City Attorney

City Attorney reaches settlement to improve conditions at Alice Griffith

$9 million settlement holds the property owner accountable for deteriorating conditions and directs funding toward property improvements

Mayor Lurie Announces $5 Million for Upgrades at Alice Griffith Apartments, Part of Multi-Department Effort to Improve Living Conditions

Alongside Settlement Agreement Holding Property Owners Accountable for Deteriorating Conditions, City Provides Additional Funding to Support Residents; Builds on Mayor Lurie’s Work to Provide Safe, Affordable Homes for San Francisco Families

Ninth Circuit protects billions in federal funding to cities and counties

Appeals court upholds order blocking unlawful conditions on federal housing and transportation grants

City Attorney lawsuit cracks down on hotel booking scam

City Attorney sues websites that spoof real hotels and charge egregious prices for hotel reservations

San Francisco, Santa Clara County, and broad coalition triumph in protecting Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

Court vacates U.S. Department of Education’s unlawful new rule that threatened bipartisan student debt relief program for Americans with careers in public service

City Attorney issues statement after SCOTUS upholds birthright citizenship

City Attorney Chiu and Asian Law Caucus will hold a press conference at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow in Chinatown

Federal court vacates IRS Notice that undermines wind and solar projects

San Francisco successfully argued new tax rules unfairly targeted renewable energy and would raise consumer energy prices

San Francisco challenges illegal conditions on energy grants that help reduce fossil fuel emissions

Unlawful conditions on U.S. Department of Energy grants threaten the City to adhere to the Federal Administration’s policy priorities or forfeit funding for alternative energy

City Attorney sues Tenderloin landlord for allowing tenants to live in redtagged building after fire

City stepped in to support tenants after property owner failed to restore basic utilities for months

City Attorney Chiu sues private equity-backed home care company denying workers wages

Lawsuit alleges in-home care company Arosa illegally misclassifies care managers and does not provide overtime and rest breaks