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J.D. Morris

J.D. Morris

Reporter at San Francisco Chronicle

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  • Energy
  • Society
  • Disaster Recovery
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Recent Articles

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S.F. plans to escalate homeless camp sweeps after major Supreme Court decision - San Francisco Ch...

Now that the Supreme Court has given a green light to cities’ sweeps of homeless encampments, San Francisco officials intend to use the broader authority granted by the court to more aggressively respond to the hundreds of tents spread across city streets. Since December 2022, a federal magistrate has barred San Francisco from enforcing certain anti-camping laws, though the city has actually been able to increase encampment sweeps over the past two years by relying on other laws to clear tents.A…
4 months ago
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How S.F.’s big-money moderate groups are trying to influence the ne...

As San Francisco heads into what will probably be the most expensive mayoral election in its history, an ascendant crop of moderate advocacy groups backed by wealthy donors could shift the outcome. The organizations were founded over the past several years and broadly support building more market-rate housing, making the city friendlier to business and expanding police powers. While they’ve already spent millions of dollars to influence some recent city elections, November will be the first time…
6 months ago
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In ‘very serious trouble’: Chronicle poll shows S.F. Mayor Breed’s ...

Mayor London Breed is at serious risk of losing her reelection bid, with a pair of challengers in close competition to unseat her and a majority of San Francisco voters holding negative views of her, a new poll commissioned by the Chronicle shows. More than eight months out from Election Day and as about 40% of the electorate remains undecided, the poll found that former Mayor and Supervisor Mark Farrell — who officially announced his candidacy the day before polling began — would have the most…
8 months ago
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S.F. tech exec and political donor apologizes after tweeting that l...

UPDATE: S.F. politicians file police reports against tech exec following threatening social media post A prominent San Francisco political donor and technology executive apologized over the weekend after seeming to wish death upon seven city supervisors in what appeared to be an alcohol-fueled social media post. Garry Tan, the CEO of the startup accelerator Y Combinator, attacked San Francisco Supervisors Aaron Peskin, Dean Preston, Shamann Walton, Myrna Melgar, Hillary Ronen, Ahsha Safaí and Co…
9 months ago
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S.F. officials call for sustained Gaza cease-fire after tense meeti...

San Francisco supervisors have joined the ranks of local legislative bodies calling for a sustained cease-fire in Gaza. The Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday in favor of a resolution spearheaded by Supervisor Dean Preston that urges the Biden administration and Congress to support a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, along with the delivery of humanitarian aid and the release of all hostages in the region. Supervisors passed the resolution in an 8-3 vote after board President Aaron Peskin…
10 months ago
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S.F. car break-ins continued to decline over Christmas and New Year...

San Francisco saw a big drop in reported car break-ins during the holiday season even as visits to the Union Square shopping district increased from 2022, Mayor London Breed announced Wednesday, touting the figures as a sign she is making progress on reducing property crime. Between Nov. 20 — the Monday before Thanksgiving — and New Year’s Day, reports of larceny theft, which include both car break-ins and retail theft, fell 48% from last year, Breed’s office said in a news release. Over the sam…
10 months ago
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S.F. rapper who criticized Mayor Breed over crime says he was threa...

A San Francisco rapper and restaurateur who released a rap video that sharply criticized Mayor London Breed’s response to crime in the city has accused a prominent local civil rights leader of threatening him. Chino Yang, the rapper and restaurant owner, publicly apologized to Breed last week. At the time, he said he had been threatened by a person he did not identify. Over the weekend, however, Yang shared a statement issued on social media by the group Asian Justice Movement that accused the R…
10 months ago
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S.F. will make it easier for small businesses to open in the city. ...

San Francisco will enact reforms intended to make it easier for small businesses to set up shop after legislation from Mayor London Breed was easily passed by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Breed’s ordinance makes more than 100 changes to the city’s planning code that lift restrictions on the opening of bars and restaurants in certain neighborhoods, allow greater flexibility in how retail space is used and shorten the time it takes for some businesses to open, among other things. Superviso…
11 months ago
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S.F. Mayor Breed OKs midyear cuts and warns of much more budget pai...

