San Francisco could become the first U.S. city to adopt open source software to run its voting machines. City officials last month authorized consulting group Slalom to prepare a report on the benefits and challenges involved in using an open source voting machine platform. Officials hope a move to open source will make San Francisco's voting software more transparent and secure.
A San Francisco resident recently blocked an alleyway known to be used for drug deals and defecation by the homeless with a plywood wall in the latest effort to combat the growing homelessness crisis in the city.
The first phase of the planning vision for in was initiated. The masterplan developed by the Giants and Tishman Speyer put in place four buildings designed by internationally renowned architecture firms , , , and WORKac. The scheme also includes a 5-acre waterfront park by SCAPE.
CALIFORNIA was struck by a 4.5 magnitude earthquake on Monday night, and now seismologists are warning this could trigger a larger earthquake in “the next few days”.
Flames engulfed two ethanol holding tanks on Tuesday at a NuStar Energy petrochemical storage facility near San Francisco, prompting health authorities to urge residents of two adjacent towns to remain indoors while crews battled to subdue the blaze.
A fire at an oil storage facility in the San Francisco Bay Area prompted authorities to warn about 12,000 residents to stay inside with all windows and doors closed Tuesday due to hazardous particulates in the air.
