Archive for May, 2008

New work rules: Thirty-eight cents an hour, with every other Saturday off

Our Mayor, Supervisors, Selectmen, Town Criers, Stablemaster, and Master of the Public Stocks all will be suffering salary decreases this year. Thanks a lot, King George. It’s stuff like this that leads to revolution…

In a first for S.F., elected officials lose pay (Examiner) 08/04/09
Raises doled out amid budget woes (Examiner) 05/28/08

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Put That Out!

General hospital will soon extend its smoking ban from the hospital to the entire campus.

General Hospital to extinguish smoking (Examiner) 05/28/08

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Just Put the Cane Down Sir

As assaults on parking control officers continue to rise, the City
decides to put them through a conflict resolution program in order to
better handle street situations.

Parking officers prepare to deal with rising tide of anger (Examiner) 05/28/08

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Matier & Ross

The duo discuss the variety of special interest groups raising funds
before the primaries, a report concerning the money spent on City
spokespeople, and an interesting Memorial Day ceremony in the Presidio.

Special interests pony up for primaries (SF Gate) 05/28/08

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

G-Whiz…

The Guardian comments on the state’s denial of a $25 M grant to the voter-approved Hunters Point shipyard redevelopment project.

Editorial: Avoiding a Lennar meltdown (SF Bay Guardian) 06/18/08
State denies S.F. $25 million for shipyard (Chronicle) 06/12/08
Much ado about vacant lots (Examiner) 06/06/08
Now comes hard part for Prop. G (Chronicle) 06/05/08
Prop. G winning big; Prop. F losing big (Chronicle) 06/04/08
Ground cleared for development (Examiner) 06/04/08
Developers fear Prop. F could spread across San Francisco (SF Biz Times ) 06/02/08
Killion: Prop. G includes plan for 49ers stadium (SJ Mercury News) 06/02/08
Low turnout expected for primary (Chronicle) 06/02/08
Props. F, G split longtime Bayview residents (SF Gate) 06/01/08
Major San Francisco Development Faces a Ballot Test (NY Times) 05/28/08
Assessing the deal (SF Bay Guardian) 05/27/08
Hold out for Hunters Point (SF Bay Guardian) 05/27/08
Lennar Plans are Tough Sell in San Francisco (Wall Street Journal) 05/27/08
Choosing a future for San Francisco's Bayview (SF Gate) 05/22/08
S.F. needs a moderate champion of good ideas (Chron Opinion) 05/22/08
Developer sets sights on Daly (Examiner) 05/20/08

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Presidio Proposal

Neighborhood groups raise concerns about new development plans for the Presidio.

Presidio plans spark outcry for resistance (Examiner) 05/05/08

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Green Vs Green

The City’s Office of Economic Analysis issues a report indicating that
in addition to reducing greenhouse gases, San Francisco’s new
environmental building codes may have a negative economic impact of
$30M to $700M per year.

S.F.'s green building code plan called costly (SF Gate) 05/23/08

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Into the Blue

The Washington Post discusses the handling of a few cases for which the
SFPD has been criticized and consider what these cases say about our
Police Department as a whole.

Frustration with San Francisco Police (Washington Post) 05/26/08

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Matier & Ross

The tuned-in twosome talks mayoral wedding bells, discusses the impetus
for Oakland’s move to put more cops on the street, and gives us a peek
at what two possible 2010 candidates for Mayor are up to.

Newsom, Siebel plan Montana wedding in July (SF Gate) 05/25/08

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Veggies and Fruit for All

The Mayor announces ideas for a new program focused on locally grown food.

S.F. developing policy on use of local food (Chronicle) 09/05/08
Mayor’s green dream of locally grown food may flower (Examiner) 09/04/08
Newsom Announces the Sponsorship of 15 Home Organic Gardens (CBS 5) 09/04/08
Proposal for City Hall garden taking root (Examiner) 05/26/08

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Bus Fuss

The San Francisco Unified School District has proposed a series of changes to its transportation policy in order to save the bucks. The changes include a 57 percent cut to school bus service, which would slash transportation for 950 students. Kids, we thought we should be the first to ask: ready for Muni? Because you might have no choice…

SFUSD mulls cutting buses (Examiner) 10/15/10
Editorial: Lose your choices and pay more (Examiner) 05/26/08

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Gimmie an A

The Chronicle endorses Supervisor Ammiano in his bid for state Senate.

Ammiano's Next Step (Chron Editorial) 05/26/08

Monday, May 26th, 2008

In the Red

Despite rainy day reserve funds and the governor’s new budget, San
Francisco public schools expect to be $10M in the hole next year.

Despite rainy day reserve funds and the governor's new budget, San Francisco public schools expect to be $10M in the hole next (SF Gate) 05/23/08
Rainy day fund comes to rescue of S.F. teachers (SF Gate) 04/25/08
Reserve to shine bright on school district (Examiner) 04/25/08

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Whose Sign is That?

A homeowner is fined $50,000 by the City for refusing to take down an illegal billboard.

Fine of $50,000 for illegal billboard a sign of stepped-up enforcement (Examiner) 05/21/08

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

The Budget Shortfall

The Chron opines on the ongoing budget mess, and suggests ideas to close the gap.

Editorial: A city awash in red ink (Chronicle) 12/24/08
Deals for furlough days, cuts will save city more than $2M (Examiner) 05/30/08
Editorial: More city furlough sign-ups needed (Examiner) 05/24/08
Furlough deal could net city $7 million to ease deficit (Examiner) 05/22/08
Editorial: Mandatory furloughs a good start to solving deficit (Examiner) 05/08/08
San Francisco budget gap to be smaller than expected (SF Gate) 05/07/08
Newsom seeking flexibility in budget (Examiner) 04/16/08
Mayor proposes pay-as-you-go bill (SF Gate) 04/16/08
High-ranking face slashing under new Peskin legislation (Examiner) 04/10/08

Tags: The Budget

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

Matier & Ross

The duo discusses Propositions G and F, laptop thievery, the Mayor’s travels through Israel, and an oil spill in San Pablo Bay.

$10 theft cost a $250,000 spill cleanup (SF Gate) 05/21/08

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

Race for the Gavel

Crime issues take the stage in the runoff for Superior Court Judge.

Supervisor takes heat for anti-crime comments (Examiner) 08/14/08
November runoff for S.F. judge (Chronicle) 06/05/08
Supervisor leading in race for S.F. judge (Chronicle) 06/04/08
Contentious race for S.F. Superior Court (SF Gate) 05/30/08
Bar Association gives its qualified support for judge (SF Weekly) 05/21/08

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Archived news headlines about “Matier & Ross”

The duo discusses the aftermath of Bay to Breakers and the unveiling of
the bust of Harvey Milk at City Hall.

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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Same-sex Marriage Ballot Initiative

The Examiner reports that an east coast legal firm has filed a motion in San Francisco defending the November ballot initiative opposing same-sex marriage.