Archive for January, 2009
 Melissa Griffin lets us know what she really thinks about Supervisor Eric Mar proposing a resolution for the Grammys - yes, the Grammys - to change their musical categories, what it would really take to suspend and reinstate the Sheriff, and who is working to change RCV and the importance of today’s Rules Committee hearing on the topic.
Tags: David Campos, David Chiu, Eric Mar, John Avalos, Melissa Griffin
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
El Tecolote reports on rumors of a leadership change at the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, and the implications for the department and the programs it supports.
Tags: Gavin Newsom
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
The Rec and Park Department considers requiring a license for professional dog-walkers in the city, but those in the industry question whether they are the right department.
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
In this week of firsts, the Chronicle reports on the first meeting of the newly configured San Francisco Board of Education.
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
The Bay Guardian takes a look at the new Board of Supervisors and, not surprisingly, has a suggestion or two.
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
San Francisco Assessor Phil Ting slaps the Archdiocese of San Francisco with the second largest tax bill of its kind. Church seeks divine intervention on appeal.
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
The San Francisco Housing Authority has settled a lawsuit and will now allow public housing tenants to bear arms. Golly, thanks NRA!
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
SFO rolls out a new incentive program to lure you into renting green.
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Our new Board visits the Mayor in his home, and everyone gets along swimmingly - and then much of our new Board celebrates the acendancy of three Asian American Supervisors. Pity the poor schedulers at City Hall - everything is double-booked!
Tags: Carmen Chu, Chris Daly, David Chiu, Eric Mar, Gavin Newsom
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
City homicide detectives are running up against overtime restrictions, and people are worried that murder investigations will suffer. What to do?
Tags: Public Safety, The Economy and Commerce
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
SF Weekly takes a look at BART’s plans for an increased police presence following a string of recent incidents on board the trains. A special thanks to YouTube for their contributions to this story.
Tags: Public Safety, Transit and Transportation and Traffic
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
The Mayor joins a long-simmering political battle with well-drawn lines - and his suggestion that we should consider auctioning taxi medallions will likely reignite the debate about How Best To Serve Taxi Customers.
Tags: Gavin Newsom, Transit and Transportation and Traffic
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
The Chronicle reports that a new study commissioned by the Board of Supervisors shows that new cameras installed in high crime areas are producing mixed results.
Tags: Crime
Monday, January 12th, 2009
The Examiner concurs with Mayor Newsom’s efforts to cut City cell phone costs.
Tags: Gavin Newsom
Monday, January 12th, 2009
A new budget proposal by Supervisor Daly targets highly paid city managers for budget cuts.
Tags: Chris Daly, John Avalos
Monday, January 12th, 2009
Mayor Newsom continues his possible gubernatorial run by planning an event in Los Angeles.
Tags: Gavin Newsom
Sunday, January 11th, 2009
 Former Mayor Willie Brown considers (and dismisses) the theory that Mirkarimi’s recent troubles are part of a political conspiracy, discusses Governor Jerry Brown’s potential legacy, throws in a few tidbits about recent events and a little pop culture, and offers his perspective on why the Niners will be victorious this afternoon.
