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Land Use

San Francisco leads national coalition defending use of development impact fees at the U.S. Supreme Court

January 28, 2025December 20, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
The City’s brief pushes back against legal effort that could harm local economies and slow housing development

Categories Defending Public Funds, Land Use, News

Herrera statement on Embarcadero Navigation Center decision

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Judge rules construction on the Navigation Center can continue

Categories Land Use, News

Herrera confident in face of ‘desperate appeal’ by opponents of Warriors Event Center

July 25, 2016 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Overwhelmingly-favored and thoroughly-vetted, popular mixed-use development project in Mission Bay faces yet another legal challenge by familiar foes

Categories Land Use, News

Jim Brosnahan said what?

October 17, 2025May 7, 2016 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney Dennis Herrera responds to AAU lawyer's bizarre allegation: “I’m not sure which part of Jim’s theory is more ridiculous—that I’d be that petty, or that Elisa Stephens’ endorsement is that important."
Herrera laughs off ad hominem attack and conspiracy theory by AAU’s senior counsel, who lashes out against lawsuit over client’s rampant violations

Categories Consumer protection, Land Use, News

Herrera sues one of city’s ‘most egregious land use scofflaws’—Academy of Art University

October 17, 2025May 6, 2016 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Civil litigation seeks replacement of some 300 housing units that the for-profit university unlawfully displaced in its real estate buying spree

Categories Consumer protection, Land Use, News

Court rules in favor of T-line loop and Bike Plan cases, moving projects closer to completion

January 20, 2016 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney Herrera praises deputies’ efforts in successfully litigating transportation plans that will benefit thousands of San Francisco residents

Categories Land Use, News

Beach Chalet soccer fields ‘turf war’ is in justices’ hands now

November 5, 2025September 18, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Deputy City Attorney Jim Emery answers questions following oral arguments before the California Court of Appeal on Sept. 17, 2015.
‘Herrera praises deputy’s case for voter-endorsed soccer fields as ‘masterful’ Thursday.  But the fate of Golden Gate Park renovations is now up to the California Court of Appeal.

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

City Attorney’s Office response to AHF lawsuit over proposed Castro Street project

July 23, 2015August 4, 2014 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Los Angeles-based foundation’s contention that San Francisco land use controls violate equal protection, due process and free speech rights is ‘absurd’

Categories Land Use, News

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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