GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT NOTICE INVITING BIDS The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District (District) seeks bids for Contract No. 2026-D-003, Window Washing Services. Interested Bidders must submit bids by way of upload to the District's Procurement Portal: https://ggbhtd.bonfirehub.com by Friday, May 8, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., PT, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read. A non-mandatory site visit will be held at the Golden Gate Bridge Administration Building, (1 Toll Plaza, San Francisco 94129) on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PT. Attendees should meet in the small parking lot adjacent to building. Requests for approved equals, modifications or clarifications of any requirement must be submitted in writing by Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. PT. The Bid Documents are available for download on the District's Procurement Portal. To download and respond to posted solicitations, Proposers will need to register. Once registered, to view and download documents: 1. Go to the District's Procurement Portal: https://ggbhtd.bonfirehub.com. 2. Under "Action" column of "Open Public Opportunities" page, click on "View Opportunity" next to desired Project. 3. Scroll down to "Supporting Documentation" section to download documents. For general questions regarding this Contract, please contact Senior Buyer, Dodie Goldberg at dgoldberg@goldengate.org. /s/ Dodie Goldberg, Senior Buyer Dated: April 2, 2026 4/8/26 CNS-4030294#
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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CIRCULATE INITIATIVE PETITION
Notice is hereby given by the person whose name appears hereon of their intention to circulate a petition within the City and County of San Francisco for the purpose of placing on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot a measure to reform how measures are placed on the ballot in San Francisco.
A statement of the reasons of the proposed action as contemplated in the petition is as follows:
The proposed measure reforms how measures are placed on the ballot in San Francisco to better align with the standards in other California cities. San Francisco's ballot qualification rules are far looser than those of any other major California city. The result is bloated and confusing ballots. In November 2024, voters faced 15 separate measures, compared to one in San Jose and three in Oakland.
Over the past 30 years, 74 percent of ordinances on the ballot were placed before voters by a minority of supervisors, the Mayor, or through signature drives rather than through a transparent and accountable legislative process. 44 percent did not legally require voter approval.
San Francisco is the only major city that allows a minority of supervisors to place measures directly on the ballot. It also has by far the lowest signature threshold in California—just 2 percent of registered voters. Additionally, it is the only city that allows the mayor to unliterally place measures on the ballot. Together, the status quo incentivizes special interests and politicians to weaponize the system against each other. Measures are often filled with complicated legal jargon meant to confuse voters. So-called poison pill ballot measures are more and more common, and measures can mislead voters or lead to unintended consequences. In 2022, for example, a ballot measure intended to tax Amazon was later discovered to unintentionally tax hundreds of small businesses and could only be removed through court action, despite conflicting with the drafters' intentions.
The proposed measure aligns San Francisco more closely with other California cities while preserving voters' ability to participate directly in lawmaking. These commonsense reforms encourage coalition-building, deliberation, and higher-quality measures for voters to consider while reducing confusion and unintended consequences.
_/s/________________
Daniel Lurie
Proponent of the Initiative
The city attorney has prepared the following title and summary of the chief purpose and points of the proposed measure:
CHANGES TO BALLOT MEASURE PROCESS
The Way It Is Now
Under the City Charter, an ordinance or declaration of policy (measure) may be placed on the ballot in several ways, including:
• By a six-member majority vote of the Board of Supervisors (Board);
• By four or more members of the Board submitting the measure without a vote of the Board;
• By the Mayor submitting the measure without a vote of the Board; or
• By registered voters submitting an initiative petition to the Department of Elections (signature initiative) containing signatures of at least 2% of the registered voters in San Francisco, which currently is approximately 10,600 signatures.
A signature initiative generally appears on the ballot at the next regularly scheduled municipal or statewide election. Signature initiatives that propose an ordinance may call for an earlier election, known as a special election, if the petition contains signatures of voters equal in number to at least 10% of the votes cast for all candidates for Mayor in the last mayoral election. The threshold for a signature initiative to call a special election currently is approximately 39,000 signatures.
Once a signature initiative is submitted to the Department of Elections, it cannot be withdrawn.
