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Cameras from a Dec. 2012 news conference relating to the federal constitutional challenge to Prop 8.

The following are S.F. City Attorney news releases in reverse-chronological order.  For more information, contact the Community and Media Relations Office at +1 (415) 554-4662 or cityattorney@sfcityatty.org.

San Francisco joins 43 jurisdictions in amicus brief opposing Trump cuts to federal research funding

April 21, 2025February 21, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
NIH cuts will cause job losses and undermine innovation and American competitiveness

Categories News

San Francisco joins legal fight to protect access to critical public health data

February 19, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Federal Administration’s illegal attempt to remove access to vital public health information endangers the health of all Americans

Categories News

SF City Attorney Chiu and Attorneys General release statement on preliminary injunction issued in birthright citizenship case

February 13, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu today joined attorneys general in releasing a statement in response to a preliminary injunction granted by a federal judge against President Trump’s unconstitutional executive order terminating birthright citizenship

Categories News

San Francisco leads lawsuit protecting sanctuary jurisdictions from illegal federal overreach

April 21, 2025February 7, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
The Trump Administration’s actions attempt to illegally defund sanctuary jurisdictions and commandeer local law enforcement to do the federal government’s job

Categories News, Sanctuary Cities

San Francisco City Attorney and Attorneys General file suit to protect birthright citizenship

January 28, 2025January 21, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Lawsuit challenges President Trump’s Executive Order that upends the century-old principle that those born in the United States are citizens

Categories News, Sanctuary Cities

City Attorney Chiu statement on inauguration of Donald Trump

January 28, 2025January 20, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
In inauguration speech, Donald Trump lays out dark path forward based on personal grievance and paranoia

Categories News, Sanctuary Cities

Chiu secures third judgment against staffing company misclassifying its workers

January 28, 2025January 17, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Agreement requires temporary staffing company to pay back thousands of California workers and reclassify them as employees

Categories News, Wage Theft

City Attorney secures settlement against online tobacco retailers that violated flavored tobacco and e-cigarette bans

January 28, 2025January 7, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Court order holds online tobacco retailers accountable for violating city laws that protect youth from harmful tobacco products

Categories E-cigarettes, News

Chiu secures $1 million settlement for workers misclassified by WorkWhile

January 28, 2025December 17, 2024 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Agreement requires gig company to pay back thousands of California workers for stolen wages and reclassify these workers as employees

Categories News, Wage Theft

Court significantly narrows scope of homeless encampment lawsuit

December 4, 2024 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
The order dismissed the majority of claims in the lawsuit and dismissed several individual Plaintiffs from the suit for lack of standing

Categories News

San Francisco City Attorney applauds state proposal funding local legal efforts to combat Trump Administration policies

December 4, 2024December 3, 2024 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
New bill would allocate $35 million to city attorneys, county counsels, and legal aid organizations to protect local communities in court from harmful Trump policies

Categories News

Chief Assistant City Attorney Jesse Smith retires after nearly 25 years leading City Attorney’s Office

December 3, 2024December 3, 2024 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
After a long and storied career, City Attorney’s Office top deputy will retire, and Deputy City Attorney Jon Givner will succeed him

Categories News

Court blocks Oakland airport from using new name that violates San Francisco’s registered trademark

January 28, 2025November 12, 2024 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Court issues order prohibiting the use of Oakland Airport’s new infringing name and finds it is likely to imply an affiliation with San Francisco International Airport®

Categories News, Transportation

City Attorney seeks to shut down Tenderloin gambling dens

March 24, 2025October 31, 2024 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
SFPD investigation revealed two convenience stores operated illegal gambling dens, fueled drug activity, and bought and sold stolen goods

Categories Code Enforcement, Illegal Businesses, News, Public Safety

Federal court denies UC Law motion in Tenderloin homelessness lawsuit

October 30, 2024 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Federal judge ruled in San Francisco’s favor and rejected UC Law’s attempt to hold the City to an expired COVID-era agreement

Categories News

City Attorney clamps down on illegal cannabis grow houses that undermine legal cannabis market

January 28, 2025October 24, 2024 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
New lawsuit alleges owner and property manager of two Bayview warehouses allowed tenants to evade state and local laws and illegally cultivate over 5,800 cannabis plants

Categories Code Enforcement, Illegal Businesses, News

City Attorney secures $1 million dollar judgment against company whose marketing impersonated government and deceived small businesses

January 28, 2025October 23, 2024 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Court order holds Personnel Concepts accountable for scamming small businesses and provides restitution to over 13,000 affected California consumers

Categories Consumer Protection, News

San Francisco files final brief in SCOTUS case to protect utility ratepayers from massive bill increases

January 28, 2025September 26, 2024 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
The City’s case asks the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Clean Water Act and ensure EPA issues permits with clear instructions to prevent water pollution

Categories Environment, News

San Francisco files motion to stop trademark infringement in Oakland airport renaming case

September 17, 2024 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Motion for preliminary injunction seeks to protect SFO’s registered trademark and stop Oakland from causing further traveler confusion

Categories News

City Attorney sues online tobacco retailers for violating local flavored tobacco ban

January 28, 2025September 4, 2024 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Lawsuit alleges online retailers violated city law intended to protect youth from harmful tobacco use by selling flavored nicotine pouches like “Zyns”

Categories E-cigarettes, News
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