Archive for November, 2009

The Chronicle takes us on a tour of the renovated Metreon, which opened to the public on Saturday. Read up and then make your way over to SOMA to check it out.

The Examiner takes a look at a new policy that allows elected officials to receive event tickets without officially classifying them as gifts.  Until further notice, the Board will be meeting on Sunday afternoons at Candlestick Park, somewhere around the 50-yard line.

It’s official: with the opening of the ice rinks in Union Square and the Embarcadero Center, the holidays have officially begun.  And yes, it takes some pretty impressive technology to keep the ice frozen here in sunny (?) California.

And in case anyone was wondering how babies are made, a couple lovely locals have demonstrated the secret behind this process in an adorable, less-than-a-minute film.  Thank you!

A City audit of a Port parking lot indicates that some Bad Deeds Might Have Been Done.  The alleged deed-doers say that the audit is flawed and that they’re blameless.  But more than a half million dollars isn’t where it’s supposed to be.  This one will get uglier before it gets fixed…

A nationwide survey of cities has found that crossing the street in San Francisco is so dangerous that … oh, crap.  We’re too late.  You just got hit by a Buick.  Sorry about that.

Board President David Chiu thinks it’s a good idea to take some moolah from the California Emergency Management Agency.

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission prepares to provide electricity to the soon-to-be-built homes of the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard.

In the hopes of preventing layoffs, the Board of Supervisors is trying to find some extra money to pay workers’ salaries.  Methinks that unless one of them finds millions of dollars in quarters under their couch cushions, this endeavor is not going to end with good news.

Prop B’s passage means more helping hands for our hardworking Supes.

There’s nothing we like more than talking about What Happened and What Might Happen when it comes to San Francisco elections.  Join SPUR and a couple of smart, in-the-know chaps to talk about the results of yesterday’s races and what’s on the horizon in 2010.  See you at 12:30pm at SPUR’s shiny new HQ.

San Franciscans love them some Mad Men, but they don’t love their product everywhere.  City voters approved Proposition E, grandfathering in the number of “street furniture” advertisements and preventing future proliferation.

After Election Day, members of the Board of Supervisors must continue their cap of two legislative aides per office.  Proposition B would have allowed Supervisors to up their staff within the constraints of the Board’s budget.

The Guardian opines on the already robust palate of candidates vying to replace Supervisor Chris Daly on the Board of Supervisors.

DOE Timestamp: 10:14PM

Precincts Reporting: 428 of 428

Total Ballots Cast: 69,733

CITY ATTORNEY
Dennis Herrera - 96.55%

TREASURER
Jose Cisneros - 96.75%

PROPOSITIONS
Proposition A - Yes: 68.88% No: 31.12%

Proposition B - Yes: 52.42% No: 47.58%

Proposition C - Yes: 57.51% No: 42.49%

Proposition D - Yes: 45.91% No: 54.09%

Proposition E - Yes: 57.49% No: 42.51%

The Mayor proposes legislation to encourage developers to put sticks in the ground.

The good folks at BCN put out a roundup of what’s on today’s ballot. That’s right, TODAY’S BALLOT. I’m guessing turnout will be about three. (Three people, not three percent.) Don’t be part of the problem - be part of the un-problem, people! Go vote. Your employer has to give you time to go vote, and you can always vote at City Hall if you haven’t done so at your precinct or via absentee ballot.

The Feds say that Muni has spilled tens of thousands of gallons of fuel into the Bay, and they want a quarter million dollars in fines. No, the Feds are not happy about it. No, folks at Muni aren’t happy about it either.

…there’s an election happening today! Get up to speed on the races and propositions you’ll find on the ballot with the help of our election-related news roundup.  AND Angelo Quaranta wants everyone to know that the traditional Election Day Luncheon will be located at the Civic Center Holiday Inn - 50 8th Street, between Market and Mission.  See you there after 11:30am…

Tomorrow, the Supes will take a final vote on legislation that will extend the rental subsidy program for homeless families from two to five years.

The Planning Department explores changing the rules regarding the discretionary review process, which allows anyone with 300 bucks to appeal proposed construction projects in San Francisco.