News Archives - City Attorney of San Francisco

Herrera sues the EPA to defend California’s clean car standards

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

Lawsuit challenges the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to block California’s clean car standards

Herrera statement on Embarcadero Navigation Center decision

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

Judge rules construction on the Navigation Center can continue

San Francisco successfully blocks discriminatory health care rule

November 19, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

Court blocks so-called ‘conscience rule’ that would have denied critical medical care to patients.

Statement from City Attorney Dennis Herrera on the NRA dropping its lawsuit

November 7, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

City Attorney Dennis Herrera issued the following statement today about the National Rifle Association’s decision to dismiss its lawsuit against San Francisco over the City’s resolution condemning the organization

Herrera statement on voters rejecting Juul’s ballot measure

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

San Francisco voters are too smart to be fooled by Juul.

Herrera secures $245,000 settlement from Lem-Ray Properties for discriminating against low-income tenants

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

Lem-Ray and Chuck Post have been forced to halt their illegal practice of refusing to accept Section 8 vouchers

Herrera statement after hearing to invalidate discriminatory health care rule

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

So-called ‘conscience rule’ has been on hold; SF and coalition partners are now asking the federal courts to invalidate it

In Memory of Burk “Buck” Delventhal

October 26, 2019October 28, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

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San Francisco and Santa Clara County succeed in blocking ‘public charge’ rule

October 11, 2019October 24, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

Judge halts latest Trump administration attack on immigrants from taking effect while the case is decided in court

Herrera takes on tour bus company that cheated workers out of health care

October 10, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

City Sightseeing refused to pay health care costs for 215 employees and thumbed its nose at the law

Herrera statement on Freedom of Information Act request sent to the EPA

October 2, 2019October 3, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

City Attorney’s response to EPA’s claims about San Francisco’s Clean Water Act compliance

San Francisco and Santa Clara County argue ‘public charge’ rule should be blocked

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

Trump administration is trying to rewrite 140 years of precedent and end the promise of the American dream

Herrera sues JustFly and FlightHub over hidden fees and other predatory scams

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

‘JustFly is not in the travel business. They’re in the hidden fee business.’

Herrera files for court order invalidating discriminatory health care rule

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

So-called ‘conscience rule’ has been on hold; SF and coalition partners are now asking the federal courts to invalidate it

City Attorney Dennis Herrera’s statement on Juul’s attempt to rewrite election language

September 6, 2019September 6, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

“San Francisco’s Department of Elections and its employees have been doing an exemplary job,” Herrera said. “I’m equally confident that our co-defendants are also meeting or exceeding their legal duties.”

“Kevin Burns and other Juul executives have gotten rich peddling poison and addicting a generation of kids to nicotine.”

Herrera, Hennessy secure settlement to eliminate bail schedule in San Francisco and speed defendant assessments

August 30, 2019September 3, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

San Francisco reaches pioneering agreement that protects public safety and eliminates an unconstitutional system that let the wealthy pay their way out of jail

San Francisco and Santa Clara County seek preliminary injunction to block ‘public charge’ rule

August 28, 2019September 30, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

Rule would do the opposite of its stated goal by harming the country’s health, welfare and economy

Herrera statement in Austin James Vincent case

August 16, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

‘That is information that should’ve been before the judge so she could weigh all of the facts in this case. A picture says a thousand words.’

San Francisco and Santa Clara County sue to block federal rule that penalizes lawful immigrants

August 13, 2019September 30, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

"This lawsuit is designed to put a stop to this illegal scheme and force the companies involved to pay their victims back."

‘Public charge’ rule makes using food, health care or housing assistance grounds for inadmissibility or denial of a green card

Herrera’s statement on federal rule denying aid to immigrants

August 12, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

Lawsuit challenges the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to block California’s clean car standards

Judge rules construction on the Navigation Center can continue

Court blocks so-called ‘conscience rule’ that would have denied critical medical care to patients.

City Attorney Dennis Herrera issued the following statement today about the National Rifle Association’s decision to dismiss its lawsuit against San Francisco over the City’s resolution condemning the organization

San Francisco voters are too smart to be fooled by Juul.

Lem-Ray and Chuck Post have been forced to halt their illegal practice of refusing to accept Section 8 vouchers

So-called ‘conscience rule’ has been on hold; SF and coalition partners are now asking the federal courts to invalidate it

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Judge halts latest Trump administration attack on immigrants from taking effect while the case is decided in court

City Sightseeing refused to pay health care costs for 215 employees and thumbed its nose at the law

City Attorney’s response to EPA’s claims about San Francisco’s Clean Water Act compliance

Trump administration is trying to rewrite 140 years of precedent and end the promise of the American dream

‘JustFly is not in the travel business. They’re in the hidden fee business.’

So-called ‘conscience rule’ has been on hold; SF and coalition partners are now asking the federal courts to invalidate it

“Kevin Burns and other Juul executives have gotten rich peddling poison and addicting a generation of kids to nicotine.”

San Francisco reaches pioneering agreement that protects public safety and eliminates an unconstitutional system that let the wealthy pay their way out of jail

Rule would do the opposite of its stated goal by harming the country’s health, welfare and economy

‘That is information that should’ve been before the judge so she could weigh all of the facts in this case. A picture says a thousand words.’

‘Public charge’ rule makes using food, health care or housing assistance grounds for inadmissibility or denial of a green card

‘We will use all of the legal tools at our disposal to fight this.’