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Defending Public Funds

Hearing set in Bernie Sanders backers’ injunction bid for Calif. Primary: June 1, at 11:00 a.m.

May 27, 2016May 27, 2016 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney Dennis Herrera, who is defending San Francisco in the litigation, said: “This politically-motivated lawsuit is without merit, and there is no basis for an emergency injunction.”
Plaintiffs seek a sweeping federal injunction in the nation’s largest Presidential Primary contest—including statewide TV and radio ads, new poll worker requirements

Categories Defending Public Funds, Defending S.F. Laws, Defending Voters' Will, News

Sanders backers will seek emergency injunction from federal court on Friday in Calif. Primary

May 26, 2016May 27, 2016 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.”
Defending San Francisco, Herrera calls it unfortunate that plaintiffs would ‘inject confusion and uncertainty into an election that has been underway for weeks’

Categories Defending Public Funds, Defending S.F. Laws, Defending Voters' Will, News

Federal suit by Sanders backers an improper ‘political stunt,’ San Francisco City Attorney says

May 24, 2016May 24, 2016 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera blasted the lawsuit by backers of Sen. Bernie Sanders, saying: “Every violation alleged in this federal lawsuit—literally every single one of them—is factually inaccurate.”
Rife with factual inaccuracies, complaint seeks relief like ‘re-votes’ and deadline extensions that ‘would wreak havoc’ on California’s June 7 Presidential Primary

Categories Defending Public Funds, Defending S.F. Laws, Defending Voters' Will, News

‘Extremely litigious’ AHF misses deadline in latest meritless lawsuit

April 29, 2016April 29, 2016 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera said today's ruling "goes to the heart of CEC's predatory business model, which is predicated on threats, deception and falsehoods."
In its second lawsuit over a proposed formula retail pharmacy on Castro Street, AHF is ‘mistaken that the U.S. Constitution allows it to put chain stores wherever it wants’

Categories Defending Public Funds, Land Use, Neighborhood Protection, News

San Francisco’s federal suit to halt PG&E’s ‘$600 million shakedown’ heads to trial

April 18, 2016April 18, 2016 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
San Francisco's publicly-owned power enterprise was created by the federal Raker Act of 1913.
Investor-owned utility’s new demands on taxpayers to continue serving municipal electricity customers are unfair, anti-competitive, ‘illegal under federal law’

Categories Defending Public Funds, News

Asiana accord closes tragic chapter, reiterates ‘extraordinary heroism’ of firefighters, police

April 13, 2016April 13, 2016 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Proposed $3.45 million settlement will resolve all claims on behalf of San Francisco taxpayers involving the tragic July 2013 crash Asiana Airlines caused at SFO

Categories Defending Public Funds, News, Public Safety, Unsung Heroes

Court grants Herrera’s motion for injunction against prolific graffiti vandal

September 30, 2015October 8, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Terry Cozy's eponymous "Coze" tag caused thousands of dollars of public property damage in San Francisco.
San Francisco Superior Court approves preliminary injunction to stop vandal who caused more than $88,000 in public property damage

Categories Defending Public Funds, Graffiti, News

Herrera wants graffiti vandal halted in costly lawless spree

August 21, 2015September 30, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney Herrera, with SFPD Chief Greg Suhr. San Francisco Police played a key role in helping Herrera bring suit against a prolific graffiti vandal.
S.F. Superior Court today sets hearing on Herrera’s motion for preliminary injunction to stop vandalism that has so far caused at least $88,000 in public property damage

Categories Defending Public Funds, Graffiti, News

Herrera grateful to ABAG for fully restoring $1.3 million to SOMA Improvement Fund

February 3, 2015March 24, 2016 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney Dennis Herrera
Unanimous decision follows demand from Controller and City Attorney last week, will enable SOMA committee to continue making neighborhood improvements

Categories Defending Public Funds, NewsTags SOMA

Independent public counsel denies disgruntled former deputy’s bid for monetary damages

July 17, 2014July 23, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Following outside counsel’s review of claim and related files, Santa Clara County Counsel rejects aspects of claim, finds other allegations time-barred by state law 

Categories Defending Public Funds, News

Herrera sues Blue Cross, Health Net for underpaying SFGH for emergency services

May 25, 2011October 22, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Medical insurers ‘shortchanging public hospitals, and sticking taxpayers with the bill,’ according to City Attorney’s lawsuit

Categories Defending Public Funds, NewsTags Blue Cross of California, San Francisco General Hospital
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