“SFPD’s opposition [to the motion] is remarkable for everything that it does not say.”

Two months after the San Francisco Police Department raided journalist Bryan Carmody’s home, office and vehicle to reveal who had leaked a police report about the death of the late public defender Jeff Adachi, SFPD “effectively conceded” their search warrants were invalid, Carmody’s attorney Thomas Burke wrote. The filing stated that SFPD had failed to contest assertions claiming the warrants violated state and federal law. 48hills

The spokesperson for the Office of the Public Defender will be replaced at the end of June. Katy St. Clair suspects she was shown the door over how she handled communications for the office in the wake of the SFPD’s raid. San Francisco Chronicle

Hundreds have applied to The City’s cannabis equity program, which aims to prioritize granting cannabis permits to those disportionately impacted by the War on Drugs. Last week, two additional storefront retailers received approval for their permits, bringing the total number to six. To expedite the slow pace of permitting, Mayor London Breed’s proposed budget provides a $400,000 increase to the Office of Cannabis’ budget for more employment. San Francisco Examiner

Last month, San Francisco’s new director of the Office of Cannabis, Marisa Rodriguez, took her staff to the San Quentin State Prison. “I think in order to do this work — to do it well and to truly understand it — we almost have to make it our DNA. Equity is our DNA. The Office of Cannabis equals equity,” Rodriguez said. SF Weekly

Members of the Board of Supervisors has proposed helping fund free mental health care for all San Franciscans by increasing the gross receipts tax on companies with CEOs who earn a hundred times more than their median employee salaries. It is the third item proposed for the November ballot that would tax The City's tech companies. San Francisco Chronicle

The Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee adopted an agreement raising the affordable housing bond set for the November ballot from $500 million to $600 million. The two biggest additions are $20 million toward teacher housing and $60 million more on senior housing. San Francisco Examiner

Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Michael Hunter will leave his post to become San Joaquin County's first chief medical examiner. San Francisco will launch a national search to replace him. Hunter's company Forensic Doctors Group will go on to make $985,740 in his first year in San Joaquin County, more than double his $439,000 San Francisco salary. SFist | San Francisco Examiner

Veteran performing arts administrator Kelly Tweeddale will replace Glenn McCoy as executive director of San Francisco Ballet in September. San Francisco Chronicle

The California Academy of Sciences has a new executive director: Dr. Scott D. Sampson, a renowned fossil expert, CEO of Science World British Columbia and host of the PBS show "Dinosaur Train." SFist

On Friday, PG&E Corp. shareholders will meet in The City for the first time since the company’s equipment caused a devastating wildfire that led it to file for bankruptcy protection. They will vote on the makeup and size of its board of directors, a move perceived as critical to its future to prove to shareholders and the public that the company is committed to safety.

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Neighborhoods across The City have had an increase in the number of vacant storefronts. The San Francisco Chronicle found seismic retrofits of old buildings and red tape that slows the opening of new businesses to be the main two causes of storefront vacancies in North Beach. Landlords intentionally keeping storefronts vacant to write the lost rent off their taxes appears to be a myth.

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In 2018, the San Francisco Police Department responded to more than 50,000 mental health calls. Only 113, or .2 percent, resulted in officers using force. The figure shows that the department’s mandated 40-hour crisis intervention training has made progress, according to a report presented to the Police Commission. Of the 2,300 police officers, 43% percent have completed the training to date.

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Transportation Roundup

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will remove all offical-looking signs calling for transgender safety put inside its vehicles by activists — and not rule out legal recourse. San Francisco Examiner

By the end of the year, BART will stop selling paper tickets to force commuters to exclusively pay fares with Clipper cards. San Francisco Chronicle

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will not grant new bikeshare permits until its legal dispute with Lyft ends, slowing down its plans to have 11,000 rental bikes available on the streets. San Francisco Examiner

Should the Central Subway go to North Beach, Fisherman’s Wharf, the Marina, Cow Hollow and Presidio? The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is taking feedback about where the line should terminate beyond Chinatown. Curbed San Francisco

The double-tall fare gates BART is piloting at Richmond station to curb fare evasion have clamped down on the heads of wheelchair users. San Francisco Examiner