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Director of Communications & Media Relations: Jen Kwart +1 (415) 554-4662

City Attorney secures $1 million settlement from online tobacco retailer

January 8, 2026 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Agreement holds online tobacco seller accountable for selling banned flavored nicotine pouches, like Zyns, in San Francisco

Categories News, Public health

City Attorney shuts down brothel fronting as a massage parlor

January 7, 2026January 6, 2026 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Agreement pays the City $275,000 and shutters unpermitted massage parlor with various health and safety issues

Categories News, Public health, Public safety

Federal Government restores access to critical public health data after SF wins lawsuit

December 22, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Lawsuit restores vital public health information that medical providers and public health officials rely on to keep Americans healthy

Categories News, Public health data

San Francisco joins lawsuit against IRS over anti-solar and wind tax rules

December 22, 2025December 19, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Broad coalition argues new tax rules illegally hurts renewable energy and will make energy more expensive for consumers

Categories News, Solar and wind energy tax credits

Federal court blocks new restrictions that threaten proven solutions to homelessness

December 22, 2025December 19, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Preliminary injunction pauses unlawful funding conditions for housing efforts and restores lawful conditions

Categories News, Protecting homelessness funding

San Francisco and Santa Clara County join lawsuit challenging unlawful restrictions on federal homelessness funding

December 22, 2025December 3, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
New restrictions could push more than 170,000 people across the nation into homelessness

Categories News, Protecting homelessness funding

San Francisco City Attorney Chiu sues largest manufacturers of ultra-processed foods

December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Food conglomerates flooded the country with addictive ultra-processed foods with little nutritional value, knowing they would make Americans sick

Categories Consumer protection, News, Public health

City Attorney secures $5 million settlement for Fisherman’s Wharf oil leak

November 19, 2025November 19, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Agreement requires petroleum companies to reimburse the City for the cost to clean up the oil leak and remediate remaining issues

Categories News, Public health

City Attorney wins over $1 million in fraud trial against developer Kevin O’Connor

November 5, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Decision finds O’Connor liable and concludes longstanding lawsuit and investigation that uncovered a complicated scheme to escape regulatory oversight and defraud the City

Categories News, Public integrity

San Francisco and Santa Clara County join coalition suing to protect Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

December 22, 2025November 3, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
U.S. Department of Education’s unlawful new rule threatens bipartisan student debt relief program for Americans with careers in public service

Categories News, Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

Lianne Dumas appointed to San Francisco Superior Court

November 3, 2025October 30, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney Chiu applauds the move to elevate Lianne Dumas to the San Francisco Superior Court bench

Categories News

City Attorney secures nearly $3 million settlement from online tobacco retailers

October 24, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Agreement holds online retailers accountable for violating local flavored tobacco bans by selling flavored nicotine pouches including the popular ZYN brand

Categories News, Public health

San Francisco urges SCOTUS to stop unlawful deployment of National Guard in Chicago

October 21, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Brief comes as San Francisco leaders stand firm against Trump’s unnecessary and unwelcome threats to send the National Guard to San Francisco

Categories News

City Attorney Chiu secures emergency order blocking Trump’s illegal conditions on public housing funds

November 5, 2025October 21, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Unlawful defunding threat would have forced housing authorities to give up essential funding or submit to illegal Trump demands

Categories News, Public housing funds

San Francisco leads brief urging court to continue to block anti-LGBTQIA executive orders

October 14, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
A dozen cities and counties submitted an amicus brief to defend public health partnerships serving LGBTQIA and HIV-affected communities

Categories News

First Circuit continues to block Trump’s birthright citizenship order

October 17, 2025October 3, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Appeals court upholds birthright citizenship and nationwide preliminary injunction blocking Trump’s illegal executive order from taking effect

Categories Birthright citizenship, Immigration, News

Local governments sue to stop Trump Administration’s unlawful attack on emergency and disaster funding

October 17, 2025October 1, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
More than $350 million for fire departments, port security, counterterrorism and wildfire recovery are at risk

Categories Emergency preparedness funding, News

City Attorney Chiu and District Attorney Jenkins announce settlement with Wag Hotels

September 26, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Agreement improves animal welfare standards at one of California’s largest pet boarding facility chains

Categories News

City Attorney secures over $600,000 from predatory immigration consulting business

October 17, 2025September 23, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Court orders Leonard Lacayo to stop tricking vulnerable immigrants into paying for immigration services he is not legally allowed to provide

Categories Consumer protection, Immigration, News

San Francisco finalizes settlement in homeless encampment lawsuit

September 19, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Agreement gives the City maximum flexibility in how it addresses homelessness, protects public safety, and cleans its streets

Categories News
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