UPDATE: S.F. Mayor Breed asks for 10% cuts to budget next year Mayor London Breed has approved $75 million in midyear budget cuts and other cost savings as she seeks to rein in San Francisco’s government spending while the city’s economic recovery from the pandemic continues to flounder. Read more: California schools could face cuts as state budget deficit soars to $68B Breed announced the figure in a letter to her department heads Friday, following up on her October directive for her administr…
11 months ago
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S.F. Mayor Breed might be given more power by voters. Here’s why - ...

San Francisco voters might be asked next year to reform City Hall by giving more power to Mayor London Breed and her successors — while also taking some authority away from her and the Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Rafael Mandelman is preparing a potential November 2024 ballot measure that would try to make the local government work better by incorporating several changes to the City Charter and the limits it places on the mayor. Mandelman’s proposal would allow the mayor to fire the heads…
12 months ago
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S.F. drug dealers could face murder charges as Newsom, Breed create...

California and San Francisco law enforcement officials plan to begin investigating some opioid overdose deaths in the city as homicides and expect to pursue murder charges against drug dealers starting next year, a major escalation of the government’s ongoing attempts to crack down on open-air drug markets. Gov. Gavin Newsom, Mayor London Breed, and San Francisco’s district attorney and police chief said Friday that they are forming a new task force that will respond to fatal overdoses using the…
about 1 year ago
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S.F. frantically prepares to host its biggest international event s...

UPDATE: S.F.’s Central Subway to be closed during APEC. Chinatown leaders fear it could impact neighborhood San Francisco is feverishly preparing for its biggest moment on the international stage since the United Nations was founded in the city in 1945 — a major test that could have far-reaching consequences for the city’s global reputation. APEC in S.F.: New map shows where S.F. drivers and pedestrians will have to submit to security checks during APEC More on APEC: How to navigate street closu…
about 1 year ago
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S.F.’s recent redistricting drama might lead to a 2024 ballot measu...

SF’s recent redistricting drama might lead to a 2024 ballot measure. Here’s why it might head to voters
about 1 year ago
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‘We have to shock people’: These new ads are slamming S.F.’s respon...

The campaign is starting with a billboard and several street-level ads on walls around...
over 1 year ago
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‘Killer robots’ approved by S.F. for extreme cases. Here’s why crit...

Police leaders said they want the ability to deploy robots with lethal force during...
almost 2 years ago
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Hollowed-out office spaces could hit S.F.’s city budget hard — here...

A model released by the Controller’s Office projects three different scenarios for how...
almost 2 years ago
sfchronicle.com

Mayor Breed’s push to streamline housing production killed by super...

Mayor London Breed’s third attempt to ask voters to streamline housing production through a charter amendment failed Wednesday after a Board of Supervisors committee killed the proposal. Breed hoped the charter amendment would be considered by voters on the June 7 ballot. Her proposal sought to streamline new housing construction by letting some qualified projects circumvent the city’s discretionary review process, cutting a year or two from a timeline that can take two years or more for develop…
over 2 years ago
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Three California towns transformed by wildfire: one rebuilding, one...

GREENVILLE, Plumas County — Almost nothing recognizable remains of the three-bedroom house where Carey Russell once played with his two young children in this Sierra Nevada town. The cinder block foundation is heaped with ash and twisted metal, its rectangular frame only a suggestion of the structure it once supported. The backyard, where Russell barbecued ribs and tri-tip, is a sea of rubble. Russell had cherished living in his neighborhood right along Highway 89, which becomes Crescent Street…
almost 3 years ago
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‘Guilty, your honor’: PG&E enters pleas for 85 Camp Fire felonies -...

CEO Bill Johnson personally entered each of the utility’s 85 felony pleadings — 84 of...
over 4 years ago