Today, the Chron’s political columnists write about the high costs associated with the federal court takeover of the Oakland Police Department, predicted smooth sailing for the state budget, a City Hall celebration of the Golden State Warriors, and more.

• Matier and Ross: Oakland pays big for police compliance (Chronicle) 05/19/13
• Matier and Ross: Procedural delays sink SF fireboat grant (Chronicle) 05/15/13
• Matier and Ross: Phil Tagami scores port funds, new post (Chronicle) 05/13/13
• Matier and Ross: Artemis Racing financed by oil trader (Chronicle) 05/12/13
• Matier and Ross: AT&T Park workers to take strike vote (Chronicle) 05/11/13
• Matier and Ross: Niners stadium will carry Levi's tag (Chronicle) 05/09/13
• Matier and Ross: Red's Java House OK with bump by Warriors (Chronicle) 05/08/13
• Matier and Ross: Castro male strip club hopes to take off (Chronicle) 05/06/13
• Warriors alter waterfront arena design (Chronicle) 05/05/13
• Matier and Ross: Bay Bridge bash fundraising suspended (Chronicle) 05/01/13
• Matier and Ross: Condo measure's ballot book a heavy read (Chronicle) 04/29/13
• Matier and Ross: U.S. budget sinks Coast Guard patrols (Chronicle) 04/28/13
• Matier and Ross: Understaffed firefighters rake in overtime (Chronicle) 04/24/13
• Matier and Ross: Oakland chips in for big development deal (Chronicle) 04/22/13
• Matier and Ross: Cal's new top cop's past like crime novel (Chronicle) 04/21/13
• Matier and Ross: Albany track's drink special criticized (Chronicle) 04/17/13
• Matier and Ross: Dennis Herrara's Prop. 8 trip: $17,000 (Chronicle) 04/15/13
• Matier and Ross: Ambitious Democrats may run in primaries (Chronicle) 04/14/13
• Matier and Ross: Bay Bridge: New batch of bolts OK so far (Chronicle) 04/10/13
• Matier and Ross: AT&T Park workers want a new contract (Chronicle) 04/08/13
• Matier and Ross: Obama's Keystone decision may come soon (Chronicle) 04/07/13
• Matier and Ross: SF port wrecks osprey nest, riles birders (Chronicle) 04/03/13
• Matier and Ross: East Bay bus line plan hits bumpy road (Chronicle) 04/01/13
• East Bay bus line plan hits bumpy road Read more: http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/East-Bay-bus-line-plan-hits-bumpy-road-4398936.php#ixzz2PDn4gbir (Chronicle) 04/01/13
• DA's office gets $26,000 furniture gift (Chronicle) 03/31/13
• Matier and Ross: SF probes PUC manager's role in contract (Chronicle) 03/27/13
• Matier and Ross: Bay Bridge inspections: busted bolts (Chronicle) 03/27/13
• Matier and Ross: Alameda County administrator's premium pay (Chronicle) 03/25/13
• Matier and Ross: Feinstein isn't counting weapons ban out (Chronicle) 03/24/13
• Matier and Ross: Foie gras ban in jeopardy, activists say (Chronicle) 03/20/13
• Matier and Ross: Few are riding Oakland-South S.F. ferry (Chronicle) 03/18/13
• Matier and Ross: Lockyer sets sights on controller's job (Chronicle) 03/17/13
• Matier and Ross: S.F. homeless camp emptied, many bikes found (Chronicle) 03/13/13
• Matier and Ross: Mayor Lee tackles big deal before trips (Chronicle) 03/11/13
• Matier and Ross: SF cops went all out retrieve stolen gun (Chronicle) 03/10/13
• Matier and Ross: S.F. water-main break problems growing (Chronicle) 03/06/13
• Matier and Ross: Trial court agency curbs telecommuting (Chronicle) 03/04/13
• Matier and Ross: Art Agnos, Quentin Kopp oppose arena (Chronicle) 03/03/13
• Matier and Ross: Oakland's First Fridays resume after homicide (Chronicle) 02/27/13
• Matier and Ross: UC Berkeley pushes stadium seat sales (Chronicle) 02/25/13
• Matier and Ross: America's Cup amphitheater sails through (Chronicle) 02/24/13
• Matier and Ross: 572 city workers paid more than governor (Chronicle) 02/20/13
• Matier and Ross: Caltrans blitz seeks more Amtrak riders (Chronicle) 02/18/13
• Matier and Ross: Warriors arena plan welcomes big ships (Chronicle) 02/17/13
• Matier and Ross: Drivers will pay toll for Bay Bridge party (Chronicle) 02/13/13
• Matier and Ross: BART considers rebuilding 2 SF stations (Chronicle) 02/11/13
• Matier and Ross: America's Cup could cost S.F. millions (Chronicle) 02/10/13
• Matier and Ross: Feds mull 3rd trial for S.F. drug lab tech (Chronicle) 02/06/13
• Matier and Ross: Candlestick to get a smashing farewell (Chronicle) 02/04/13
• Matier and Ross: 49ers' 'hometown' mayors staying home (Chronicle) 01/30/13
• Matier and Ross: Bay to Breakers races to find new sponsor (Chronicle) 01/28/13
• Matier and Ross: SF 49ers colors, but no players, in city (Chronicle) 01/27/13
• Matier and Ross: Crabtree rape allegation not holding up (Chronicle) 01/23/13
• Matier and Ross: Ed Lee talks of tearing down end of I-280 (Chronicle) 01/21/13
• Matier and Ross: 49ers may open stadium without a name (Chronicle) 01/20/13
