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During the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, District 2 Supervisor Stephen Sherrill moved to begin the formal process of removing William Palmer from the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board. Sherrill cited a city investigation that found Palmer misused his position on the board. On Sept. 11, San Francisco’s Office of the Inspector General found […] The post Sherrill moves to oust William Palmer from Sheriff’s Oversight Board appeared first on The Voice of San Francisco.

Mayor Daniel Lurie opened the full Board of Supervisors meeting with a message about what he calls “a rent emergency.” The good news, he said, is that San Francisco is “finally moving in the right direction.” But Lurie quickly tempered that optimism with a warning: Rents are rising faster in San Francisco than in any […] The post ‘We are in a housing emergency!’ Mayor declares. appeared first on The Voice of San Francisco.

Little to no progress found among key student groups The post School district description of student test scores as ‘very promising results’ called into question appeared first on The Voice of San Francisco.

San Francisco police have arrested four people and seized more than 20,000 counterfeit pills in an investigation launched after the April overdose death of a 16-year-old boy whose autopsy revealed the presence of cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid believed to be far more potent than fentanyl. At a Monday press conference also featuring Mayor Daniel Lurie […] The post S.F. arrests four after teen’s death exposes deadly new opioid in counterfeit pills appeared first on The Voice of San Francisco.

A lack of originality isn’t merely a bug in the movie and TV business. It’s often a feature, as production companies and studios take the easy road and try to replicate earlier successes rather than risk something new and different. If creative cannibalism is going to happen, it’s a relief when the results are praise-worthy. […] The post Revisiting and revising vital sitcom formats appeared first on The Voice of San Francisco.