Archive for March, 2009

The Rec and Park Department may soon use funds to install GPS devices in service trucks to keep better track of gardeners across the city.

One of San Francisco’s favorite museums is moving to the waterfront, and the Examiner takes a look at the new (albeit slightly smaller) plans under consideration.

The SFPD and Police Commissioners argue that the force should have access to the high-tech protective gear that can keep them safe from a high-powered assault weapon.

The City considers an overhaul of its lobbying law in an attempt to make the practice more transparent.

The final ’scars’ left from the Central Freeway may be on the mend as the City prepares to sell the last of the parcels created when the freeway was brought down.

The Supes consider shifting their April 7 meeting to ten o’clock in the morning so that they can make it to the Giants’ Opening Day.

A proposed 14-story building must contend with the City’s sunlight ordinance, as it has the potential to cast a shadow on the Tenderloin’s Boeddeker Park in the early morning.

The Chronicle’s John King considers the Planning Department’s process for selecting the development team for a lot at First and Folsom streets.

The Examiner reports that the Chronicle may be forced to fire up to 30 employees in addition to those who took voluntary severance packages.

Shadows on open space caused by new buildings are a significant issue for some.

Board President Chiu proposes new legislation that will boost opportunities for small businesses to win city contracts.

PG&E proposes building a barrier near the southeast power plant, to protect the bay from contaminants.  City officials weigh in.

The Treasurer/Tax Collector reaches out to businesses with declining payroll.  Which would be, you know, all of them.

When parents are evicted, children suffer.  Sure, we all knew that already - but now there’s a study of exactly what happens to the kids.

Word is that the City and County will run out of landfill space by 2014.  So go buy a Nalgene, already.

Marking its seventh year anniversary, the LGBT Community Center finds itself to be an important economic center, but still faces the grim reality of budget cuts.

An alleged anti-gay incident leaves a North Beach restaurant and the neighborhood’s legacy with the LGBT slightly scarred.

The Guardian raises some more questions about the San Francisco Ethics Commission.

Alice Waters, the champion of San Francisco’s City Hall Victory Garden, looks forward to helping the newest person to jump on the edible garden bandwagon, Maria Shriver.

The Guardian argues for using $25M in one time revenue from the federal government to keep programs of San Francisco’s Human Services Agency and Department of Public Health intact.

To help close the Recreation and Park Department’s budget gap, the City proposes a number of entrance and user fees for recreation services.  Grab your picnic basket and sunscreen, the Golden Gate Park’s botanical garden remains open to all.

The City prepares to test energy-efficient streetlights in the Tenderloin.

Building owners gear up to buy new T-8 bulbs.  They’ve got until the end of next year, but it’s never too early to start saving the planet…

Golden Gate Bridge and other iconic landmarks plan some changes for Earth Hour.

The Examiner reports that City departments plan to spend over $1 million in airfare, and another $100,000 in carbon offset fees.