Archive for October, 2012

Many San Francisco politicos have worked with Ms. Tanene Allison, who’s now working in Austin attempting to change the politics of the state of Texas. The Austin Statesman profiles her remarkable journey. (Or what there is of it this far. She is, of course, only 31.) Hat tip to ya, Tanene - keep up the good work!

In this Bay Guardian editorial and opinion piece, the issue of sexism is explored within the San Francisco progressive movement.

The Examiner gives us insight into Prop C and the Board’s program to perform a deep study every five years to make sure the money is being used as intended.

Been wanting to reserve a picnic site or bbq pit while on the go? Not to worry, Rec and Park is working on an app for you!

Political wonks all over the city will be losing a favorite watering hole later this month, as Former Supervisor Chris Daly’s bar Buck Tavern is slated to close due to rent increases.

San Francisco is among the 35 cities that the US Olympic Committee sent letters to gauge interest in hosing a future Olympiad.

The Chronicle’s John Diaz explains the paper’s endorsement process - how decisions are made and why they weigh in at all.

The Chronicle’s Editorial Board tells us how they feel about Props C, D, and G. (That’s a Yep, Yep, and a You Betcha for those too lazy to click through.)

At Barbary Coast Consulting (which is where your Suspects updaters toil away), we do most of our work behind the scenes for our great clients. But every once in a long while, we make some news ourselves. The Central City Extra - a community newspaper serving the Tenderloin and surrounding neighborhoods, has covered our move (and our neighbor’s move) into the Mid-Market neighborhood. (If you open the link, please note that the story is continued on page two, not page six as advertised…)

San Francisco is biting back against those little bedbug jerks, which are apparently running rampant across the city. Supervisor Jane Kim has created legislation that would require pest control companies and landlords to disclose more information on infestation cases.

Supervisor John Avalos has introduced a proposal that would require a special hearing for any event that would take over 25% of the City’s parks and run for more than 48 hours. This also means, given its vast size and scope, FeldmanFest 2013 might face additional scrutiny. Also, FeldmanFest is not a real thing (yet).

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority has OK’d an 80-foot bus stop for private shuttles on Van Ness at Union. So I’m headed over to Van Ness and Union right now to open up a craft beer and artisanal chocolate boutique. A raspberry porter stout paired with some Venezuelan micro-climate 95% cacao, anyone? (And yes, that will be thirty-four dollars.)

Not one but two public housing projects get the green light after the City receives the grants (see large dollar signs) to get them done.

The Giants glorious victory in the World Series was like having an unexpected epic night - or weekend - out. Complete with the morning after, gut-wrenching thought, oh-no how much did that cost me? Well, the City has shared its tab. And let’s just say I’ve had worse weekends in Vegas (kidding…or am I?).

Today’s a big day for the big bid to bring the big game to the Bay Area in 2016. Bring. It. On. (Also, have I emphasized how Big this is?)

The Chronicle’s John Diaz walks us through the worst political ads of the season (thus far).

Political? Not really. Awesome? Yes really. The Black and Orange are headed to the National League Championship Series against either the St. Louis Cardinals or the Washington Nationals. The first game is this Sunday. Oh, and Buster Posey, we congratulate you on ruining Matt Latos’ year.

The San Francisco Bay Guardian released their list of local stories that they feel did not get enough attention this year. The story reminded me of Rodney Dangerfield’s line “I get no respect” which few know was followed by the statement “the way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest.”

The Examiner releases the latest fundraising figures for the Board of Supervisor races and finds that one race in particular is drawing a great deal of independent expenditures.

Yep, we are posting something from a blog. Typically, this is against our protocol, but we are making an exception. District Seven Supervisor Sean Elsbernd has been on the Board since 2004 and in his final days as a Supervisor he gives a very insightful interview to the SF Weekly. We wanted to make sure you had a chance to read it.

The Board of Supervisors were not exactly stoked that the Department of Environment’s new digs would need $2 million in improvements and that they would take that money in the form of a loan from their landlord… but they approved the lease anyway. It looks like the Dept. has a new home, which leads me to two questions: when do we get the invite to the housewarming? Open bar, right?

City Attorney Dennis Herrera finally got a slumlord style landlord to clean up his crime-ridden Tenderloin building, but it took the threat of a lawsuit to get the place spruced up.

With a mere 132 votes separating Norman Yee from F.X. Crowley in the D7 supervisor race, some believed that a recount was in order. Sadly for Crowley, the cost of the count was a bit too high to bear.

The Chron’s Carla Marinucci reports that Attorney General Kamala Harris may be on a list of potential second-term appointees to the Obama administration. Previously, CNN has reported that Harris might be a candidate for the Supreme Court. OK, that’s a lot of great jobs she’s in line for, potentially. I’m starting this rumor right now: she should also be considered for UN Secretary General and also the President of the Justice League. (The superhero group, not the cool Haight venue, natch.)