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Where are SF's trash cans? City officials, residents call for more bins amid garbage issues
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Trash and trash cans. It seems like it’s always an issue in San Francisco. Business owners and residents say there just aren’t enough of them.
Gloria Rogan is a real estate agent who lives in Russian Hill.
“We don’t have enough,” said Rogan. “This city has a reputation which it deserves as being a place with a lot of rubbish flying around. It’s kind of all over the place in all different neighborhoods.”
San Francisco Supervisors Matt Dorsey, Danny Sauter, and Bilal Mahmood heard from Recology and the Department of Public Works about the status of trash cans in the city, and how many are needed and how to secure more.
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A spokesperson with the Department of Public Works said, “Public Works would be happy to work with your office on scoping out what the costs would look like.”
Business owners and residents lined up to voice their concerns.
Nancy Yu Law owns Love Tea boba shop in Chinatown. She says cardboard boxes from businesses aren’t picked up often enough. Yu Law says the biggest problem — there aren’t enough trash cans.
“It’s not enough in Chinatown. I know that for sure. I have people try and throw their trash into my trashcan by my store,” said Yu Law.
In North Beach, Supervisor Sauter said that it’s possible to walk for several blocks and not see a single trash can.
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“Especially during tourist season, a lot of people are here in North Beach and there’s no place for them to throw their trash,” said Brian Connors.
“In my district, that’s really common. In Nob Hill, in Russian Hill. And we want to change that. We know there are a lot of corners that need more trash cans,” said Supervisor Sauter. “Unfortunately, the city has removed a lot of trash cans through the years and I’m trying to change that. I think we need more trash cans and better behavior. And I’d like to see us have both.”
Supervisor Sauter said Thursday hearing was a step in the right direction.
He says Department of Public Works talked about a new trash can design.
“The new trash can designs are being put out to bid right now, I’m hoping those will be put out on the streets in the next year,” said Supervisor Sauter. “We are all interested in cleaner streets. We know San Francisco can do a lot better and should be a lot cleaner.”
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It’s over at Lumen Field. Not literally, but the Seattle Seahawks lead the San Francisco 49ers 34-6 in the third quarter.
There’s not a lot of analysis to provide. Seattle is dramatically better and it’s showing.
Niners Wire is bringing you live updates, scores and highlights from the game. Follow along.
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What else would you like us to say? There’s only 9:12 left!
San Francisco only needs 12 Eddy Pineiro field goals to win this one.
The third quarter ended. Only 15 minutes to go. It’s still 34-6, Seattle.
This isn’t a surprising result. The 49ers couldn’t play in a negative game script or else the blowout was going to be in full effect. That’s what we see here with a six-play, 47-yard touchdown drive where the Seahawks faced little resistance from an undermanned, out-of-gas 49ers defense. Kenneth Walker notched his second rushing score of the game to push the lead to four touchdowns.
Purdy tried to find Luke Farrell and threw it behind his tight end who sat down on his route. Ernest Jones stepped in for an easy interception.
More injuries to key offensive players for San Francisco. McCaffrey is dealing with a shoulder stinger, and Tonges has a foot injury he suffered on the first drive in the third quarter. The 1989 49ers offense may not be able to overcome a 21-point third-quarter deficit, much less this banged up version.
Seattle took another 49ers turnover on downs and went 36 yards on eight plays. San Francisco got a sack from CJ West to put the Seahawks in a second-and-long, and eventually a third-and-13. Jason Myers converted a 24-yard field goal to make it 27-6.
Good for West. His development has been a nice story for San Francisco this season. Unfortunately for San Francisco it didn’t come until a first-and-10 inside the red zone.
Yeah, this one is over. San Francisco just doesn’t have the players to compete with Seattle. Christian McCaffrey was on the sideline to start the third quarter, which led to Brian Robinson carries. He’s simply not an effective player particularly against a dominant Seattle defense. He was stuffed on third-and-2, then Brock Purdy was sacked for a huge loss on fourth down giving the Seahawks another short field where they’ll start at the 49ers 35.
It looked like the 49ers were going to get off the field with a stop on a third-and-short, but a holding call on defensive tackle Jordan Elliott extended the Seattle drive. Later on a third-and-10 near midfield, Sam Darnold ripped a throw in to something named Jake Bobo who cooked Darrell Luter Jr. for another first down. They capped the 10-play, 75-yard series with a 7-yard touchdown run by Kenneth Walker. Easy work for the Seahawks.
