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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.

Have happy—and safe—holidays!

December 24, 2015December 18, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
The National Safety Council offers helpful advice about holiday hazards with its "12 Days of Safety" infographic.
The City Attorney’s Claims Team, which knows a thing or two about accident claims, offers valuable safety tips to San Franciscans for a joyous, accident-free holiday season

Categories Happy Holidays, News, Public Safety

Court rejects Kihagi’s bid to derail Herrera’s lawsuit over evictions, code violations

June 30, 2022December 15, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Litigation against notoriously vicious landlord’s serial evictions of rent-controlled tenants, refusal to obey housing laws now proceeds to Jan. 12 injunction hearing

Categories Code Enforcement, Housing & Tenant Rights, Illegal Businesses, Kihagi, Tenants

‘Ruthless predator’ Kihagi faces injunction bid by Herrera to halt evictions, code violations

June 30, 2022December 4, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Notorious landlord and real estate investor’s harassment of rent-controlled tenants, refusal to obey housing laws force City Attorney to seek extraordinary relief

Categories Code Enforcement, Housing & Tenant Rights, Illegal Businesses, Kihagi, Neighborhood Protection, News, Tenants

Herrera sues ‘corrective education’ scheme

November 24, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
‘Corrective education’ scheme uses threat of criminal prosecution to intimidate and extort

Categories News

Herrera sues defiant owner of Castro District drug house over nuisances, safety dangers

December 2, 2015November 20, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Methamphetamine, other illicit drugs were seized in multiple S.F. Police Department raids of notorious property at 517-519 Sanchez Street

Categories Code Enforcement, News

Herrera’s suit against American Express seeks billions in penalties, restitution for merchants 

November 18, 2015November 18, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Statewide consumer protection action follows major federal court decision that the global charge card giant lawlessly restrained trade, flouted U.S. antitrust laws

Categories Consumer Protection, News

Herrera hails ACCJC’s ouster

November 16, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Community Colleges’ Board of Governors votes 14-0 to replace accreditation model, citing lawsuits over ACCJC’s ‘unfair treatment and punitive approach’

Categories City College, News

Herrera praises Nevada accord assuring care, dignity of transported psychiatric patients

October 27, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney Dennis Herrera at a City Hall press conference
Full settlement made public today by Herrera’s office after the City’s Board of Supervisors gave its initial approval to agreement in City’s class-action suit against Nevada over ‘patient dumping’ allegations

Categories Nevada Patient Dumping, News

Women of the S.F. City Attorney’s Office featured in new SFGovTV series

October 16, 2015October 16, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
San Francisco's Chief Tax Attorney, Jean Alexander, at work in City Hall.
‘Women at Work,’ an original series by SFGovTV, offers compelling story-telling documentaries that highlight dynamic women in San Francisco

Categories Awards & Honors, News

Herrera’s agreement with Haight-Ashbury McDonald’s will enhance security

October 13, 2015October 13, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Haight-Asbury McDonald's will enhance security.
City Attorney credits McDonald’s corporate counsel and franchisee for cooperation to help eliminate drug activity, nuisances

Categories Neighborhood Protection, News, Public Safety

Court grants Herrera’s motion for injunction against prolific graffiti vandal

October 8, 2015September 30, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Terry Cozy's eponymous "Coze" tag caused thousands of dollars of public property damage in San Francisco.
San Francisco Superior Court approves preliminary injunction to stop vandal who caused more than $88,000 in public property damage

Categories Defending Public Funds, Graffiti, News

Herrera blasts City College’s accreditors, who now face U.S. Dept. of Education scrutiny

September 28, 2015September 28, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney Dennis Herrera speaks at a Jan. 16, 2015 news conference after a court ruling holds that the ACCJC engaged in “significant unlawful practices” in reaching its evaluation of City College of San Francisco. To Herrera's left: Deputy City Attorneys To Herrera’s left: Deputy City Attorneys Yvonne Meré and Sara Eisenberg.
ACCJC openly defied a federal requirement to provide a detailed report that ‘clearly identifies any deficiencies,’ City Attorney tells panel

Categories City College, News

Court grants two nudists’ petition for parade permit during Folsom weekend

October 19, 2015September 25, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Folsom Street plays host to one of San Francisco's largest annual events.
City Attorney spokesman defends SFPD’s permit denial as reasonable ‘given traffic and safety considerations’ of Market Street shut-down—but the ‘court saw it differently’

Categories Defending S.F. Laws, News

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

September 18, 2015September 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 Voters' Will, Land Use, News

Herrera welcomes Walsh to top spot in S.F. City Attorney’s Office as Managing Attorney

September 16, 2015September 16, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Managing Attorney Moira Walsh of the San Francisco City Attorney's Office.
Distinguished attorney’s unique legal and operational expertise will be critical to helping lead nationally-recognized, award-winning municipal law office

Categories News

Herrera subpoenas Trinity over rent-controlled apartments used as ‘SOMA Suites Hotel’

June 30, 2022September 8, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney Herrera at a City Hall news conference with Deputy City Attorney Yvonne Meré, lead counsel in the Trinity Place investigation.
After request for cooperation is met ‘with obfuscation and deflection of responsibility,’ City Attorney moves to compel production of evidence in housing investigation

Categories Housing & Tenant Rights, Land Use, News, Tenants, Trinity Place

Herrera praises Task Force’s call to replace ACCJC

August 29, 2015August 28, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Deputy City Attorney Sara Eisenberg and City Attorney Dennis Herrera, at a Jan. 2, 2014 news conference on the ACCJC case.
Embattled accrediting agency ‘has managed to achieve universal agreement about what accreditors shouldn’t do,’ says City Attorney who successfully sued ACCJC

Categories City College, News

Herrera wants graffiti vandal halted in costly lawless spree

September 30, 2015August 21, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney Herrera, with SFPD Chief Greg Suhr. San Francisco Police played a key role in helping Herrera bring suit against a prolific graffiti vandal.
S.F. Superior Court today sets hearing on Herrera’s motion for preliminary injunction to stop vandalism that has so far caused at least $88,000 in public property damage

Categories Defending Public Funds, Graffiti, News

Herrera, MeetMe settle litigation with industry-leading protections for minors

August 21, 2015August 19, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney Herrera speaks with young people. Legal concerns over the safety of minors online sparked a lawsuit and groundbreaking settlement with MeetMe.
City Attorney Herrera credits popular social network for mobile platforms with ‘leadership to resolve this litigation that’s worthy of its status as a market leader’ 

Categories Consumer Protection, News, Public Safety

Asiana suit dismissal vindicates firefighters’ ‘heroic efforts’ in tragic crash, Herrera says

August 9, 2015August 7, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney Dennis Herrera and SFFD Chief Joanne Hayes-White, at a March 2011 news conference.
City Attorney adds, ‘Our hearts go out to the parents of Ye Ming Yuan and to all the surviving loved ones of the three who lost their lives’ in 2013’s Asiana tragedy

Categories News, Public Safety
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