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UPDATE: Subject Identified, OCME Appreciates Help from Public

Office of the Chief Medical Examiner seeks the public’s help to identify decedent.

Longtime Small Business Owner Janet Tarlov Nominated to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors

President of the Glen Park Merchants Association and San Francisco Council of District Merchants Associations Vice President Janet Tarlov would bring small business experience to seven-member SFMTA Board of Directors

With Respiratory Viruses Circulating, All Bay Area Health Officers Recommend Actions to Stay Healthy for the Holidays

As levels of circulating respiratory viruses increase and people spend more time indoors for the holiday season, it’s important to know all the ways to stay healthy this winter.  

Department of Building Inspection Meeting Updates

See upcoming scheduled and cancelled commission meetings.

San Francisco Opens 300 New Shelter Beds this Week as Part of Ongoing Shelter Expansion

Since 2018, San Francisco has expanded shelter capacity by over 60% and helped over 10,000 people exit homelessness

Two New Mission Street Marketplaces Open to Support Permitted Street Vendors and Fill Empty Storefront as Street Vending Moratorium Begins

City and community partners to provide economic opportunities and support services to street vendors in the Mission; the temporary moratorium is result of ongoing safety concerns due to unauthorized vending and illegal activities

San Francisco Juvenile Probation Launches New Data Dashboards

For over 20 years, JPD has published an annual report on juvenile justice system metrics. This year, JPD presents our 2022 Annual Report on interactive data dashboards.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed Encourages Residents and Visitors to Shop and Experience Locally During the Holiday Season

Small businesses account for approximately 95% of all businesses in San Francisco and employ nearly one million Bay Area residents

Department of Building Inspection Customer Communication

DBI Update – New Online Records Request Form, Electronic Plan Review Online Info Sessions

San Francisco Police Retail Theft Blitz Operations Result in Hundred of Arrests, Expanding with New State Funding

Police have conducted 40 operations at local retailers leading to over 300 arrests and will be expanding these efforts going into the holiday shopping season