Posts Tagged ‘Ross Mirkarimi’

A Purrrrrfect Solution

The City of Berkeley follows San Francisco in the quest to save cat paws.

Berkeley eases sign law, bans animal declawing (Chronicle) 11/13/09
City Insider: Supes vote to ban declawing (Chronicle) 11/04/09
Cat declawing now a crime in The City (Examiner) 11/04/09
Declawing of cats legislation up for vote (Examiner) 10/26/09
Opinion: Why San Francisco needs to ban cat declawing (Chronicle) 09/11/09
Fur flies over proposed ban on declawing cats (Chronicle) 09/07/09
Opinion: Education, not ban on declawing, is the answer (Chronicle) 08/25/09
City Animal Welfare Board Recommends Banning Cat De-Clawing (Bay City News) 07/11/09

Tags: Ross Mirkarimi

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

Stand In Solidarity

The Bay Area’s Iranian community comes out in droves to protest the recent election.

Hundreds in Union Square back protests (Chronicle) 06/17/09
Iranian community starts marathon protest (ABC News) 06/17/09

Tags: Ross Mirkarimi

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Basement apartments

Legislation proposed by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi would allow illegal rental units to remain on the market if their landlords come forward and fess up. The Chronicle approves.

Editorial: A truce in the housing wars (Chronicle) 06/13/09

Tags: Housing and Development and Planning, Ross Mirkarimi

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

Japan Center: Past, Present, Future

The Chronicle details Japan Center’s iconic figure in San Francisco’s history, the present problems facing improvements to the center, and its uncertain future in the neighborhood.

S.F. searches for solution to Japan Center woes (Chronicle) 05/12/09

Tags: Neighborhood Issues, Ross Mirkarimi

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

The Price Of Fun

Get ready for the warm weather and the season of street fairs. Better have your pocketbook ready too, these street fairs may not be free for long.

Street-fair rescue plan sought (Examiner) 04/22/09
Fun Under Seige (SFBG) 04/22/09

Tags: Ross Mirkarimi

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Breakers Breakthrough

Mayor Ed Lee gives the 100th running of the Bay to Breakers his stamp of approval. It seems that we behaved ourselves this year, folks. Let’s not let that happen again.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee declares Bay to Breakers a success (Examiner) 05/20/11
Fourth time's the charm for Harroufi, 2011 winner of Zazzle Bay to Breakers (Examiner) 05/16/11
Lineth Chepkurui fights injury to prevail again at Zazzle Bay to Breakers (Examiner) 05/16/11
Harrowing experience in 2010 Bay to Breakers brings Byk back for more (Examiner) 05/16/11
100th Bay to Breakers race older, wiser, less drunk and disorderly (Examiner) 05/16/11
Bay to Breakers' Footstock was a schlep, but a good party too (Examiner) 05/16/11
Bay to Breakers partier injured in fall on Fell; SFPD clamps down on drinking runners (Examiner) 05/16/11
Bay to Breakers at 100: tame party (Chronicle) 05/16/11
Bay to Breakers Sobers Up (Sort Of) (Bay Citizen) 05/16/11
Bay to Breakers Sobers Up (Sort Of) (Bay to Breakers) 05/16/11
Bay to Breakers race-party in full swing (Chronicle) 05/16/11
Bay to Breakers race-party gets under way (Chronicle) 05/15/11
Zazzle Bay to Breakers starts under dry skies (Examiner) 05/15/11
Willie Brown: Bay to Breakers under foot (Chronicle) 05/15/11
Runners to watch at Zazzle Bay to Breakers (Examiner) 05/14/11
San Francisco Bay to Breakers will still be a blast, but more reserved (Examiner) 05/13/11
Bay to Breakers goes dry, but will it fly? (Chronicle) 05/11/11
Drunks will be detained in tents during San Francisco's Zazzle Bay to Breakers race (Examiner) 04/29/11
Bay to Breakers announces new sponsor for two-year deal (Examiner) 03/18/11
City Insider: Zazzle sponsors Bay to Breakers (Chronicle) 03/18/11
Bay to Breakers race plans to ease party atmosphere (Examiner) 09/17/10
Booze or mismanagement? (SF Bay Guardian) 07/21/10
Organizers put damper on Bay to Breakers party (Examiner) 07/08/10
Editorial: Party's over for Bay to Breakers (Chronicle) 06/01/10
C. W. Nevius: Bay to Breakers 'pirates' run wild at Panhandle (Chronicle) 05/18/10
City Insider: Supes oppose federal program (Chronicle) 05/18/10
Footstock offers respite after the big race (Examiner) 05/17/10
Along for the ride (Examiner) 05/17/10
Runner topples at finish of The City’s big footrace (Examiner) 05/17/10
Good, clean fun in the Bay to Breakers (Chronicle) 05/17/10
Police say ING Bay to Breakers ‘relatively peaceful’ (Examiner) 05/16/10
Party at Bay to Breakers - but not too hearty (Chronicle) 05/15/10
ING Bay to Breakers: Runners ready to flood city’s streets (Examiner) 05/14/10
Bay to Breakers cleanup faster under new rules (Chronicle) 05/19/09
Less trash piles up from footrace (Examiner) 05/19/09
Bay to Breakers revelry turned down a notch (Chronicle) 05/18/09
Sun shines on successful race (Examiner) 05/18/09
Bay to Breakers Still Walks on Wild Side (KCBS) 05/18/09
Bay to Breakers runners warned about heat (Chronicle) 05/16/09
Weather should be pleasant for the annual race (Examiner) 05/16/09
A stricter, drier Bay to Breakers (Chronicle) 05/14/09
Despite appeal, Bay to Breakers revamp remains (Examiner) 04/07/09
Bay to Breakers protocol to be debated Monday (Bay City News) 04/04/09
Bay To Breakers Race Lifts Zero-Tolerence Policies (CBS 5) 03/01/09
Floats OK'd for Bay to Breakers — with conditions (Examiner) 02/28/09
Floats allowed to rejoin Bay to Breakers race (Chronicle) 02/27/09
Bay to Breakers organizers to allow floats (Examiner) 02/27/09
Ready, set, protest: SF racers resist new rules (Chronicle) 02/26/09
Bay to Breakers group plans boycott (Examiner) 02/26/09
Accord sought for annual race (Examiner) 02/20/09
Beer, nudity banned in Bay to Breakers race (Chronicle) 02/12/09
Bay to Breakers jumps on wagon (Examiner) 02/12/09

Tags: Ross Mirkarimi

Thursday, February 12th, 2009