- Willie Brown: Giants are favored, but Lord seems to prefer 49ers (Chronicle) 01/22/12
- Willie Brown: Mirkarimi losing ground in court of public opinion (Chronicle) 01/15/12
- Willie Brown: Gascon's swearing-in - a sign of things to come? (Chronicle) 01/08/12
- Willie Brown: Reassessing predictions about 49ers, Obama (Chronicle) 01/01/12
- Willie Brown: Ed Lee's week has rough start, finishes with party (Chronicle) 12/24/11
- Willie Brown: Occupy protesters picking on wrong targets (Chronicle) 12/18/11
- Willie Brown: The Cubans know how to treat tourists right (Chronicle) 12/11/11
- Willie Brown: Herman Cain's love life is the talk of Beijing (Chronicle) 12/04/11
- Willie Brown: Public favors leaders from outside political world (Chronicle) 11/27/11
- Willie Brown: Rose Pak gives thanks for Ed Lee victory (Chronicle) 11/20/11
- Willie Brown: Ed Lee's decision to run came down to golf bet (Chronicle) 11/13/11
- Willie Brown: Joe Montana throws support to Ed Lee (Chronicle) 11/06/11
- Willie Brown: Jean Quan, frustrating everyone, must take charge (Chronicle) 10/30/11
- Willie Brown: Ed Lee's No. 1 spot may not add up on election day (Chronicle) 10/23/11
- Willie Brown: Imagine: Herman Cain GOP vice president nominee (Chronicle) 10/16/11
- Willie Brown: Steve Jobs memories: How Apple SF store came to be (Chronicle) 10/09/11
- Willie Brown: Black men defending President Obama in minority (Chronicle) 10/02/11
- Willie Brown: Dianne Feinstein needn't worry about poll results (Chronicle) 09/18/11
- Willie Brown: Online retailers seek lobbyist to fight tax bill (Chronicle) 08/28/11
- Willie Brown: Jerry Brown pulls rug out from under Gavin Newsom (Chronicle) 08/21/11
- Willie Brown: Best way to get S.F. votes is to pound the streets (Chronicle) 08/14/11
- Willie Brown: S.F. Giants, AT&T Park - best scene in town (Chronicle) 08/07/11
- Willie Brown: Black congressional representation topic No. 1 (Chronicle) 07/31/11
- Willie Brown: Dennis Herrera cast-off gets 2nd chance with Dufty (Chronicle) 07/24/11
- Willie Brown: Michele Bachmann gaining ground (Chronicle) 07/17/11
- Willie Brown: Newsom wants sleep at home not House seat in Marin (Chronicle) 07/10/11
- Willie Brown: Tying pay to budget may lead to knotty problem (Chronicle) 07/03/11
- Willie Brown: Unpaid state lawmakers may want some payback (Chronicle) 06/26/11
- Willie Brown: Muni drivers being upset is an old story in S.F. (Chronicle) 06/12/11
- Willie Brown: Sarah Palin and Donald Trump share a pizza (Chronicle) 06/05/11
- Willie Brown: He's only human, Part II - Schwarzenegger defense (Chronicle) 05/29/11
- Willie Brown: Arnold Schwarzenegger is only human (Chronicle) 05/22/11
- Willie Brown: Bay to Breakers under foot (Chronicle) 05/15/11
- Willie Brown: Hall of Famers gather to salute Willie Mays' 80th (Chronicle) 05/08/11
- Willie Brown: Trump, your turn to prove you're a real American (Chronicle) 05/01/11
- Willie Brown: Obama's St. Regis breakfast included a protest (Chronicle) 04/24/11
- Willie Brown: Bad week for former S.F. sports heroes (Chronicle) 04/17/11
- Willie Brown: Donald Trump makes GOP lineup look like cast party (Chronicle) 04/10/11
- Willie Brown: Gov. Jerry Brown in a mess without deal with GOP (Chronicle) 04/03/11
- Willie Brown: SFO high-flying terminal has taste of Union Square (Chronicle) 03/27/11
- Willie Brown: Brown unlikely to sway GOP on tax extension (Chronicle) 03/20/11
- Willie Brown: Republican lawmakers who work in fear of Tea Party (Chronicle) 03/15/11
- Willie Brown: Save Ed Lee's job, or he'll have to run for mayor (Chronicle) 03/08/11
- Willie Brown: Jerry Brown won't challenge teachers union (Chronicle) 02/27/11
- Willie Brown: John Boehner - dry eyed - at the Daily Grill (Chronicle) 02/20/11
- Willie Brown: List of S.F. mayor wannabes keeps growing (Chronicle) 02/13/11
- Willie Brown: Budget crisis hits state bodyguards (Chronicle) 02/06/11
- Willie Brown: Deal on state redevelopment agencies in the works (Chronicle) 01/30/11
- Willie Brown: Kamala Harris a two-time winner at King breakfast (Chronicle) 01/23/11
