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Bob Planthold

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2011

    Seniors to S.F.: Stop Killing Us!

    Would you want your grandmother crossing that street?​San Francisco senior citizens are tired of being killed crossing streets -- and understandably so. That's why on Wednesday they plan to do something about it. They're inviting the public to watch them attempt to cross a dangerous intersection o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    The Loathsome Campaign Against Pension Reform

    An offer he can't refuse? ​When Jeff Adachi enraged every last vestigial limb of the San Francisco political body by pushing his "Smart Reform" pension measure onto the ballot, your humble narrator made a prediction. Labor, acting through beholden politicians and complicit partners in the media, w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    S.F. Inquiry Regarding Disability Placards May Miss the (Disabled) Elephant In the Room: It's Just Too Damn Easy To Get a Disability Placard

    Who wants some?Supervisor Eric Mar was on the side of the angels yesterday when he convened a hearing looking into the Municipal Transportation Authority's enforcement of potential disability placard fraud; if Mar can help bring the legal hammer down on able-bodied folks who fraudulently represent t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2009

    Disability Advocate: Hire Me and I'll Make San Francisco $600K a Year

    Bob Planthold thinks he could earn the city a fortuneWhen most San Franciscans walk by a motorcycle parked on the sidewalk, they probably think nothing of it. But when Bob Planthold comes across one, he sees red. But then he sees gold. Planthold, a disability and pedestrian advocate -- full-time -- ... More >>

  • News

    October 8, 2008

    Building Overtime

    Off-duty police officers making time and a half are swarming over construction sites, handing out tickets. Only in S.F.

  • News

    November 1, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006

  • News

    November 24, 2004

    Bus Stopped

    How an attempt to make the 38 Geary bus work became another senseless San Francisco social cause

  • News

    January 22, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of January 22, 2002

  • News

    April 19, 1995

    Letters

    Week of January 22, 2002

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