News Articles
- October 29, 2009 | from SF Weekly Judge Orders Pink Diamonds Strip Club Closed for One Year San Francisco Superior Court Judge Peter Busch ordered today that the Pink Diamonds be closed for one year, a victory for City Attorney Dennis Herrera in his efforts to crack down on the notoriously violent strip club.
- October 27, 2009 | from SF Examiner City takes aim at hotel plagued with police calls SAN FRANCISCO — A Marina district hotel allegedly crawling with bedbugs, rats and criminals is the target of a lawsuit by City Attorney Dennis Herrera.
- October 27, 2009 | from SF Weekly Oh, Snap: City Attorney Demands Proof of Cocoa Krispies' Immunity-Boosting Claim Kellogg's just can't get a break. First, one pissed-off cereal consumer realizes that Froot Loops cereal contains no actual fruit and decides to sue for false advertising. Now Kellogg's is dealing with more false advertising claims, this time from San Francisco City Attorney, Dennis Herrera, who just announced that he has written a letter to the CEO of the cereal company demanding evidence that Cocoa Krispies really "helps support your child's immunity" as it purports to do on the front of the box.
- October 14, 2009 | from San Francisco Chronicle Herrera Deserves a Third Term In a meeting with our editorial board Tuesday, Dennis Herrera was careful to remind us that he's running for a third term as San Francisco's city attorney, even though his robust campaign in the absence of opposition is stoking speculation about his mayoral ambitions.
- September 20, 2009 | from San Francisco Chronicle Herrera's power play - on video City Attorney Dennis Herrera, who is running unopposed for a third term and hopes to become mayor in a couple years, unveiled a new commercial this weekend (view it at www.cleanairsanfrancisco.com) that mentions neither election.
- September 10, 2009 | from San Francisco Examiner State owes district $100K judge rules Kudos to City Attorney Dennis Herrera for getting the state to meet its financial obligations for student health services.
- August 29, 2009 | from San Francisco Chronicle City asks court to move forward with bike plan San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera filed a motion in San Francisco Superior Court on Friday, asking a judge to lift the 3-year-old injunction that's stalled the city's bike plan.
- August 27, 2009 | from San Francisco Chronicle Herrera seeks no hearing for S.F. health plan City Attorney Dennis Herrera filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, arguing the nation's highest court shouldn't hear the Golden Gate Restaurant Association's challenge of the city's requirement that employers provide health care.
- August 19, 2009 | from San Francisco Chronicle Judge shuts Heaven's gates You may have just missed your chance to get into Heaven. City Attorney Dennis Herrera won a court order this morning shutting down Heaven Mini Theatre on planning code violations pending the outcome of a trial, a ruling that takes effect immediately. An attorney for the North Beach strip club said it will put Heaven out of business.
- August 18, 2009 | from San Francisco Chronicle Brighter days ahead for Mirant power plant site The Mirant power plant in Potrero Hill has been a blight on the city for decades. The plant is outdated and toxic, with turbines that still run on diesel fuel and an old-fashioned cooling system that's poisoning the bay. But even though everyone in the city knew it needed to go, it seemed like it was here to stay. That's why City Attorney Dennis Herrera's agreement with the owner Mirant Corp. to permanently close the plant by the end of 2010 is nothing short of a miracle.
