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SF politics
fromsfist.com
3 days ago

Mayor Daniel Lurie Seeks New State Legislation for Court-Ordered Mental Health Medication

A proposed California bill would allow judges to order involuntary mental-health medication for some severely mentally ill individuals to stabilize treatment.
from48 hills
1 month ago

SF fires immigrant advocate-and activists are confused and angry - 48 hills

San Francisco has more than 34,000 employees, and sometimes some of them get fired. In most cases, the workers are under union contracts, and termination requires some sort of cause, some sort of a warning system, and some sort of due process: Your boss can't just call you into their office one day and say you're no longer needed. But a small percentage or those workers are called "exempt," which means they can be fired at will.
San Francisco
US politics
fromMission Local
2 months ago

Should S.F. supervisors be allowed to solicit more funds, as a treat?

San Francisco supervisors may regain permission to solicit behested payments from city contractors if new legislation allowing such requests passes.
US politics
fromMission Local
3 months ago

Supervisor Dorsey is 2nd S.F. official to visit city's ICE facility, pledging legal aid

San Francisco supervisors visited the immigration court and pledged to fund pro-bono legal aid, highlighting critical nonprofit attorney programs and concerns about ICE conditions.
US politics
fromMission Local
3 months ago

Mayor Lurie ends 20-year 'heritage night' partnership with indigenous group

Mayor's office removed the American Indian Cultural Center as lead of Native American Heritage Night, prompting claims that the city is erasing Indigenous leadership.
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