- Willie Brown: Sarah Palin heightens appreciation of Barack Obama (Chronicle) 01/18/11
- Willie Brown: Ed Lee the best pick - noted here 1st (Chronicle) 01/09/11
- Willie Brown: E-mail for Gov. Brown's cut-rate bash turns to spam (Chronicle) 01/02/11
- Willie Brown: George Shultz's star-studded 90th birthday party (Chronicle) 12/19/10
- Willie Brown: Obama in trouble on many fronts as 2012 nears (Chronicle) 12/14/10
- Willie Brown: Campaign manager is California Dems' ace in hole (Chronicle) 11/30/10
- Willie Brown: Tom Ammiano leading interim mayor contender (Chronicle) 11/21/10
- Willie Brown: More losers than winners from election (Chronicle) 11/14/10
- Willie Brown: Chinese translations of names popping up on ballot (Chronicle) 11/02/10
- Willie's World: Arnold Schwarzenegger spins his legacy into gold (Chronicle) 10/24/10
- Willie Brown: Feinstein endorsement what counts in District 2 (Chronicle) 10/17/10
- Willie Brown: Brown needs to watch mouth before final debate (Chronicle) 10/10/10
- Willie Brown: Meg Whitman's handling of maid is real problem (Chronicle) 10/03/10
- Willie Brown: Race for Alioto-Pier's seat gets heated (Chronicle) 09/28/10
- Willie Brown: Bad news for Jerry Brown: few undecided voters (Chronicle) 09/21/10
- Willie Brown: San Francisco Opera tops a festive week (Chronicle) 09/14/10
- Willie Brown: Sophisticated operation at Harborside pot club (Chronicle) 09/05/10
- Willie Brown: Palin's resurgence - here's how she did it (Chronicle) 08/29/10
- Willie Brown: Ex-rock star Obama needs to come down to earth (Chronicle) 08/22/10
- Willie Brown: If Cup comes, slips will be worth a fortune (Chronicle) 08/17/10
- Willie Brown: Jerry Brown, get your nerd on (Chronicle) 08/10/10
- Willie Brown: Democrats, Republicans mingle in Bohemian Grove (Chronicle) 08/03/10
- Willie Brown: Shirley Sherrod long a thorn in Ag Dept.'s side (Chronicle) 07/27/10
- Willie Brown: Governor's low ratings at odds with box office (Chronicle) 07/18/10
- Willie Brown: Pension reform, budget ideas for Schwarzenegger (Chronicle) 07/11/10
- Willie Brown: Some will go off regardless of Mehserle outcome (Chronicle) 07/06/10
- Willie Brown: S.F.'s finest throw party for Russian leader (Chronicle) 06/27/10
- Willie Brown: Shanghai's World Expo a stunning achievement (Chronicle) 06/20/10
- Willie Brown: Jerry Brown will keep S.F. Dems at arm's length (Chronicle) 06/13/10
- Willie Brown: World will be watching our governor's race (Chronicle) 06/06/10
- Willie Brown: Sean Penn puckers up for Haitian quake relief (Chronicle) 05/30/10
- Willie Brown: Whitman to take the lead once and for all (Chronicle) 05/23/10
- Willie Brown: JazzFest gala seating offers highs and lows (Chronicle) 05/16/10
- Willie Brown: At the Fairmont, ashes to ashes, but then ... (Chronicle) 05/09/10
- Willie Brown: North Beach like a night at a museum (Chronicle) 05/02/10
- Willie Brown: The Yanks set San Francisco hopping (Chronicle) 04/25/10
- Willie Brown: Tea Party may win fringe hearts, not elections (Chronicle) 04/18/10
- Willie Brown: 15 million reasons not to cross Larry Ellison (Chronicle) 04/11/10
- Willie Brown: Why Condoleezza Rice is a Republican (Chronicle) 04/04/10
- Willie Brown: Why I'm sure Pelosi has the health care votes (Chronicle) 03/21/10
- Willie Brown: Lieutenant governor's race could be tight (Chronicle) 03/14/10
- Willie Brown: If he runs, Newsom worries who will get his job (Chronicle) 03/07/10
- Willie Brown: Spotlight on Muni pay - big payoff for Elsbernd (Chronicle) 02/28/10
- Newsom, Feinstein and Tiger take center stage (Chronicle) 02/21/10
- Willie Brown: Party time in Manila during sister-city visit (Chronicle) 02/14/10
- Willie Brown: Fiorina's ad does little to shake up Campbell (Chronicle) 02/07/10
- Willie Brown: Time for Obama to lower his profile (Chronicle) 01/31/10
- Willie Brown: Dems must shift focus from health care to jobs (Chronicle) 01/24/10
- Willie Brown: Money in California politics is out of control (Chronicle) 01/17/10
- Willie Brown: Republicans don't vote for gay speaker (Chronicle) 01/10/10
- Willie Brown: Homeland security chief takes responsibility (Chronicle) 01/03/10
