Archive for July, 2009
Supervisor John Avalos is hosting an Art Walk tonight in the Excelsior District. All ages are welcome!
Tags: John Avalos
Friday, July 31st, 2009
The Hunters Point shipyard development project is shut down for two days as elevated levels of asbestos are detected.
Tags: The Economy and Commerce
Thursday, July 30th, 2009
While this won’t come as much of a surprise to anyone who walks, drives, or bikes in San Francisco, our city streets have officially been scored as “fair” by the annual Pavement Condition Index. The Examiner takes a look at how we’ve ended up here and what we might do to fix the problem. (Hint: it involves money. Lots and lots of money.)
Tags: Gavin Newsom
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
The Examiner covers a battle over open space, new condos, and paving taking place in Potrero Hill.
Tags: Neighborhood Issues
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Barbary Coast Consulting has four tickets to the Giants/Phillies game on Thursday, July 30, and we gave them away this morning to a couple of smart cookies who know their city history. Our question: Who was the last Republican elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, and what year did that take place? Thanks to the approximately sixty of you who wrote in with your guesses. A popular answer was AnneMarie Conroy. While she was indeed the most recent Republican to serve on the Board, she was not elected to that post. She was appointed by Mayor Frank Jordan. Other popular guesses: John Barbelagata, Tony Hall, Bill Maher, Ed Jew, John Bardis. All good shots, but no - I believe that Hall was an Independent when he was elected, Jew was either an Independent or a Democrat when he was elected, and Bardis and Maher were Democrats. Barbelagata was indeed a leading Republican voice on the Board of Supervisors - but he was elected years before the gentleman we were looking for. The elusive name: Supervisor Lee Dolson. He was elected to two non-consecutive terms, most recently in 1980. Congratulations to our two scholars who got it right - Sandra Lowe and Alex Lantsberg.
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
The Chronicle takes a look at another side of Supervisor David Chiu and how he’s finding harmony both on and off the Board.
Tags: David Chiu
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
The Bay Area Reporter digs deeper into the politics behind what’s being referred to as “Theresa’s Law.”
Sunday, July 26th, 2009
City Attorney Dennis Herrera’s team concludes its investigation, and publishes a report on Supervisor Chris Daly’s domicile, which it has concluded is in San Francisco.
Tags: Chris Daly, Dennis Herrera
Saturday, July 25th, 2009
Supervisor Carmen Chu will discuss financial management at a resource fair this Saturday.
Tags: Carmen Chu
Friday, July 24th, 2009
City Attorney Dennis Herrera succeeds in his efforts to see that North Beach strip club Heaven is shut down.
Tags: Dennis Herrera
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
San Francisco won’t be hosting an official Halloween party but we still want your money, Bridge & Tunnelers (hmmm… I guess I’m just talking to the Tunnelers).
Tags: Neighborhood Issues
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
A policy change proposed by Supervisor Chris Daly would prohibit City employees from fundraising for nonprofits that donate money to City departments for which they work. Hmmmm.
Tags: Chris Daly
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
San Francisco Police Chief George Gascón sits down with BAR and shares his antidote to stopping the Muni violence and increasing support for LGBT officers: community involvement.
Tags: Public Safety, Transit and Transportation and Traffic
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
In order to even out the playing field, the Civil Service Commission is looking to cut the salaries of the City’s elected officials by an amount comparable to what City workers have given up. A decision is expected early next month.
Tags: The Budget
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Taking a cue from the City of Berkeley, Supervisor Eric Mar and Mayor Gavin Newsom plan to introduce legislation that will give homeowners loans to make environmental improvements to their properties. And you thought San Francisco couldn’t get any greener…
Tags: Eric Mar, Gavin Newsom, The Environment
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
District 2 Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier officially announces that she is seeking higher office with a statewide run for Insurance Commissioner.
Tags: Michela Alioto-Pier
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Giants owner Sue Burns, who along with her husband were largely credited with keeping the Giants in San Francisco, passed away at the very young age of 58. Those who knew her well speak of her warmth, her nurturing spirit, and her passion for the team. The Giants family and all of San Francisco mourn a true civic leader.
Monday, July 20th, 2009
A local jazz nonprofit unveils plans to build a new headquarters and concert hall in Hayes Valley.
Monday, July 20th, 2009
A proposed helipad for UCSF hospital at Mission Bay is receiving mixed reviews from neighbors.
Tags: Neighborhood Issues
Monday, July 20th, 2009
The most storied, trusted, and human news anchor of our time was Walter Cronkite. Covering our nation and the world from the staid and stable fifties, and through the generational shifts and upheavals and wars of the sixties and seventies, Cronkite reported on our republic’s most tumultuous years with understatement, integrity, and grace. Without Walter Cronkite keep a steady eye on things, things will never be the same. That’s the way it was, friends. That’s the way it was.
Saturday, July 18th, 2009
According to the City Charter, when City workers and unions take a pay cut, so do our elected officials. Following suit, San Francisco’s civic leaders - including the Mayor, the District Attorney, and all eleven members of the Board of Supervisors - face pay reductions this budget cycle… just like everybody else.
Tags: The Budget
Friday, July 17th, 2009
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