It looked like the 49ers got a huge third-down conversion with a diving catch by Ricky Pearsall. The officials originally ruled it a catch, but assisted replay ruled the ball hit the ground. San Francisco opted to forego a fourth-and-6, and instead brought out Eddy Pineiro for another field goal. This time he connected from 56 yards out to make it a 17-6 game. Once again it’ll be on the 49ers’ defense to get a stop with 4:32 left in the first half.
San Francisco will need touchdowns eventually, but they got three much-needed points after Seattle’s touchdown to go ahead 17-0. The 49ers used 10 plays to go 43 yards and ended their series with a 40-yard field goal from kicker Eddy Pineiro to make it 17-3. Now it’s up to the 49ers defense to get a stop where they don’t give up points.
San Francisco trails 17-0 thanks to poor kick coverage, some dreadful short-yardage execution, and a turnover. The 49ers were going to struggle to win with one of those things. All three happened in the first 15 minutes. Hard to see the 49ers scoring enough to overcome a 17-point hole.
The 49ers can’t get out of their own way. A turnover on downs led to a field goal, then Jake Tonges’ fumble led to a touchdown thanks in part to a horrendous pass interference penalty on rookie safety Marques Sigle. He was way too early in coverage and hit Rashid Shaheed to give the Seahawks a first-and-goal. Sam Darnold hit Jaxon Smith-Njigba two plays later. It’s 17-0 with 1:50 to go in the first quarter, but this game is over.
The nightmare continues.
This looks a lot like Week 18, save for the Seattle touchdown on the opening kickoff. The Seahawks got a short field to start their first series and went 44 yards on 11 plays with the 49ers defense holding up on a third-and-1 deep in the red zone. Dee Winters flew in to stop Zach Charbonnet for a loss to force the Seahawks into a 31-yard field goal. It’s 10-0, Seahawks.
San Francisco got going a bit offensively to start Saturday’s game and had a third-and-short at the Seattle 41. They were stuffed on their third-and-short, leading to a fourth-and-1 that failed spectacularly as the club tried an option run with Kyle Juszczyk. Seattle’s offense starts its first drive at their own 43.
Nightmare start for the 49ers. Rashid Shaheed went 97 yards on the opening kickoff for a touchdown to put the Seahawks ahead 7-0.
Darnold did not come out for normal warm ups according to reports from Lumen Field, but he wasn’t on the team’s list of inactive players which means he’ll suit up and start for Seattle in their first playoff game of the year.
This is great news for San Francisco. Linebacker Luke Gifford is also officially active which should help the 49ers special teams units. Here’s who won’t suit up Saturday:
- S Ji’Ayir Brown
- RB Isaac Guerendo
- WR Jordan Watkins
- DL Kevin Givens
- DL Robert Beal Jr.
- OT Brandon Parker
- DT Sebastian Valdez
What time does 49ers vs. Seahawks start?
- Date: Saturday, January 17
- Time: 5:00 pm PT
- Where: Lumen Field, Seattle
What TV channel is 49ers vs. Seahawks on today?
- TV: Fox
- Streaming: NFL+
- How to watch online: FuboTV (try it free!)
49ers vs. Seahawks predictions
- The experts lean heavily toward Seattle on Sunday with only eight of our 40 picking San Francisco. This is similar to last week from the standpoint of the 49ers offense needing to piece together enough points to make up for whatever their ailing defense is going to give up. Perhaps we get an inspired performance from that unit and the 49ers again hold Seattle to 13 points, but even if the 49ers improve offensively from their Week 18 loss, it stands to reason the Seahawks will, too. Seahawks 31, 49ers 17
49ers injury updates for divisional game
- LB Fred Warner (ankle), Out
- S Ji’Ayir Brown (hamstring), Out
- WR Ricky Pearsall (knee), Questionable
- LB Dee Winters (knee), Questionable
- LB Luke Gifford (quadricep), Questionable
- WR Jacob Cowing (hamstring), Questionable
49ers schedule 2025
Here is San Francisco’s season schedule and results.
