy's Christmas tree.

City officials push for new approach that gets open drug use off San Francisco streets

Health officials say in the first nine months of 2021, 500 people in San Francisco died from drug overdoses. Now the city is pushing for a new approach that helps get open drug use off the streets.

San Francisco could get a safe drug consumption site as early as next spring

The City of San Francisco is pursuing a policy to allow safe consumption sites to address the problem of drug overdoses and open use on city streets.