One year into Trump’s term, SF city attorney details 14 lawsuits against administration

by Joe Dworetzky, Bay City News January 22, 2026January 20, 2026

President Donald Trump holds a binder clip to illustrate the volume of his accomplishments in the first year of his second term as he speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. The Trump administration has been the subject of 14 lawsuits this past year filed by the city of San Francisco, and another 54 brought by the state of California. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu gave a report Tuesday on the status of litigation by the city against President Donald Trump’s administration.

Speaking at a media briefing timed to coincide with the first anniversary of Trump’s second term, Chiu began by saying that “the last year has been a dark and frightening time for many Americans.”

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Joe Dworetzky, Bay City News

Joe Dworetzky is a second career journalist. He practiced law in Philadelphia for more than 35 years, representing private and governmental clients in commercial litigation and insolvency proceedings. Joe served as City Solicitor for the City of Philadelphia under Mayor Ed Rendell and from 2009 to 2013 was one of five members of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission with responsibility for managing the city’s 250 public schools. He moved to San Francisco in 2011 and began writing fiction and pursuing a lifelong interest in editorial cartooning. Joe earned a Master’s in Journalism from Stanford University in 2020. He covers Legal Affairs and writes long form Investigative stories. His occasional cartooning can be seen in Bay Area Sketchbook. Joe encourages readers to email him story ideas and leads at joe.dworetzky@baycitynews.com.

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