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City Attorney
Represents the city in legal matters, advises officials, approves contracts, and pursues civil actions.
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David Chiu
Elected 2021
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The power keeps going out. How would San Francisco take over PG&E assets?
Jan 6, 2026
Residents and politicians are fed up with the utility giant after another series of blackouts ruined the holidays.
SF Standard
SF court smacks down lawsuit against Prop. K — big win for Sunset Dunes
A judge’s ruling rejected a lawsuit seeking to reopen the Great Highway to cars.
DA alleges nonprofit staffers pocketed money meant to repair homeless shelter
Jan 2, 2026
The $115,000 was supposed to go toward improvements at the Oasis Inn, a facility for families.
He left his hate in San Francisco: Trump’s year of hurled threats, heated tweets
Dec 30, 2025
Though New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago faced extraordinary challenges, only one city managed to spend 12 months rent-free inside the president’s head.
PG&E and SF divorce? Lawmakers are getting papers ready after blackout
Dec 22, 2025
The weekend outage has reignited a decades-old fight over who should control San Francisco’s power.
Supervisor pushes 2026 measure barring ex-lawmakers from running again … and again
Dec 15, 2025
The measure appears to target termed-out Supervisor Aaron Peskin. Moderates at City Hall fear he could stage a comeback in 2028.
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