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The following are S.F. City Attorney news releases in reverse-chronological order.  For more information, contact the Community and Media Relations Office at +1 (415) 554-4662 or cityattorney@sfcityatty.org.

City Attorney David Chiu issues statement on climate change lawsuit

September 19, 2023September 19, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu

Categories News

City Attorney and City Administrator suspend City contractor Dwayne Jones and affiliates pending criminal bribery charges

September 7, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Suspension order and guidance to department heads will prevent City funds from going to Dwayne Jones, who is accused of bribing a City official in order to receive preferential treatment in contracting decisions

Categories News

City Attorney Chiu sues Qwick for misclassifying hospitality workers

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
In advance of Labor Day, City Attorney continues tradition of fighting misclassification that harms workers and exacerbates inequality

Categories News

Plaintiffs in homeless encampment lawsuit backtrack on statements made to Ninth Circuit

August 29, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Plaintiffs walk back concessions about the meaning and scope of the injunction

Categories News

City Attorney statement on Rodrigo Santos sentencing

August 25, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Santos sentenced to 30 months in prison for fraud and bribery

Categories News

City Attorney issues statement after securing major concessions in homeless encampment lawsuit

August 24, 2023August 23, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Plaintiffs concede during Ninth Circuit oral arguments that injunction does not apply to unhoused people who refuse shelter

Categories News

City Attorney issues statement before oral arguments in homeless encampment lawsuit appeal

August 24, 2023August 22, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Lower court order puts San Francisco in an untenable situation and reaches far beyond legal precedent

Categories News

San Francisco seeks reprieve from CPUC decision allowing unfettered autonomous vehicle expansion

August 24, 2023August 17, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
CPUC decision allowed unlimited expansion of AVs despite multiple high profile incidents of poor AV performance impeding first responders and impacting public safety

Categories News

City Attorney statement on political stunt in homeless encampment lawsuit

August 10, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Plaintiffs’ public proposal is counterproductive and disingenuous

Categories News

Appeal Court upholds San Francisco’s noncitizen voting program

August 8, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Noncitizen parents can continue to vote in San Francisco school board elections

Categories News

Chiu moves to block unscrupulous towing company from City contracts

August 3, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
 Auto Towing profited from illegally towing parked cars and installing fraudulent, misleading signs on private property

Categories News

City Attorney issues statement in advance of oral arguments in noncitizen voting case

July 26, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
San Francisco will argue noncitizen voting program is constitutional and beneficial to all communities

Categories News

City responds to baseless allegations in homeless encampment lawsuit

July 12, 2023July 7, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Plaintiffs’ claims that San Francisco is violating the preliminary injunction order fall apart under scrutiny

Categories News

City Attorney statement on SCOTUS ruling in public accommodations discrimination case

July 12, 2023June 30, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
The Court’s disastrous ruling allows a business the ability to refuse service to members of a protected class

Categories News

City Attorney statement on SCOTUS affirmative action decisions

June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Ruling reverses nearly 50 years of precedent and ignores widespread academic benefits of diverse university campuses

Categories News

City Attorney bans Nuru-linked companies from receiving City contracts

July 12, 2023June 27, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Executives who bribed Nuru are debarred and prohibited from doing business with the City

Categories News

San Francisco City Attorney’s Office earns DEI recognition

June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
The City Attorney’s Office was selected as a State Bar DEI Leadership Silver Seal recipient for its DEI efforts

Categories News

U.S. News & World Report faces legal scrutiny over dubious hospital rankings

June 21, 2023June 20, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
San Francisco City Attorney investigates questionable methodology and undisclosed financial links with highly ranked hospitals

Categories News

City Attorney sues Bernal Heights landlord over fire hazards and illegal conversions

June 2, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Landlord illegally converted units leading to serious fire safety risks

Categories News

City Attorney strengthens compliance with tenant organizing law

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
San Francisco’s largest landlord conforms tenant rules to Union-at-Home Ordinance

Categories Housing & Tenant Rights, News
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