
Lyanne Melendez
Reporter at KGO-TV (San Francisco, CA)
Super mom of 3 & news reporter ABC Owned KGO-TV (ABC7), San Francisco Bay Area. #1 Alabama Football fan in the West. Boricua sobre todo. 🇵🇷
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1 week ago |
abc7news.com | Lyanne Melendez
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A few years ago, San Francisco passed a tax on vacant storefronts. It's meant to penalize landlords who continue to leave their commercial spaces empty. The message was simple, leave it sitting empty and the city will tax you. "The entire idea of the tax wasn't to tax people, it was to encourage them to get realistic about their expectations of rent for small businesses," explained former San Francisco Board President Aaron Peskin, who authored the measure.
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2 weeks ago |
abc7news.com | Lyanne Melendez
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The possibility of reintroducing cars on Market street is once again a talker. "Cars, of course! It makes it real inconvenient to go into stores when you can't go on Market," said San Francisco resident Darren Williams. "Not cars, Waymo OK," expressed another San Francisco resident.
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3 weeks ago |
abc7news.com | Lyanne Melendez
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Union Square was known as a cultural hub mixed with gleeful entertainment. And while some say in the past few years the Square may have lost its vibe, others insist it's never lost its soul. "I love it, it's fantastic," said Angel Boyce who was visiting from Long Island. So how did that common noun called "fun" return to Union Square? It's simple: the city hired a company called Biederman Redevelopment Ventures, or BRV.
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3 weeks ago |
abc7news.com | Lyanne Melendez
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The City of San Francisco recently told nonprofits that if they wanted to continue distributing things like Narcan or smoking kits, they must also offer counseling and information on treatment. Those that don't comply will lose city funding. There was a time when drug use supplies and smoking kits were handed out freely on San Francisco city streets, no strings attached.
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3 weeks ago |
abc7news.com | Lyanne Melendez
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Truth be known. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has a perception problem. You know, they're the ones that run Muni buses and trains, enforce parking regulations, and promote the use of bicycles. At a recent SFMTA Board meeting, one could hear a few people say, "I don't trust SFMTA," or "I smell a rat."Despite this skepticism, the board of directors unanimously adopted the city's Biking and Rolling Plan.
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