- Herrera Sues Owners, Operators of M/V Cosco Busan for Catastrophic Fuel Spill in S.F. Bay. Lawsuit filed by the City Attorney alleges negligence and poor response to the toxic oil spill that has endangered Bay's eco-system and the economy of surrounding cities and counties.(Dec. 10, 2007) To download the City Attorney's complaint, click here.
- Herrera Files Final Brief with Supreme Court in City's Challenge to Marriage Exclusion. City Attorney's answer to amicus curiae concludes formal briefing and sets the stage for oral arguments in the Constitutional challenge to California marriage laws that discriminate against gay and lesbian couples (Nov. 13, 2007).
- Herrera Launches Defense of San Francisco's New Health Care Program. City's Papers Argue that Employer Health Care Spending Requirement is not Preempted by Federal Law. (July 16, 2007)
- Herrera Seeks New Civil Injunctions Against Gangs in Two More San Francisco Neighborhoods. Dual Complaints Begin Process to Enjoin Eddy Rock, Chopper City, Knock Out Posse & Norteño Gangs from Criminal, Nuisance Conduct (June 21, 2007)
- City Attorney and Executive Director of the SFMTA announce agreement to improve pedestrian signals for the blind and visually impaired community. City to commit at least $1.6 million over the next two years. (June 20, 2007)
- City Attorney Dennis Herrera initiates legal process to remove Supervisor Ed Jew from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Herrera submits Quo Warranto asking Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. to grant permission for the City Attorney to sue in state Superior Court to remove Jew as a supervisor from San Francisco's District Four. (June 18, 2007)
- S.F. City Attorney Sues Check 'n Go and Money Mart for Bad Business. Herrera filed suit against two storefront lending institutions, together with their online affiliates and an associated out-of-state bank, for unlawful, unfair and fraudulent business practices stemming from their marketing of short-term installment loans at unlawful interest rates to low-income borrowers. (Apr. 26, 2007)
- Herrera Sues Defiant Landlord for Fire Safety, Housing Code Violations. The owners of Lakewood Apartments, a 721-unit complex on John Muir Drive, were sued today for their failure over a period of nearly two years to install fire alarm systems in compliance with state and local law. (Mar. 19, 2007)
- City Attorney Statement on City Payments to Ruby Rippey-Tourk. City Attorney Dennis Herrera recently became aware of questions involving City compensation for paid leave given to former mayoral appointments secretary Ruby Rippey-Tourk, including a retroactive payment for leave made at the end of her term of service. (Feb. 15, 2007)
- Herrera Names Jamienne Studley to San Francisco Ethics Commission. Public Advocates, Inc.'s president brings extraordinary credentials in ethics, education and progressive leadership to the five-member panel charged with serving citizens, public officials and political candidates through education and enforcement of ethics laws. (Jan. 17, 2007)
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