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.
High Court Will Hear Second Case Involving Controversial Law ‘That More Fully Implicates the Important Issues Underpinning a Woman’s Right to Reproductive Choice’
City Attorney Convinced That Issues Involved in City Voters’ Response to Gun Violence ‘Are Serious, and They Deserve a Full Hearing by the Court of Appeal’
Regional Water Quality Board Approves Modified Permit to Hasten End to Mirant’s Polluting Cooling System City Officials & Community Leaders Call Decision Requiring End to Destructive Cooling Process by 2008 as “Major Step in the Right Direction”
[Originally published in the San Francisco Chronicle, Wednesday, May 10, 2006]
The Regional Water Quality Control Board is scheduled to vote today on whether to accept the recommendation of its staff and approve a permit that would allow Mirant Corp. to continue operating its Potrero power plant in San Francisco out of compliance with environmental standards until June 30, 2011. The board should reject the permit.
Success of Herrera’s Pre-Trial Motion That Plaintiffs Were Ineligible for Refunds of Criminal Penalties Through Civil Lawsuits Seals Cases’ Fate for Plaintiffs’ Lawyers
Legal Fees and Costs to City Likely to Exceed $1 Million, As Published Decision Sets Precedent to Include Unoccupied Buildings For Purposes of Fee Awards
SAN FRANCISCO (September 13, 2005) — At a dedication ceremony at Milton Meyer Recreation Center today, City Attorney Dennis Herrera praised the opening of the new Junior Giants field on Hunters Point Hill, applauding the broad public-private partnership that is helping refurbish neighborhood recreational and public safety facilities. The unveiling of the newly renovated field marks an important first among a number of community improvement projects scheduled for completion in the Bayview/Hunters Point neighborhood, of which several will be funded by $1 million secured by the City last September to settle litigation involving four federally-subsidized apartment complexes owned by AIMCO, a Denver-based real estate investment trust.
