The town threw a party for the opening of a $1.7 million public restroom. By Heather Knight People taking tours of the newly opened Noe Valley toilet on Sunday.Credit...Poppy Lynch for The New York ...

Whenever there’s a major problem confronting our state or one of its localities, officials blather about the lack of public money available to address the challenge. Yet one small effort to address a ...

San Francisco's network of public restrooms - known as "Pit Stops" - may soon be downsized as city officials look for ways to close a growing budget gap. The 10-year-old program has become a critical ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- At long last, the controversial public restroom in San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood is finally being installed. Crews recently off-loaded the toilet Thursday morning. The ...

People in San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood celebrated the opening of a public toilet on Sunday that made headlines for its $1.7 million estimated cost before eventually being built for much ...

A $1.7 million toilet in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood is now open. It actually only cost the city around $300,000 after two companies donated materials and installation. But the original $1 ...

A free, standalone, self-cleaning public restroom will be installed in Chicago next year, according to Ald. Daniel La Spata (1st). When it’s up and running, it’ll be the first of its kind for the city ...