- Willie Brown: Can the House save health care reform? (Chronicle) 12/27/09
- Willie Brown: Insurance firms big winners in health care bill (Chronicle) 12/20/09
- Willie Brown: Pelosi's vocal cords give out, Newsom's in gear (Chronicle) 12/13/09
- Willie Brown: What was Tiger thinking? That's not his job (Chronicle) 12/06/09
- Willie Brown: Newsom back in the swing of things (Chronicle) 11/22/09
- Willie Brown: Pelosi exhibits leadership, protects colleagues (Chronicle) 11/15/09
- Willie Brown: Don't deal out old political hand Dianne (Chronicle) 11/08/09
- Wille Brown: 5,000 bid final farewell to Donald Fisher (Chronicle) 10/25/09
- Willie Brown: Photo op was order from the White House (Chronicle) 10/18/09
- Willie Brown: After Nobel, what's next for Obama - sainthood? (Chronicle) 10/11/09
- Willie Brown: Water issue could sink state Dems in 2010 (Chronicle) 10/04/09
- Willie Brown: Chances are high pot measure will pass (Chronicle) 09/27/09
- Willie Brown: Hey, lighten up on Obama (Chronicle) 09/06/09
- Willie Brown: Sen. Kennedy drew on S.F.'s Green Machine early (Chronicle) 08/30/09
- Willie Brown: Attacks from right, left kick health plan along (Chronicle) 08/23/09
- Willie Brown: East Bay election could affect governor's race (Chronicle) 08/16/09
- Willie Brown: Steve Westly may run for governor again (Chronicle) 08/09/09
- Willie Brown: Schwarzenegger stepped in a pile of politics (Chronicle) 08/02/09
- Willie Brown: Obama's courtiers a royal pain for NAACP (Chronicle) 06/28/09
- Willie Brown: From one ayatollah to another (Chronicle) 06/21/09
- Willie Brown: How green was my garbage can (Chronicle) 06/14/09
- Willie Brown: Bush-Gore legal pair push gay marriage suit (Chronicle) 05/31/09
- Willie Brown: Lawmakers sharpening their budget axes (Chronicle) 05/24/09
- Willie Brown: Auction brings in $3 million to fight poverty (Chronicle) 05/10/09
- Willie Brown:Dinner with Rush Limbaugh (Chronicle) 05/03/09
- Willie Brown: The week that was: Giants, Gavin and Gore (Chronicle) 04/26/09
- Willie Brown: Battle over high-speed rail station site (Chronicle) 04/05/09
- Willie Brown: Assault weapons have no place on streets (Chronicle) 03/29/09
- Willie Brown: No word on street before plan to rename 3rd (Chronicle) 03/15/09
- Willie Brown: Schwab to Obama: Add 6 million jobs (Chronicle) 03/08/09
- Willie Brown: Sen. Abel Maldonado pulls off a political coup (Chronicle) 02/22/09
- Willie Brown: Obama should have dropped Daschle more quickly (Chronicle) 02/08/09
- Willie Brown: Good cop, bad cop - that's Obama and Pelosi (Chronicle) 02/01/09
- Willie Brown: Feinstein establishes her turf (Chronicle) 01/11/09
- Willie Brown: Blagojevich makes a play worthy of Joe Montana (Chronicle) 01/04/09
- Willie Brown: If Feinstein's in, Dem rivals should bow out (Chronicle) 08/03/08
Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Nancy Pelosi, Willie Brown
Sunday, January 11th, 2009
Supervisor Campos calls for a City Hall hearing to look at racial profiling at traffic stops.
Tags: David Campos
Sunday, January 11th, 2009
The Chronicle’s tag team discusses the timing of Obama’s cabinet picks, positive sentiments between the Mayor and the Board President, Condi’s return to Stanford, a missing face in the BART drama, and much more.
Tags: David Chiu, Gavin Newsom
Sunday, January 11th, 2009
Newly elected Supervisor John Avalos is appointed to chair the Budget and Finance Committee. Someone’s got their work cut out for them.
Tags: John Avalos
Saturday, January 10th, 2009
The MTA has released its 2009 Climate Action Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout the Muni system. Your bus may be late, but at least it’s environmentally friendly.
Friday, January 9th, 2009
The Planning Commission has approved a proposal to redevelop the Pagoda Palace Theater into condos and a Mexican restaurant. Just what North Beach needs: more tequila.
Friday, January 9th, 2009
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The cash-strapped MTA backs off, at least temporarily, from forcing Muni workers to pay for their parking.