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• City sues former building inspection president for alleged fraud - Curbed SF September 21, 2018
  Curbed SFCity sues former building inspection president for alleged fraudCurbed SFGavin Newsom made him president of the commission in 2004. In 2012, late Mayor Ed Lee appointed Santos to the City College Board of Trustees, calling him “a reformer.” Santos and Urrutia has not yet responded to Curbed SF's request for comment.
• Former SF building inspection commissioner sued over alleged fraud - San Francisco Examiner September 20, 2018
  San Francisco ExaminerFormer SF building inspection commissioner sued over alleged fraudSan Francisco ExaminerRodrigo Santos, a long-time structural engineer with deep political ties in San Francisco, is named in the lawsuit filed Thursday along with his business partner Albert Urrutia. The duo runs a hillside construction firm called Santos & Urrutia ...SF sues former building official […]
• Lawsuit Challenges Oakland Law That Bans Loitering On Public Housing - CBS San Francisco September 20, 2018
  CBS San FranciscoLawsuit Challenges Oakland Law That Bans Loitering On Public HousingCBS San FranciscoOAKLAND (CBS SF) – Two East Bay men sued the city of Oakland in federal court Wednesday to challenge the constitutionality of a municipal law that forbids loitering on public housing property. The lawsuit by Darren Matthieu, 26, of Oakland, and Edward ...
• Trump administration sued over seizure of journalist's records - San Francisco Chronicle September 20, 2018
  Trump administration sued over seizure of journalist's recordsSan Francisco ChronicleThe lawsuit, filed by the First Amendment Coalition in San Francisco federal court, seeks an explanation from the Justice Department for its failure to notify Watkins before obtaining six months of her phone records and up to two years of her emails ...and more »
• Daly City police officer sued in fatal tasing was cleared in deadly shooting 5 years ago - San Francisco Chronicle September 19, 2018
  San Francisco ChronicleDaly City police officer sued in fatal tasing was cleared in deadly shooting 5 years agoSan Francisco ChronicleLast week, Perdomo was sued along with two other officers in San Francisco federal court for his role in the death of Warren Ragudo, a 34-year-old Daly City man who died on Jan. 17, an hour […]
• SF public housing guard sues official, agency alleging sexual harassment - San Francisco Chronicle September 19, 2018
  San Francisco ChronicleSF public housing guard sues official, agency alleging sexual harassmentSan Francisco ChronicleA security guard for the San Francisco Housing Authority claims he was sexually harassed by the agency's director of finance, Edwin Jamora, and has begun legal proceedings. In a lawsuit against Jamora and the Housing Authority filed in San Francisco ...and more »
• California sues AbbVie, alleging kickbacks for blockbuster drug ... - San Francisco Chronicle September 18, 2018
  San Francisco ChronicleCalifornia sues AbbVie, alleging kickbacks for blockbuster drug ...San Francisco ChronicleCalifornia Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Tuesday sued drugmaker AbbVie, alleging that the company offered kickbacks to health care providers to ...State Accuses AbbVie Of Paying Doctors To Overprescribe HumiraCBS San FranciscoCalifornia: Drugmaker paid doctors to overprescribe Humira | The ...The Seattle Timesall 325 […]
• Judge Tosses Milo Yiannopoulos Fan Lawsuit Against Berkeley - CBS San Francisco September 17, 2018
  CBS San FranciscoJudge Tosses Milo Yiannopoulos Fan Lawsuit Against BerkeleyCBS San FranciscoSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in Northern California has thrown out a lawsuit by a fan of right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos against the regents of the University of California, the mayor of Berkeley and others. Oakland resident Kiara ...and more »
• SF to pay former inmate $60K in lawsuit over alleged jail fights - San Francisco Examiner September 11, 2018
  San Francisco ExaminerSF to pay former inmate $60K in lawsuit over alleged jail fightsSan Francisco ExaminerSan Francisco has agreed to pay $60,000 to settle a federal lawsuit with a former inmate who alleged that a group of sheriff's deputies forced inmates into a gladiator-style fight club at County Jail. The Board of Supervisors will soon […]