Archive for January, 2013

Last night, some of San Francisco’s most admired community volunteers were shown appreciation for all their work. Bravo!

The Bay Guardian reports on the waterfront transportation study led by the SFMTA to improve public access to the central waterfront. The Agency is looking at many possibilities to improve access in the area, including completing the Blue-Greenway bicycle path. Stay tuned, the first presentation to the SFMTA Board of Directors is March 5.

The Chronicle’s Carl Nolte gives a history lesson on the San Francisco waterfront, where land-use battles have been going strong for 150 years.

The Guardian takes a look at the new faces on the Board - Supervisors Norman Yee and London Breed - and considers how their presence might shape city politics in the years ahead.

The SF Weekly explores what happens when a regular ol’ city park becomes an off-leash dog park and the impact it may have on the neighbors.

…three new members of the Oakland City Council were sworn in. Congratulations Dan Kalb, Noel Gallo, and Lynette Gibson McElhaney!

If three out of four of San Francisco’s most widely distributed English newspapers were under one roof would it constitute a monopoly or would it be considered an austerity measure meant to keep printed newspapers alive in our tech-first city? I love reading from my 4.8 inch mobile phone screen (ahem, not an iPhone user), but I also love filling in the crossword with a pen. Let’s hope I can continue to do both.

A new parklet in San Francisco’s Marina District is raising eyebrows for its form and function.

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon is still trying to get chronic inebriates off the street through treatment programs rather than incarceration.

J.K. Dineen explores both the rental housing construction boom taking place in San Francisco, as well as the ways in which residents in Potrero and the Dogpatch are looking to benefit from development in their areas. I am also going to put a proposal forward that would — really help our city and — supply all residents in San Francisco named Jesse Feldman with a Ferrari per every 8.6 high-end condos built. F12 Berlinettas or 458 Spiders please, no Californias for me though.

At what was new Assessor-Recorder Carmen Chu’s final meeting as a member of the Board of Supes, her colleagues expounded on her admirable qualities and love of Mickey D’s.

…as the newly minted San Francisco Assemblyman snags a leadership position right out of the gate. The Examiner discusses what this means for San Francisco and for Phil Ting himself…

And the Chron, on the occasion of our Provider-Of-Trolleys’ birthday, hands out a list of must-do’s for the folks at City Hall and nearby environs.

The Ex might stand for Excel today. The Examiner breaks down the numbers in this year’s Supervisorial district by district ducat derby, and shows where the money went.

The Chron and the Ex run down their top local and political stories of 2012.

The Chron and the Ex profile one of your two new Supervisors.

Neither parties nor office supplies are cheap, which is why Supervisor London Breed will be holding a fundraiser. The coffers need to be filled to pay off Breed’s inauguration party (clearly my invite was lost in the mail) and purchase some pens, paper, and other materials for the Supervisor’s new office.