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San Francisco is starting to enforce a new law that targets illegal street vendors who sell stolen merchandise.

The already-laughingstock San Francisco trash can replacement drama is getting less resolution instead of more, as more new proposed bin models are now littering the landscape.

The lack of access to public bathrooms, combined with a municipal code that prohibits public urination and defecation, has resulted in thousands of tickets and arrests, many in low-income areas,

Skip to main content After pushback, cost to drop for S.F.s pricey trash can pilot program to test new designs FacebookTwitterEmail A rendering that shows "soft square," one of the three contenders for San Franciscos new trash can. The city is testing these options to replace the current trash cans.San Francisco Public Works San Francisco will spend $12,000 per trash can prototype to try out designs of custom receptacles with the hopes of getting a handle on its garbage problems. That price tag...

that they would be looking out for the retirees funds and interest. without im comfortable supporting this resolution. >> president chiu: supervisor farrell. >> supervisor farrell: thank you supervisor avalos and president chiu, i made amendments. a primary concern is the investment returns coming out of the retirement system specifically given that we depend so much on our city budget as employer but also as employees of the city and county of san francisco. those 7.5% annualized retu...

the future again thank you to supervisor avalos and the many richmond district residents and people throughout the city who have supported this. >> president chiu: supervisor cohen. >> supervisor cohen: as a public service announcement i want to bring attention that i am the board appointee to the san francisco retirement board. i will continue to carry your wishes on this board but i wanted to manage the expectations that this is a nonbinding resolution; a statement of this body askin...

and different groups around the country that are challenging different cities like in seattle. our city has been a leader in addressing climate change historically and it is making great gains in reducing greenhouse emissions for the work of many of us. yes the san francisco retirement system has over half 1 billion dollars invested in fossil fuel companies. we should not be investing our citys pension fund and oil, gas and coal companies many of which are planning to continue to burni...

and to make myself available to you and answer questions that you may have on how we can begin to move this particular policy . agenda forward as you know there are other discussions that we are doing with, , not only talking about divestment from fossil fuels but also talking about -- it escapes me -- thank you, gun control. manufacturing gun control. and the predatory lending institutions of san francisco that have been identified as predatory lenders. i want to make sure that we are...

ford is moving forward with the implementation of ab 832. government action is not enough. we have to recognize that we cannot burn all the oil and fuel and fossil reserves around. divestment is one tool that we have. the retirement board can invest responsiblywithout affecting the funds , security or yield. staff of the retirement board estimated out of the 15.6 billion the portfolio they have 583.7 million in the public holdings in the top 200 fossil fuel companies including 12 billi...

♪ >> i am mellisa griffin, a columnist and member of the san francisco league of women voters. i am here is city hall with the league and sfgtv to discuss prop h that will be on this years november ballot. ♪ >> prop h would make it official city policy to encourage the san francisco unified school district to establish certain priorities for assigning students to specific schools. currently, parents may apply for their children to attend any school in the school district. if a...