Archive for April, 2010

A movement is underway to add Saturdays as a day to go to the polls.

The SFPD has been working with Muni to combat on-the-bus crime, which has reduced crime by over 50% over the past 6 months!  I would still watch where you place your iPhone and scarf, but three cheers to the Muni task force that has made our city safer for all.

The SF Weekly boils down the Board of Supes’s recent vote declaring Monday a Vegetarian Day.

A potential pedestrian lounge in Noe Valley is back to square one after neighborhood opposition put the brakes on the plan.  Local officials agree that until we can reach consensus on the location and its traffic impacts, now is not the time.  Looks like those ubiquitous strollers will have to find somewhere else to congregate… for now.

Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi has proposed legislation that would more closely monitor off-street parking taxes, in hopes of ensuring the City is collecting every last dime it’s owed from parking operators.

The SFPD looks to Apple itself to help curb recent theft of its products in the city. Perhaps El Jobso can fix it with his new iPad.

The Examiner looks into what consitutes being “rich” in the U.S, and why it doesn’t quite apply to those of us in San Francisco.

A movement is underway to add Saturdays as a day to go to the polls.

The SF Weekly discusses the roles of former Archbishop William Levada and District Attorney Kamala Harris in San Francisco’s Catholic church abuse scandal and what it means for Harris’ attorney general bid.

In his final days as Chief Executive of San Francisco, Mayor Gavin Newsom continues to lobby for additional sources for renewable energy - this time pointing to the powerful and plentiful waves of the Pacific Ocean.

Supervisor Bevan Dufty announces his endorsement of former aide Rebecca Prozan in the upcoming race for D8 Supervisor.

An escrow company that the City uses is charged with stealing over $1 million in city funds designated for low-income residents.