Some question conservation targets in water-system upgrade
By Peter Jamison
The $4.4 billion plan to upgrade the Bay Area’s aging water system — a vast public-works edifice that delivers water from Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park to San Francisco and surrounding cities — represents a fraught balancing act between the thirst of a rapidly swelling urban hub and the vulnerability of natural resources that have borne more than their fair share of strain from the steady dev
By Peter Jamison
The San Francisco Police Commission and the Board of Supervisors'
Public Safety Committee are getting together tonight at 6 p.m. in city
hall to chew over the findings of an organizational assessment of the
city's police department. The analysis, performed by the Police
Executive Research Forum, was based on a review of police calls and
incident reports, as well as focus groups and interviews with members
of the public. What can we expect to learn?
Police busted up a Norteño gang initiation "ceremony" just one block outside the Mission gang injunction "safety zone" last week, and ended up charging one man for carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle, according to the SFPD. Shortly after midnight Friday/Saturday, police in plainclothes noticed suspected gang members congregating at 24th and Utah streets. More vehicles arrived with the occupants getting out to join the suspects, making about 15 people total. The group walked down Utah S
Why Gov. Davis' just-say-no parole policy is wrong, Exhibit No. 1: Eddy Zheng has earned a college degree in prison, sings in a church choir, works with at-risk youth, has the support of clergymen, college professors, his prison counselor, and the
You don't have to be embarrassed to read romance novels anymore. With modern themes and better writing, Bay Area authors are helping to make the genre almost (gasp!) respectable.
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