SAN FRANCISCO — After five years of drastic budget cuts, San Francisco Superior Court is preparing to revive services and re-open a darkened courtroom, according to the court's presiding judge, who said changes would benefit those hardest hit by recent cutbacks, including children, seniors and self-represented litigants.

"These measures will improve services for some of our most needy and vulnerable San Franciscans," Judge Cynthia Ming-mei Lee said. "I'd love to have more money to expand other services, and I'd be delighted in my time as presiding judge to do that. But this is a start."

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