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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.

Herrera reaches $4.25 million settlement agreement in Office Depot overcharge case

December 8, 2015December 14, 2010 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Compensation in cash, purchase credits avoids litigation over failure to apply discounts that City Controller’s audit discovered in 2009

Categories News Tags Office Depot

Herrera invites you to City Attorney Holiday Open House on Sunday afternoon

July 9, 2015December 10, 2010 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney’s Office will join Mayor, Board members in festivities in and around City Hall on December 12th

Categories News Tags Holiday Party, Open House

City Attorney and San Francisco Department of Public Health issues letter to local retailers

July 9, 2015November 18, 2010 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney and San Francisco Department of Public Health issues letter to local retailers, asking for the removal of alcoholic energy drinks (Nov. 18, 2010)

Categories News Tags Alcoholic Energy Drinks

Herrera sues ‘notorious predator’ over unlicensed immigration law services

March 22, 2017November 17, 2010 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Case against Martin R. Guajardo seeks injunctive relief, civil penalties, and restitution to victims

Categories News Tags Christopher Stender, Immigration Practice Group, Martin Resendez Guajardo

Herrera, AGs applaud FDA’s tough stance-finding alcoholic energy drinks ‘unsafe’

July 9, 2015November 17, 2010 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Consumption of AEDs among teens and college students have led to an increase of reports relating to alcohol poisoning, sexual assaults, and hospitalization

Categories News Tags Alcoholic Energy Drinks, FDA, Four Loko, Joose, MillerCoors

Herrera settles illicit guerilla marketing case with Davis Elen Advertising

July 9, 2015November 12, 2010 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Ad firm will pay $45,000 for vandalizing S.F. sidewalks, had previously removed some 4,000 ‘Mafia Wars’ decals

Categories News Tags Davis Elen Advertising, Mafia Wars

Herrera secures injunction to permanently bar ‘Club Suede’ operators from re-opening a place of entertainment

July 9, 2015October 20, 2010 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Agreement includes $20,000 payment to the City by owners of Fisherman’s Wharf nightclub that was the site of fatal shooting in February

Categories News Tags Club Suede, Fisherman's Wharf

Herrera files response in Ninth Circuit in federal challenge to Proposition 8

July 9, 2015October 18, 2010 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Controversial amendment ‘is not rationally related to legitimate government interests’ in light of California’s constitutional guarantees

Categories News Tags Marriage Equality, Prop 8

Civil gang injunction granted against warring criminal street gangs in Visitacion Valley

October 17, 2025September 30, 2010 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Court order restricts activities of 41 members of ‘Down Below Gangsters,’ ‘Towerside’ in safety zone encompassing both turfs

Categories News, Public safety Tags Civil Gang Injunctions, Visitacion Valley

Gang injunction court hearing tomorrow involves warring criminal street gangs in Visitacion Valley

October 17, 2025September 29, 2010 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Court likely to rule on preliminary injunction against ‘Down Below Gangsters,’ ‘Towerside’ in safety zone encompassing both turfs

Categories News, Public safety Tags Civil Gang Injunctions, Down Below Gangsters, Towerside Gang, Visitacion Valley

Herrera secures court-ordered closure of ‘Club Suede,’ site of fatal shooting

July 9, 2015September 28, 2010 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Superior Court’s order assures that violence-plagued nightclub must remain shuttered for the duration of City Attorney’s legal action

Categories News Tags Club Suede

S.F.’s Ranked-Choice Voting system withstands federal legal challenge

July 9, 2015September 13, 2010 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
U.S. District Court cites ‘important government interests that are well-served by the limitation’ to voters’ top three electoral choices

Categories News Tags Ranked-Choice Voting

Supreme Court denies Alioto-Pier petition, conclusively affirming voter-approved Board term limits

July 10, 2015August 31, 2010 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
High Court’s rejection lets stand last week’s unanimous appellate court decision vindicating City Attorney’s 2008 opinion on ‘rounding up rule’

Categories News Tags Michela Alioto-Pier

Court of Appeal unanimously restores term limits rule, finds Alioto-Pier ineligible to run

July 10, 2015August 24, 2010 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Ruling by three-judge panel vindicates City Attorney’s 2008 opinion on applicability of ’rounding-up rule’ for Supervisors’ term limits

Categories News Tags Michela Alioto-Pier

Herrera initiates legal action against teen party venue in Union Square tourist shooting

July 10, 2015August 13, 2010 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Demand letter to owner, operator of rental space alleges Fire Code violations, unlawful business practices in ‘horrific incident’

Categories News Tags Curtis Matthews, Joseph Ursino, Union Square

Bike plan injunction is lifted

July 10, 2015August 6, 2010 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Judge Busch finds that City has complied with CEQA, grants City’s request to allow remaining safety, usability improvements

Categories News Tags Bike Plan

Herrera seeks civil injunction against warring criminal street gangs in Visitacion Valley

October 17, 2025August 5, 2010 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Complaint begins process to enjoin 41 members of ‘Down Below Gangsters,’ ‘Towerside’ in safety zone encompassing both turfs

Categories News, Public safety Tags Down Below Gangsters, Towerside Gang, Visitacion Valley

S.F.’s arguments, evidence lent key assist to federal ruling that Prop 8 is unconstitutional

July 10, 2015August 4, 2010 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Failure to relate ‘a legitimate state interest’ pivotal to U.S. District Court finding that Prop 8 violates U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment

Categories Marriage equality Tags Marriage Equality, Prop 8

Herrera hails federal court ruling blocking provisions of Arizona immigration law

July 10, 2015July 28, 2010 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
San Francisco had last month joined with other cities, counties in urging federal court to enjoin controversial SB 1070 law

Categories News Tags Arizona Immigration Law

‘Healthy San Francisco’ stands, as U.S. Supreme Court denies legal challenge

October 17, 2025June 28, 2010 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Rejection ends four-year legal battle over popular universal health care program that serves more than 53,000 San Franciscans

Categories News, Worker protection Tags Healthy San Francisco
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