- Sunday, Sept. 7: 49ers 17, Seahawks 13
- Sunday, Sept. 14: 49ers 26, Saints 21
- Sunday, Sept. 21: 49ers 16, Cardinals 15
- Sunday, Sept. 28: Jaguars 26, 49ers 21
- Thursday, Oct. 2: 49ers 26, Rams 23
- Sunday, Oct. 12: Buccaneers 30, 49ers 19
- Sunday, Oct. 19: 49ers 20, Falcons 10
- Sunday, Oct. 26: Texans 26, 49ers 15
- Sunday, Nov. 2: 49ers 34, Giants 24
- Sunday, Nov. 9: Rams 42, 49ers 26
- Sunday, Nov. 16: 49ers 41, Cardinals 22
- Monday, Nov. 24: 49ers 20, Panthers 9
- Sunday, Nov. 30: 49ers 26, Browns 8
- Sunday, Dec. 7: Bye
- Sunday, Dec. 14: 49ers 37, Titans 24
- Monday, Dec. 22: 49ers 48, Colts 27
- Sunday, Dec. 28: 49ers 42, Bears 38
- Sunday, Jan. 4: Seahawks 13, 49ers 3
- Wild Card: 49ers 24, Eagles 19
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Summer 2026 belongs to Jeff Kent.
The San Francisco Giants legend will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, on July 26. However, his ceremonious affairs won’t stop there.
The Giants plan to have a Hall of Fame celebration for Kent on Aug. 29 at Oracle Park when they play the Arizona Diamondbacks. To honor Kent, San Francisco will also retire his No. 21 jersey before the game.
Kent, who spent six seasons in San Francisco, became a member of the Giants Wall of Fame in 2009. His bronze plaque is located along King Street.
The Giants Wall of Fame pays tribute to the organization’s greatest players who have, either, played a minimum of nine seasons for the Giants or played five seasons with at least one All-Star appearance or championship win in San Francisco, according to MLB.com.
Kent had the best years of his 17-year MLB career with the Giants. He was a five-time All-Star, three of his nods coming as a member of the Giants from 1999 to 2001. He was named the 2000 NL MVP.
Kent was a four-time Silver Slugger Award-winner, having won the hitting title with the Giants from 2000 to 2002.
Kent becomes the 14th player to have his number retired by the organization. He joins Christy Mathewson, John McGraw, Bill Terry (3), Mel Ott (4), Carl Hubbell (11), Monte Irvin (20), Will Clark (22), Willie Mays (24), Barry Bonds (25), Juan Marichal (27), Orlando Cepeda (30), Gaylord Perry (36) and Willie McCovey (44).
San Francisco, along with every MLB team, retired the No. 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson on April 15, 1997.
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SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco says it is making progress on addressing the city’s drug crisis, but that there is still a lot of hard work ahead. The Department of Public Health Today released the latest data on overdose deaths in the city. Those numbers show some progress, but also show there is a long way to go.
San Francisco’s DPH released the latest data for overdose deaths in the city, a total of 36 for the month of December, and 621 for the whole year. Down from 635 in 2024.
“I will always emphasize that every single death from an overdose is unacceptable,” said SF Health Director, Dr. Daniel Tsai. “It’s preventable and any of these numbers are far too much. But, I am pleased and encouraged with the direction that we have been trending.”
The city saw a more dramatic drop between 2023 and 24 when the rate dropped from more than 800 overdose deaths.
A mayoral plan
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie touted his breaking the cycle plan, bringing together health services, social services, law enforcement and first responders to address the issue.
“Just this past year we opened 600 new treatment focused beds, so people on the street can get inside and get help,” said Mayor Lurie.
DPH said progress so far can be attributed to shifting tactics to make sure that those who are struggling have comprehensive treatment.
“In 2025 we made real progress,” said Dr. Christy Soran from SFDPH. “We move from a disconnected crisis response system that meets people at every stage from a crisis to long-term recovery we’ve invested in what works.”
Word from the top
Governor Gavin Newsom said San Francisco has made strides in addressing the crisis on the streets. The governor said there must be accountability from those struggling with addiction and homelessness, and accountability for the cities that aim to address the issue.
To qualify for homeless assistance from the state, he said cities need to show measurable progress.
“There is no distribution of funds unless there are strategies and plans to address the issues of encampments on the streets and sidewalks of our cities all across this state,” said Gov. Newsom.
The city is preparing to open its RESET center near the hall of justice, where law enforcement can bring drug users they’ve arrested to sober up and get fast tracked into treatment programs.
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