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Consumer fraud impacts small businesses & workers
March 11, 2023
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Consumer fraud impacts small businesses & workers
This week, my office filed a lawsuit against Personnel Concepts, a marketing company that sells workplace compliance posters provided by government free of charge. Their solicitations are designed to look like official ...
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How does San Francisco work together to combat hate?
February 3, 2023
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How does San Francisco work together to combat hate?
In recent years, too many communities in San Francisco and around the country have experienced an increase in hate-motivated violence. Our black, Latinx, LGBTQ+, and Jewish communities, among others, have been the ...
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Taking action to protect workers
January 20, 2023
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Taking action to protect workers
I want to let you know about a significant win in our fight to protect workers’ rights. This past week, we announced a $5.25 million settlement with Instacart, following an investigation by ...
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News flash: Noncitizen parents can vote in November’s San Francisco school board election!
September 13, 2022
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News flash: Noncitizen parents can vote in November’s San Francisco school board election!
Last week, a state appellate court ruled that noncitizen parents can vote this November in the San Francisco school board election! This ruling, at least for now, affirms what San Francisco voters ...
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An answer (to the climate crisis) is blowin’ in the wind
August 24, 2022
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An answer (to the climate crisis) is blowin’ in the wind
This month, California took a major step forward towards tackling the climate crisis, by establishing ambitious goals for a new source of clean energy – offshore wind – as required by a ...
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Two-month reprieve for Laguna Honda
August 17, 2022
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Two-month reprieve for Laguna Honda
Thanks to so many of you for raising your voices in support of saving Laguna Honda Hospital and its patients. I’m pleased that this week, the federal government agreed to a two-month reprieve, ...
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San Francisco wins landmark opioid trial!
August 12, 2022
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San Francisco wins landmark opioid trial!
In a major victory this week, a federal judge ruled in San Francisco’s favor in our landmark opioid trial. Judge Charles Breyer of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ...
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Taking legal action to save Laguna Honda
August 6, 2022
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Taking legal action to save Laguna Honda
I have an important update to share. This week, our San Francisco City Attorney’s Office filed a federal lawsuit to protect the patients of Laguna Honda Hospital and keep this critical institution ...
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