Archive for June, 2008

With San Francisco Unifed School District’s lottery system determining where students are placed, parents are finding it increasingly difficult to find the right school for their children.

The twosome discusses a local Assemblywoman’s interest in energy conservation.

A sentencing request for our DA, a fundraiser for the LA Mayor, and the legacy of the Oakland Mayor’s decisionmaking process.

A Chron columnist profiles a District Three candidate for Supervisor who also happens to be the former chair of the local Republican Party.

Mayor Newsom unveils his three-part legislation that would force owners of the city’s most vulnerable buildings to upgrade to less quake friendly standards.  With more than 4,400 buildings falling under the at-risk category, be on the look out for some serious hammering and 80’s tunes rockin’ near you.

In a U.S. District Court Friday, former Supervisor Ed Jew admitted to committing a slew of impropieties related to the attempted shakedown of Sunset District business owners last year. And stay tuned, folks, because he plans to point the finger at others at his sentencing on February 13.

The Mayor warned us to expect further cuts to make the City’s budget work. Today, the Chronicle gives us the deets on what’s been trimmed.

Things begin to get strange in the race for District 3.

Just a day after the Supreme Court’s ruling, the NRA sues San Francisco to overturn the city’s gun-control laws.

ABC discusses the recent exoneration of two men facing murder charges, due in part to footage from an anti-crime camera - and also provides the actual video for public viewing.

The Department of Public Health’s food inspectors are called into question once again for not adequately or accurately reporting raunchy food conditions, this time, for SFUSD’s schools.  With a shortage of inspectors, the Ex reports that verman and perished food stuffs have been found in a number of public schools yet went unreported, while other schools have yet to be assessed.  If this proves to be true, anyone else not feel so hot?

As the Pride Parade approaches, the BAR discusses the importance of the event after the decision to legalize same-sex marriages.

The Board of Supervisors is critical of a program proposed by the Mayor to give sixth-graders coupons for cultural activities.

A recent report released by the San Francisco Civil Grand Jury urges the SFUSD to change their system for assigning students to schools.

While the City works on plans to take the 311 line online, another new website for cataloging residents’ complaints is up and running.

The duo discusses an Oakland City Administrator, Senator John McCain in California, and a building dedication ceremony downtown.

The Guardian profiles a Planning Commissioner and his land holdings in San Francisco.

The annual HRC dinner was held in San Francisco, and raised $80,000 despite a variety of boycotts.

The Board of Supervisors passes legislation that affects parking requirements at residential buildings.

The City is expected to spend $38 million repairing potholes and repaving roads this year.

The Guardian’s editor reflects on the current distribution of wealth in San Francisco and the changing tide of this fall’s election.

Apparently, San Francisco has four turbines stored in a very expensive Rent-A-Shed in Texas, due to the ongoing debate over our power plants.

The Examiner tells us all about which neighborhoods are noisy (SOMA) and relatively quiet (the Farallon Islands.)

No, this is not intended to be a headline from The Onion. But another story coming out of the U. S. Conference of Mayors features a discussion of health care costs, and a quote from San Francisco’s Mayor Newsom.