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6 days ago | abc7news.com | Julian Glover

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco is facing significant challenges in public safety, the business environment, housing affordability, homelessness and addiction. Unsatisfied with the direction those key issues had been going in, residents voted in a political newcomer as mayor. Thursday marked the 100th day of Mayor Daniel Lurie's administration.

6 days ago | abc7news.com | Zach Fuentes

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco is marking the 119th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake and fire that nearly destroyed the city. Every year on April 18, a moment of silence is observed at 5:11 a.m. at Lotta's Fountain on Market Street to remember those who lost their lives in the 7.8-magnitude tremor. More than 3,000 people died in the quake and fire and hundreds of thousands lost their homes.

1 week ago | abc7news.com | Tim Didion

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The Trump administration is proposing to cut roughly a third of the federal health budget -- which would mean eliminating dozens of programs and shrinking health agencies. The effects could ricochet through huge institutions like UCLA, Stanford and UCSF, putting pressure on the Bay Area economy. While few institutions are reacting publicly, three top researchers are speaking out on their own about the tremendous stakes.

1 week ago | abc7news.com | Shayla Girardin

DA asks for delay hours before Menendez brothers return to court for resentencing hearingThursday, April 17, 2025 12:22PMHours before a hearing in the Menendez brother's attempts to get out of prison, the L.A. County District Attorney's Office wants to put it on hold. Copyright © 2025 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.

1 week ago | abc7news.com | Tim Johns

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- While no one knows for sure when the next big earthquake might hit, San Francisco says it's getting ready. On Wednesday, the city's building inspection commission passed a new piece of legislation requiring owners of concrete buildings to hire an engineer to complete a seismic safety screening. Supervisor Myrna Melgar authored the bill. "We know that there are potentially hundreds of buildings. We don't know how many of them are built up to code or not," Melgar said.