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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.

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

Chief Deputy City Attorney named one of Daily Journal’s Top 100 Lawyers

November 5, 2025September 17, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Chief Deputy Yvonne Meré recognized for groundbreaking work leading all litigation in the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office

Categories Immigration, News

City Attorney reaches settlement with U.S. News & World Report that requires greater transparency in financial disclosures

September 4, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Agreement allows consumers reviewing the hospital rankings to consider that ranked hospitals provide U.S. News revenue before making important health decisions

Categories Consumer protection, News

City Attorney secures $1 million settlement with Providence Foundation

August 26, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
After making significant organizational improvements, nonprofit will continue working with the City to serve vulnerable populations

Categories News, Public integrity

Federal court blocks illegal conditions on federal health grants

October 17, 2025August 12, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Court order halts unlawful conditions on Health and Human Services grants which provide millions to support early childhood development, disease prevention, and mental health services

Categories Illegal conditions on federal grants, News

Federal court continues to block Trump’s birthright citizenship order from taking effect

October 17, 2025July 30, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
In line with the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling, the nationwide preliminary injunction is necessary to provide complete relief to Plaintiffs harmed by Trump’s illegal executive order

Categories Birthright citizenship, Immigration, News

City Attorney secures $1.425 million from engineer Rodrigo Santos for fraud scheme

October 17, 2025July 24, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Settlement resolves longstanding lawsuit and investigation that uncovered a complicated scheme to escape regulatory oversight and defraud the City

Categories News, Public integrity

City Attorney sues Tenderloin landlord who left tenants without heat

October 17, 2025July 16, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Landlord neglected property and profited off of renting units with illegal and unsafe conditions

Categories Housing & tenant rights, News

San Francisco and Santa Clara County expand lawsuit challenging illegal federal grant conditions to include health grants

October 17, 2025July 11, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Unlawful Health and Human Services grant conditions threaten millions in critical funding used to support early childhood development, disease prevention, and mental health services

Categories Illegal conditions on federal grants, News

Lawsuit protecting sanctuary jurisdictions from illegal federal overreach grows to 50 local governments

October 17, 2025July 9, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
More cities and counties across the US join San Francisco and Santa Clara County in legal challenge to stop Trump Administration’s unconstitutional actions

Categories Immigration, News, Sanctuary cities

San Francisco wins case to protect access to critical public health data

October 17, 2025July 3, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Trump Administration’s illegal attempt to remove access to vital public health information endangered the health of all Americans

Categories News, Public health data

San Francisco joins class action lawsuit against Trump Administration for terminating EPA grant programs

October 17, 2025July 3, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Terminating these programs leaves communities more vulnerable to pollution and disasters

Categories Climate change, Environmental grant programs, News
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