Email Author Benjamin Wachs
Awards
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2012 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing
"The Worst Run Big City in the U.S."
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2011 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published April 14, 2010
"The Muni Death Spiral"
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2011 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published October 20, 2010
"Let It Bleed"
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2011 - Peninsula Press Club Awards, published October 20, 2010
"Let It Bleed"
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2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published December 16, 2009
"The Worst-Run Big City"
2010 Stories by Benjamin Wachs
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Top San Francisco Headlines of 2010
published December 29, 2010
What were the top San Francisco headlines of 2010? • Gavin Newsom running for something • GIANTS!!! •... More >>
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List: Longevity Is the Best Revenge
published December 22, 2010
The city controller's office recently announced that S.F. government is expected to owe about $4.5 billion in retiree health care costs over... More >>
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List: S.F. local hiring policy's impact
published December 15, 2010
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors just passed the nation's most ambitious local hiring law, requiring that 50 percent of the workers on most... More >>
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List: How S.F. will pick its mayor
published December 8, 2010
This week, the Board of Supervisors formally began picking a mayor to serve out the rest of Gavin Newsom's term. How will the board make its... More >>
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List: How S.F. Will Regulate Taco Trucks
published December 1, 2010
Recently the Board of Supervisors passed the so-called Taco Truck Reforms, designed to make life easier for street food vendors. What... More >>
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Why Instant Runoffs Suck
published November 24, 2010
In the aftermath of this month's election, political analysts are saying that the Bay Area's system of ranked-choice voting, in which voters... More >>
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Unhappy Meals: How else can S.F. improve kids' health?
published November 17, 2010
Last week, San Francisco forbade companies like McDonald's from including toys in children's meals that don't live up to the city's nutritional... More >>
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List: What is Nancy Pelosi's next move?
published November 10, 2010
Now that her reign as Speaker of the House is ending, what is Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's next move? • Run for San Francisco... More >>
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List: Who were the Civil War-era corpses at Fort Mason?
published November 3, 2010
Crews removing soil from San Francisco's historic Fort Mason found human remains dating back to the Civil War era. Based on available evidence,... More >>
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More Theater Reviews
published November 3, 2010
Mary Stuart. To appreciate the Shotgun Players' adaptation of Schiller's 18th-century play, you must consider the set. It has two... More >>
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"Mary Stuart": Theater Review
published October 27, 2010
To appreciate the Shotgun Players' adaptation of Schiller's 18th-century play, Mary Stuart, you must consider the set. It has two doors,... More >>
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COVER STORY
Let It Bleed
published October 20, 2010
"Infinite" is not a word you expect to find in a report on municipal spending. It's more of a science fiction–type term —... More >>
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List: The terrible things tour guides say
published October 13, 2010
Supervisor David Chiu has introduced legislation that will forbid tour buses from using loudspeakers. What were tour buses doing to warrant... More >>
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List: Why cable-car drivers snubbed contest
published October 6, 2010
Last week, for the first time, San Francisco's cable car operators refused to compete in the city's annual cable-car bell-ringing competition.... More >>
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List: What else does PG&E want you to pay for?
published September 29, 2010
In the tragic wake of the gas line explosion in San Bruno, PG&E is supporting a new state regulation that would require its customers to pay... More >>
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List: How S.F. fooled credit-rating agencies
published September 22, 2010
The major credit agencies recently came to San Francisco to evaluate it. What evidence did the city put forward that its credit rating should... More >>
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List: What do people do at Burning Man?
published September 1, 2010
This week, many San Franciscans have left the city to go to the Nevada desert and attend Burning Man. What are they doing there? •... More >>
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List: How the America's Cup will change our lives
published August 25, 2010
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown is lobbying hard to get the America's Cup to come to San Francisco. Why is it so important that S.F.... More >>
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List: What S.F. students will learn from new school standards
published August 18, 2010
The state of California recently adopted school standards developed by 30 other states. What will San Francisco students now learn in... More >>
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Theater Review: 'Blithe Spirit' at the Actors Ensemble of Berkeley
published Aug 10, 2010
Blithe Spirit By Noel CowardDirected By Hector CorreaActors Ensemble of Berkeley$12-$15; runs through August 21Noel Coward does not haunt us from beyond the grave. Though once the toast of mid-20... More >>
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More Theater Reviews
published August 11, 2010
Obscura. Both theater arts and the art of magic involve suspension of disbelief, but in different ways. We go to the theater to... More >>
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List: How "smart" meters will change parking in S.F.
published August 4, 2010
Last week, the city began to roll out SFpark, "smart" meters that, through a networked program, adjust how much it costs to park in each space... More >>
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More Theater Reviews
published August 4, 2010
Obscura.Both theater arts and the art of magic involve suspension of disbelief, but in different ways. We go to the theater to... More >>
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"Obscura": Christian Cagigal's strange little magic show
published July 28, 2010
Both theater arts and the art of magic involve suspension of disbelief, but in different ways. We go to the theater to find truth while actors... More >>
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List: Jeff Adachi's Punishment
published July 28, 2010
San Francisco politicians with ties to organized labor are trying to punish Public Defender Jeff Adachi because he supports pension reform. In... More >>
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