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Defending S.F. Laws

S.F’s nudity law is still constitutional—but ‘prudent settlement’ resolves factual dispute

July 5, 2015June 17, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Dennis Herrera answering reporters at San Francisco Superior Court
Costs of defending evidence-intensive ‘as-applied’ challenge at trial ‘would have far exceeded the settlement amount,’ says City Attorney Herrera’s spokesman

Categories Defending S.F. Laws, News

Herrera statement on partial dismissal of case challenging Proposition B, waterfront development voting measure

July 22, 2015March 25, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Ruling upholds the power of San Francisco and its voters over building heights on the City’s waterfront

Categories Defending S.F. Laws

Herrera seeks dismissal of Prop B case that S.F. voters have no say over waterfront

July 23, 2015October 6, 2014 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
State Lands Commission’s view that unelected Port Commission solely governs land use regulation on Port property defies California law, decades of decision-making

Categories Defending S.F. Laws, News Tags Prop B, Waterfront

Herrera vows aggressive defense of Prop B, waterfront development voting measure

July 23, 2015July 15, 2014 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
San Francisco’s participatory waterfront land use decision-making has included voters, elected leaders and appointed commissioners for decades, City Attorney argues 

Categories Defending S.F. Laws, Land Use, News
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