• Matier and Ross: Muni arrives in S.F.'s top overtime spot (Chronicle) 01/14/13
• Matier and Ross: Some on Death Row 'low risk' for parole (Chronicle) 01/13/13
• Matier and Ross: SF supes: Efforts to dethrone Chiu fail (Chronicle) 01/09/13
• Matier and Ross: Oakland cost for star officer: $250,000 (Chronicle) 01/07/13
• Matier and Ross: Oakland police union slams plan to help (Chronicle) 01/06/13
• Matier and Ross: Gun buyback program funded by pot club (Chronicle) 01/01/13
• Matier and Ross: PG&E offers $550 million in San Bruno blast (Chronicle) 01/01/13
• Matier and Ross: Supervisor Haggerty role in deal at issue (Chronicle) 12/19/12
• Matier and Ross: Millions upon millions for Bay Bridge PR (Chronicle) 12/17/12
• Matier and Ross: Will Robert Bobb come back to Oakland? (Chronicle) 12/16/12
• Matier and Ross: Governor kills PR for Bay Bridge project (Chronicle) 12/13/12
• Matier and Ross: Sit in public art while awaiting Muni (Chronicle) 12/12/12
• Matier and Ross: Daly City council sees sparks fly at swearing-in (Chronicle) 12/10/12
• Matier and Ross: Oakland cops cutting deals left and right (Chronicle) 12/09/12
• Matier and Ross: AC Transit stuck with ex-manager's home (Chronicle) 12/05/12
• Matier and Ross: Muni subway plan to appease North Beach (Chronicle) 12/03/12
• Matier and Ross: Giants express worry about arena traffic (Chronicle) 12/02/12
• Matier and Ross: Scaled-down Van Ness hospital on table (Chronicle) 11/26/12
• Matier and Ross: 5% pay cut for officials from Brown down (Chronicle) 11/25/12
• Matier and Ross: Nudity ban's bottom line: genitalia (Chronicle) 11/21/12
• Matier and Ross: Owners defend changes to Vertigo house (Chronicle) 11/19/12
• Matier and Ross: S.F. arena backers play game shrewdly (Chronicle) 11/18/12
• Matier and Ross: Port of Oakland audit raises questions (Chronicle) 11/14/12
• Matier and Ross: Bay Bridge crews resolve last uncertainty (Chronicle) 11/12/12
• Matier and Ross: California Democratic leaders rile allies (Chronicle) 11/11/12
• Matier and Ross: 2016 hopefuls to seek gold in California (Chronicle) 11/07/12
• Matier and Ross: Muni insurance won't replace torched bus (Chronicle) 11/05/12
• Matier and Ross: Prop. 30 camp sees hope (Chronicle) 11/04/12
• Matier and Ross: SF ups confetti order for Giants parade (Chronicle) 10/31/12
• Matier and Ross: Mary Hayashi's theft focus of Morals PAC (Chronicle) 10/29/12
• Matier and Ross: Campaign finances getting personal (Chronicle) 10/28/12
• Matier and Ross: New questions about party at strip club (Chronicle) 10/24/12
• Matier and Ross: Business outspending labor on campaigns (Chronicle) 10/22/12
• Matier and Ross: Ross Mirkarimi met with mayoral silence (Chronicle) 10/21/12
• Matier and Ross: Oakland port spending: More muck ahead (Chronicle) 10/17/12
• Matier and Ross: Port official blows $4,500 at strip club (Chronicle) 10/15/12
• Matier and Ross: Crucial guest at memorial for diplomat (Chronicle) 10/14/12
• Matier and Ross: Mungers contribute big bucks to measures (Chronicle) 10/08/12
• Matier and Ross: Would out-of-state gas ease prices? (Chronicle) 10/07/12
• Matier and Ross: Lane for bikes, emergency vehicles (Chronicle) 10/03/12
• Matier and Ross: How Rove motivated Schwarzenegger to run (Chronicle) 10/01/12
• Matier and Ross: Charles B. Johnson anti-Prop. 30 donor (Chronicle) 09/30/12
• Matier and Ross: Mirkarimi team pursues probe against Lee (Chronicle) 09/26/12
• Matier and Ross: USF official quits over China students (Chronicle) 09/24/12
• Matier and Ross: Oakland police: Victim's prints on gun (Chronicle) 09/23/12
• Matier and Ross: Soda bucks flow against Richmond measure (Chronicle) 09/19/12
• Matier and Ross: Burris a donor to Oakland city attorney (Chronicle) 09/17/12
• Matier and Ross: S.F. teachers union out to beat 3 trustees (Chronicle) 09/16/12
• Matier and Ross: SF clean-energy program may profit Shell (Chronicle) 09/12/12
• Matier and Ross: Mayor Ed Lee's job approval ratings slip (Chronicle) 09/10/12
• Matier and Ross: Obama to be in Bay Area on Oct. 8 (Chronicle) 09/09/12
• Matier and Ross: SF seeks mandatory treatment for drunks (Chronicle) 09/05/12
• Matier and Ross: Retired schools chiefs earn big pensions (Chronicle) 09/03/12
• Matier and Ross: Pension reform measure has few fans (Chronicle) 09/02/12
• Matier and Ross: MTC project may cost Bay Area drivers more (Chronicle) 08/29/12
• Matier and Ross: State agencies spend $423,000 on iPads (Chronicle) 08/27/12
• Matier and Ross: S.F. police chief highest-paid U.S. cop (Chronicle) 08/26/12
• Matier and Ross: I-80 carpool lane slows assemblywoman (Chronicle) 08/22/12
• Matier and Ross: Oakland billboard perk may blight city (Chronicle) 08/06/12
• Matier and Ross: Jerry Brown joins union's Vegas party (Chronicle) 08/01/12

Posted on Monday, August 22nd, 2011 at 6:56 am