The Proposal
The proposal would amend the Charter to eliminate the ability of the Mayor or four or more members of the Board to place a measure on the ballot without a vote of the Board. The Board could still place measures on the ballot by a six-member majority vote.
The proposal would change the way the voters may place a signature initiative on the ballot by increasing the required number of voter signatures to 8% of the registered voters in San Francisco, or approximately 42,500 signatures. The proposed measure would also increase the required number of voter signatures to call a special election on an initiative ordinance to 10% of the registered voters in San Francisco (instead of 10% of votes cast for all candidates for Mayor in the last mayoral election), or approximately 53,100 signatures.
The proposal would allow the proponents of a signature initiative to withdraw the signature initiative from the ballot up to 102 days before the election. Show more »
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO AIR DISTRICT REGULATION 11: HAZARDOUS POLLUTANTS, RULE 18: REDUCTION OF RISK FROM TOXIC AIR CONTAMINANTS AT EXISTING FACILITIES
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) will conduct a public hearing on June 3, 2026, in the 1st floor Board Room, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, California, at 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, to receive testimony on proposed amendments to Air District Regulation 11: Hazardous Pollutants, Rule 18: Reduction of Risk from Toxic Air Contaminants at Existing Facilities (Rule 11-18) and on the proposal to adopt updates to the Rule 11-18 Implementation Procedures.
The proposed amendments to Rule 11-18 include measures to expedite the approval of facility-wide Health Risk Assessments (HRAs), as well as other changes that would improve implementation efficiency of this rule. These proposed amendments focus on measures aimed at accelerating risk reduction and improving program efficiency to implement the requirements of the Rule as soon as feasible. The amendments are expected to expedite not only the overall implementation of the Rule but also the reduction of toxic emissions and health risks from affected facilities.
Air District staff has also developed proposed updates to the Rule 11-18 Implementation Procedures, which include aligning with the proposed amended rule language; improving clarity and readability; and defining the role, scope, and process for a Dispute Resolution Panel that is expected to hear disputes between refineries and the Air District about technical issues.
At the June 3, 2026 meeting, the Board of Directors will consider adopting these amendments to Rule 11-18 and updates to the Rule 11-18 Implementation Procedures.
Air District Staff has prepared a written analysis describing the regulatory context of the amendments pursuant to California Health and Safety Code § 40727.2, as well as an addendum to the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) describing the amendments and discussing why a subsequent or supplemental EIR is not required.
For copies of the proposed package materials, including the written analysis required by California Health and Safety Code § 40727.2 and the CEQA addendum, visit www.baaqmd.gov/ruledev or request them from Greg Nudd, who can be reached by email at ruledevelopment@baaqmd.gov by phone at (415) 749-4653, or by mail at Rule Development, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, 375 Beale Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94105. Written comments on the proposed package materials should be addressed to Greg Nudd at Rule Development, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, 375 Beale Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94105. Comments may also be sent by e-mail to ruledevelopment@baaqmd.gov. Comments on the proposed amendments to Rule 11-18 and associated materials are requested by April 19, 2026, at 5:00 PM. Verbal comments are welcome up to the day of and during the Public Hearing.
Philip M. Fine, Ph.D.
Air Pollution Control Officer
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
3/18/26
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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT (BART)
NOTICE TO PROPOSERS
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR BREATH AND URINE COLLECTION SERVICES
RFP NO. 6M4916
BART is now accepting proposals from breath and urine collection contractors. Interested firms must register on BART's Procurement Portal at https://suppliers.bart.gov
All solicitation documents, including the RFP, must be downloaded directly from the Portal. A Pre-Proposal Meeting will be held on April 17, 2026 at 2:30PM, local time via Zoom – registration is required and instructions are included within the RFP. The District's Equity Program(s) will be explained, and participants can share contact details to network with other firms. The due date for submission of proposals for this RFP is 2:00 PM local time on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Proposals shall be submitted to the following address:
Attn: District Secretary's Office
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
2150 Webster Street, 10th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
4/4/26
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