Email Author Joe Eskenazi

Awards

• 2012 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing

  "The Worst Run Big City in the U.S."

• 2011 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published April 14, 2010

  "The Muni Death Spiral"

• 2011 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published October 20, 2010

  "Let It Bleed"

• 2011 - Peninsula Press Club Awards, published October 20, 2010

  "Let It Bleed"

• 2011 - Peninsula Press Club Awards, published April 14, 2010

  "The Muni Death Spiral"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published June 17, 2009

  "Service with a Smile"

• 2010 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published January 7, 2009

  "Baggage"

• 2010 - Peninsula Press Club Awards, published June 17, 2009

  "Service with a Snarl"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published December 16, 2009

  "The Worst-Run Big City"

• 2009 - Peninsula Press Club Awards, published November 19, 2008

  "Voodoo on the Vine"

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2011 Stories by Joe Eskenazi

• Sentimental Journey: Traveling in 1957's S.F. Bay Area

  published December 28, 2011

  If the ingredients of comedy are tragedy plus time, the formula for nostalgia must be time plus banality. Given ample years, everyday items... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Progressively Worse: The Tumultuous Rise and Acrimonious Fall of the City's Left

  published November 23, 2011

  Illustration by Andrew J. Nilsen Chris Daly was belittling his... More >>

• Guardian pick Leland Yee Also Wins Approval from PG&E

  published November 9, 2011

  Throughout his long political career, state Sen. Leland Yee has demonstrated a remarkable ability to not only play both sides of an issue, but... More >>

• The Men Least Likely: A Brief Survey of S.F.'s Worst Mayors

  published November 9, 2011

  Ever since Ed Lee referred to PG&E as "a great company that gets it" during a press-friendly event featuring kiddies, baseball, and the company... More >>

• The Madness of That Ed Lee Biography

  published October 19, 2011

  Much has been written about the provenance of a curious paperback that turned up around the city last week, the glossy little hagiography that... More >>

• Giants Get Sued Over Team's "San Francisco" Logo

  published October 12, 2011

  It was a deeply dissatisfying year on the diamond for the World Champion San Francisco Giants, who seemingly gave up hits and runs for Lent and... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Fighting Chance: Boxer Karim Mayfield Fights to Rise in a Dying Sport

  published October 12, 2011

  Photo by Kelly Nicolaisen. Photo Assistant Storm Vincent. Location provided by... More >>

• Fifty-Year-Old Boxer Paul Nave Won't Hang Up the Gloves

  published September 14, 2011

  It's a safe assumption that there are not many active professional boxers who can recall their whereabouts when President Kennedy was... More >>

• City Hall's $700,000 Ramp Will Actually Cost $1.1 Million

  published September 7, 2011

  Last week, the Chronicle ran a piece itemizing the costs of the $700,000, 10-foot ramp to the president's dais within the Board of... More >>

• City Charter May Keep Top Contender Out of DA Race

  published August 31, 2011

  It wasn't a lawyer who wrote "The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter — 'tis the... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  The Billion-Dollar Bet: Which Pension Reform Measure Will Pass and Survive Legal Challenge

  published August 31, 2011

  Illustration by Charlie Powell Until recently, pension reform was... More >>

• The Amazing Stories of Mayoral Candidate Tony Hall

  published August 10, 2011

  When interim Mayor Ed Lee said he wasn't interested in running, it appears he was only telling stories. If San Franciscans wish to cast their... More >>

• Caltrain's Draconian Clipper Enforcement Leaves Riders Stranded

  published July 27, 2011

  Caltrain has a new policy for riders stuck with malfunctioning Clipper cards: Tell it to the judge. A crew advisory fired off to the... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Inefficient by Design: San Francisco's Commissions Are Uncountable — and Unaccountable

  published July 27, 2011

  Illustration by Andrew J. Nilsen. It can take a San Francisco... More >>

• Labor Union May Be Able to Set City Manager Paychecks

  published June 29, 2011

  In San Francisco, at times, we behave normally in spite of ourselves. For example, here, as in the rest of the world, our elected officials... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  In Transit: From S.F. to L.A. via Public Transportation

  published June 22, 2011

  Illustrations by Mark Ulriksen On Monday, May 23, Michael Suniga... More >>

• The Country's Deadliest Jobs

  published June 22, 2011

  Last week, San Francisco offered a final farewell to firefighters Vincent Perez and Anthony Valerio (except for Jeff Adachi, who was booted... More >>

• Should There Be Historical Preservation of Deeply Ugly Buildings?

  published May 11, 2011

  Last week's high-decibel hearing on the state of city preservation proved it once and for all: One thing San Francisco doesn't need legislation... More >>

• Labor-Backed Plan for "Smoothing" Pension Plans Deemed Illegal

  published May 4, 2011

  With as many as three different pension reform charter amendments clogging this year's ballot, it's now more obvious than ever that there's no... More >>

• Brokeback Festival: How Financial Mismanagement Marched Pride to Brink of Disaster

  published May 4, 2011

  When the troupe of tracksuited drag kings launched into a thumping Marky Mark... More >>

• How Much S.F. Spends on Toilet Paper

  published April 27, 2011

  With budget season upon us already, our elected leaders are gearing up to accuse their opponents of flushing money down the toilet. At times... More >>

• Pension Costs to Skyrocket for Key S.F. City Unions

  published April 13, 2011

  Last week, the president and vice president of the local SEIU penned an opinion column in the San Francisco Bay Guardian espousing a... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Double Drain: Program Pays Cops Pensions While Still on the Force

  published April 13, 2011

  Illustration by David Plunkert Many an offbeat film is highlighted... More >>

• S.F. Circumcision Ban Is a Bad Idea But It Could Still Become Law

  published March 16, 2011

  San Francisco has banned Happy Meals and, should enough signatures be gathered by the end of next month, voters will decide on whether to ban... More >>

• David Chiu Strategist Josh Pulliam Brawled with L.A. Dodgers

  published March 9, 2011

  Josh Pulliam, the campaign strategist tasked with guiding Supervisor David Chiu's mayoral campaign, has plenty of good stuff on his... More >>