On the heels of Safeway's decision to keep its Fillmore grocery store open until January 2025, one San Francisco supervisor wants to regulate grocery store closures in the city to ensure local communities are not blindsided.

Supervisor Dean Preston introduced a resolution Tuesday calling for a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of all hostages.

There’s a narrative about San Francisco that is as persistent as it is incorrect: The city’s post-pandemic struggles are the result of progressive policies run amok.

San Francisco has moved one step closer to barring private guards from drawing firearms to protect property, after the Board of Supervisors approved a measure to amend the police code on Tuesday.

Elon Musk appeared to vow Thursday to donate $100,000 to a campaign to oust progressive Supervisor Dean Preston after Preston came under fire for suggesting that people visiting the city not leave valuables in their cars.

The city had told local businesses and residents that, at the end of this month, it would no longer permit Hayes Street to be car free from Gough to Octavia streets for several hours on Fridays and much of the day on Saturdays and Sundays.

The City of San Francisco has agreed to acquire a parking lot near Hayes Valley for 196 units of affordable housing, a deal that shows how the plummeting value of residential development sites is creating opportunities while the city scrambles to plan for 46,000 state-mandated, below market-rate units over the next eight years.

The pitch program will be dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs who live in the Fillmore or have lived in this area before. As well as any business owners who need help and are currently in the Fillmore.

The first-of-its-kind program will give out $4,500 towards a new or a current business. That's a total of $144,000 from the city. One of the main requirements is to be part of the city's small business training program. In other words, go through training that teaches you how to run a business.

The legislation includes three projects, all near Opera Plaza: First, the city would purchase a planned apartment building with nearly 200 units at 600 McAllister St. Second, the city would build a new high school with housing above it at 98 Franklin St. And lastly, the city would secure one million dollars in fees to jumpstart an affordable housing project on Octavia Boulevard in Hayes Valley.

The first-of-its-kind program will give out $4,500 towards a new or a current business. That's a total of $144,000 from the city. One of the main requirements is to be part of the city's small business training program. In other words, go through training that teaches you how to run a business. "This will really be the next step. Now they will pitch their business idea and actually get a grant that is very flexible in how they use it. To cover some of those startup costs that can really be a barrier," said San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston.

San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston announced Monday a deal for the city to acquire up to 196 units of affordable housing near Opera Plaza, along with two other new projects.

On Tuesday, the Tenderloin-based service center St. Anthony Foundation announced its plans to step in and purchase Oasis Inn so families residing in its 59 hotel rooms would not have to move out. St. Anthony’s considers the acquisition of 900 Franklin St. to be a major expansion in its commitment to providing stability for San Franciscans in need.

Under the operations of the Providence Foundation of San Francisco, the hotel will continue to provide private rooms for over 300 women and children a year, including survivors of domestic violence.

Preston has already taken action by introducing legislation to ensure that security guards in San Francisco are only permitted to draw their weapons when there is a genuine and specific threat to a person.

The Board of Supes unanimously challenged the district attorney today, demanding the release of videos and witness statements from the shooting of Banko Brown.

Supervisors are asking for discounts based on San Francisco's definition of "low income," 80% of its area median income. The expansion would include households that make less than $77,600 a year.

The various COVID-19 eviction moratoriums in California jurisdictions are in some cases nearing their expiration dates (Alameda County’s ends April 30), and in other cases being extended (Berkeley’s was recently extended until August 31). Two weeks ago, SF Supervisor Dean Preston proposed a 60-day extension of the San Francisco eviction moratorium, saying at the time, “We’ve got to make sure we are not going off an eviction cliff when the local state of emergency ends.”

In light of the massive and ever-growing wave of anti-trans legislation sweeping the country, one San Francisco supervisor is stepping up to affirm the city’s place as a bulwark of inclusivity for LGBTQ+ people—particularly the young. Supervisor Dean Preston will introduce a resolution at Tuesday’s meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors that urges elected representatives, schools and youth-serving institutions to protect queer and trans people from hate and violence.

On this episode of the SFNext: Fixing Our City podcast, the District 5 supervisor, who represents a diverse set of neighborhoods in the city’s center, digs into some phở with host Laura Wenus and producer Cintia Lopez, and talks about the details of his stances on development, public safety and a disconnect between the Board of Supervisors and Mayor London Breed.

“If we let protections expire overnight and without warning, we’re heading straight off an eviction cliff,” Preston said in a statement. “Extending these protections is crucial to making sure we can get remaining funds for rent relief to tenants in need.”

The $64 million allocation was generated by Prop. I, which established a Housing Stability Fund to direct money to permanent and affordable housing strategies. But how that money should be spent has been a point of contention in City Hall.