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City Administrator Carmen Chu, City Attorney David Chiu, and Controller Ben Rosenfield respond to allegations of misconduct associated with the City's Community Challenge Grant Program

City leaders take immediate action to ensure transparency and the integrity of the grantmaking process following charges of misconduct by a City program director.

Mayor London Breed Celebrates Rehabilitation of Five Former Public Housing Sites Across San Francisco

363 Noe Street is the final of five sites to complete construction and be preserved as permanent affordable housing developments

San Francisco releases plan to prepare for extreme heat and air-quality events

The HAQR Plan is San Francisco's first comprehensive framework to address extreme heat and air-quality events as local heat waves and wildfire smoke become more frequent and more intense.

San Francisco recommits to global network of resilient cities

San Francisco hosts cities from across North America to learn about how San Francisco is becoming more resilient to earthquakes, sea level rise, and other impacts of climate change.

Mayor London Breed and City Administrator Carmen Chu announce Funding for Neighborhood Improvement Projects

San Francisco announces 2023 Community Challenge Grant awards to fund community-led beautification and greening projects across the City

Mayor Breed Announces Small Business Permitting Improvements and Permit Center Accomplishments

New permitting reforms will leverage the opening of the San Francisco Permit Center and two years of data after adoption of small business permit streamlining policies

Mayor London Breed Proposes Permitting Improvements to Speed Housing Construction

Housing for All effort would streamline the site permit process to significantly reduce permitting times for new developments and major renovations

City Administrator Carmen Chu appoints Stephanie Tang as Director of the Contract Monitoring Division

Tang will focus on advancing opportunities for local micro and small businesses and ensuring fairness in the City’s contracting process.

City Administrator Carmen Chu appoints Jorge Rivas as Executive Director of the Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs (OCEIA)

Jorge Rivas will helm SF Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs (OCEIA) to build upon the City’s efforts to support full civic, economic, and linguistic integration for immigrants and newcomers.

City Administrator Carmen Chu Announces David Serrano Sewell as Executive Director of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

David Serrano Sewell will work closely with Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Christopher Liverman to build on recent successes of the OCME.