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County Jail #4 will close on September 5, 2020, after justice reform efforts

The jail at the Hall of Justice will be the third that SF has closed in the past 10 years.

Mayor London Breed Announces Continued Funding for Trans and HIV+ Housing Subsidies

During this unprecedented public health emergency, Mayor Breed’s proposed budget includes over $4 million investment over the next two years to continue essential rental subsidies and housing support services for low-income transgender residents and HIV-positive San Franciscans

All phone calls from SF County jails are now free

San Francisco has become the first county in the nation to stop generating revenue from incarcerated people and their families, lifting an economic burden from low-income communities, boosting connection to support networks, and easing re-entry.

2020-2021 business fee deadlines extended to March 2021

San Francisco further extends the deadline for businesses to file and pay their Business Registration Fee and Unified License Fees until March 2021.

SF Public Library announces pickup service

Patrons can place a hold and pick up library materials, starting at the Main Library on August 10.

All residents should participate in Census, despite memorandum to exclude undocumented immigrants

The San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission, San Francisco 2020 Census Complete Count Committee and the Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs release joint statement on memorandum to exclude undocumented immigrants from the 2020 Census.

SF updates COVID-19 testing capacity and strategy to address surge

SF will add more appointment slots and testing sites, to prioritize high-risk populations and communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.

San Francisco placed on state's COVID-19 watch list, reopening paused indefinitely

SF will keep serving communities most impacted by virus, and increasing testing capacity.

SF Zoo to reopen on July 15, other business reopenings paused

SF Zoo and Gardens is reopening with a safety plan. Other reopenings will be dependent on improvement of COVID-19 impact on San Francisco.

Interim guidance released to help plan safer reopening of local schools

Guidance outlines recommendations for public, independent, and parochial schools to follow, to protect students and staff from COVID-19 exposure and transmission.