SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday urging managers of the city's public employee retireme...

During Tuesday's meeting, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to approve two bills further limiting where and when city residents can smoke t...

Name: David Chiu Neighborhood: Polk Street Years In SF: 17 Current Gig: Representing San Francisco's District Three, Chiu was recently reelec...

David Chiu was re-elected as the president of San Francisco's Board of Supervisors by a unanimous vote of his peers on the board Tuesday afternoon. ...

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to place a measure on this November's ballot that will give voters the chance to demand a federal constitutional amendment that would authorize limits on political campaign contributions.

SAN FRANCISCO--Following a contentious public meeting held earlier this week, the San Francisco Port Commission unanimously voted to approve the 8 Was...

As we roll towards this November, we'll have the appearance of "popcorn politics." These are the great shows and stands that our politicians will take over the summer, all angling to find that one blockbuster that will propel them back into office.

SAN FRANCISCO — The city ethics commission met Monday to set the ground rules for the misconduct case against Ross Mirkarimi, the sheriff who wa...

According to statistics presented to a special hearing of the Board of Supervisors on Thursday, San Francisco has the lowest percentage of children of...

Eric Mar stood speechless and wide-eyed. John Avalos laughed nervously. George Gascon loosened his collar. And all the while, the crowd went wild. ...

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously passed an expansion of the city's historic restrictions on plastic shopping bags. Whi...

The very beginning of his campaign withstanding, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has been nothing if not consistent. If the mayor's mouth is open, he's pro...

New estimates of the number of boats expected to hit the water when the America's Cup takes over the San Francisco Bay during the next two years have ...

Ending months of speculation, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has selected Christina Olague to represent District Five on the Board of Supervisors. "As ...

Pacifica's Sharp Park golf course may soon see its last birdie. Although, the park's frogs will probably be safe for a long time to come. In a 6-5 ...

Apparently, we should all be happy these days because we were told this week that the budget shortfall is less than originally stated. This is good in a "the plane isn't diving into the ground as fast as assumed" way.

The question "paper or plastic" is already more or less a moot point in San Francisco -- the 2007 passage of a partial ban on plastic bags in the city...

When the Board of Supervisors approved AT&T's plan to install 726 utility boxes on San Francisco sidewalks last month without first submitting the pla...

California is the only state in the country where legislation passed by the voters can only be amended by going back to the voters with yet another ballot measure.

On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors approved a proposal allowing AT&T to install hundreds of utility boxes on San Francisco sidewalks without first u...

Correction: It turns out that the quote from Ed Lee was purely the invention of one of our favorite columnists, Melissa Griffin. Oops! She was indicat...