Christine Falvey

Local Bike Gets an Ed Lee Makeover, Mustache and All

At first glance, you might have thought this mustachioed bike was a new addition to the Lyft family -- a taxi transport for our two-wheeled friends. But alas, this bike parked in the Financial District yesterday afternoon is neither a member of the Lyft family, nor does it belong to Mayor Ed Lee. ... More >>

A CleanPowerSF Official Has Some Alleged Dirty Dealings

Mel Murphy Tapped for Port Commission by Mayor Ed Lee

With little fanfare, Mayor Ed Lee has nominated controversial developer Mel Murphy to the influential Port Commission. The limit of public notice appears to be this blink-and-you-miss-it statement on page 15 of next week's Board of Supervisors' agenda. Murphy's long-rumored nomination appeared to be ... More >>

With Mirkarimi Mess Over, Mayor Can Go Back to Not Caring About Ethics Commission

The Examiner recently ran an article that tells you much of what you need to know about the Ethics Commission's place in this city -- but not everything. One year after suggesting the mayor remove Library Commission President Jewelle Gomez, Ethics put together a letter to ask how the hell that' ... More >>

CleanPowerSF: Coercion Allegations Taint PUC Vote

Coercion Allegations in Battle Over Shell Public Power Contract

Multiple accusers claiming to be representatives of Public Utilities Commission-funded nonprofits have contacted the mayor's office, alleging they were threatened by PUC officials to not publicly question the proposed "clean power" deal with Shell -- at risk of losing their funding. Mayoral spokeswo ... More >>

Mayor Lee's Stop-and-Frisk Idea Was Not Just Contoversial But Uncreative

On May 16, federal judge Shira A. Scheindlin granted class-action status to a lawsuit against New York City's stop-and-frisk policy. As the New York Times reported, "she was disturbed by the city's 'deeply troubling apathy towards New Yorkers' most fundamental constitutional rights.'" In her ruling ... More >>

Mayor's Office Says Medical Marijuana Is a "Nuisance" Akin to Liquor Stores, Strip Clubs

It took some doing, but Mayor Ed Lee at last gave medical marijuana the lip service it had been seeking for months with a statement where Lee dubbed state-legal medical cannabis "legitimate," and expressed "concern" over more city-licensed dispensaries risking federal closure from the United States ... More >>

America's Cup Considering New York City For August Race; NYC Surprised to Hear of It

​The America's Cup will grace San Francisco not once, not twice, but thrice, citizens were promised: before  catamarans race for the main Cup currently held by Larry Ellison's Oracle team in 2013, there will be smaller World Series races in October and in August, according to plans the race e ... More >>

Occupy SF: Protesters Still Camped Out, No Signs of Police Raid

adrielhampton via FlickrOccupy SF might get raided today ... by the rain ​The only thing that raided the Occupy SF camp last night were rumors of a imminent police raid. This morning, Justin Herman Plaza reportedly looks the same as any other day since the protesters started squatting there -- onl ... More >>

Occupy SF Prepares for Police Raid Tonight

Kate CongerIs San Francisco next?​Update (5:45 p.m.): Department of Health officials led reporters through the encampment this evening as they inspected the area for violations. SF Weekly's Lauren Smiley says that Barbara Garcia, the director of the city's Health  Department, claims the toile ... More >>

Mayor Ed Lee: City Walking "Fine Line" With OccupySF Movement

It will take some kind of corporate power to get these guys to move ​Occupy Oakland protesters are playing chicken with the city officials who today gave them an order to vacate Frank Ogawa Plaza. Yet here in San Francisco, Mayor Ed Lee intends to continue to "walk a fine line" between letting the ... More >>

Ed Lee Won't Campaign for Mayor "At This Time"

Maybe Ed Lee's mustache doesn't want him to run for mayor​Yesterday we told you how the Los Angeles Times just figured out that Mayor Ed Lee doesn't want to run for mayor. The newspaper printed the tired quote from his spokeswoman Christine Falvey: "He wants his old job back as city administrator. ... More >>

Mayor Ed Lee Meets with Michelle Obama and Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

Did he write Obama a check today?​Hopefully, Mayor Ed Lee woke up feeling sociable -- and hungry -- today. After a lengthy lunch with First Lady Michelle Obama, he met up with Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj to chow down on more grub. In case you missed the motorcade across San Francisco ... More >>

Will Ed Lee Run for Mayor?

Mayor Ed Lee ... for Mayor

A San Francisco favorite​As SF Weekly told you this morning, the notion that Mayor Ed Lee jumping in the race for mayor is becoming a reality. While he was selected as interim mayor earlier this year based solely on the fact that he would only be a "caretaker" who was committed to not running for ... More >>

How Much Does Cleaning Up Illegally Dumped Crap Cost San Francisco?

Urban SnapsTake the couch. Hell, take the hipster, too. ​According to the city, the couch you benevolently leave on the street so some couchless person can cart it off may be costing San Francisco millions. Actually, that's not true. People leave couches on the street because they're lazy. People ... More >>

Graffiti Shifts From Public to Private Property, City Reports

He's hopping off of public property​Following a lengthy and expensive crackdown, graffiti seems to be migrating from public to private property, the controller's office reports.According to a memo from the city controller presented as part of the the communications packet for this week's Board of ... More >>

DPW Crew Caught Shopping, Applying Makeup While Parked in Bus Zone

Njon WeinrothNot in the bus zone! ​It turns out, regardless of who you work for, there are only three good reasons to park in a bus zone: You're a bus; there's an emergency going on; or you're a scofflaw. Sadly, it appears a Department of Public Works employee or employees caught on film by an ira ... More >>

San Francisco Celebrates 'National Public Works Week' -- By Dumping Tons of Crap on Streets

Jim HerdPost-race detritus in Golden Gate Park​You wouldn't waltz home on Mother's Day, toss Ma a steak, and demand she cook it up for you. Would you? You wouldn't clog up the toilet on Father's Day, hand Dear Old Dad the plunger, and put him to work? And yet, on the first day of National Public W ... More >>

DPW Workers Caught Parking, Yapping in Bus Zone

What, again? ​Last year, a camera-wielding civilian sent SF Weekly photos of a cop parked in the bus zone near Mission and 20th, ordering his delicious lunch at Pete's Barbecue. For you and me, that's a $250 fine; for the cops it's an admonishment for making the SFPD look bad. Of course, a police ... More >>

Surfers think city's exposed sewage tunnel warning is a bunch of crap

What a Difference a Flood Makes -- City's Sandbag Giveaway Going Gangbusters

Turns out San Franciscans just love sand! ​Money found is sweeter than money earned. True that -- people love to be given things. And yet, last month, when the city offered to give away up to 300 pounds worth of sandbags to any San Franciscan worried about flooding, hardly anyone responded. Only 1 ... More >>

Sandbags! Sandbags Here! Will *Anyone* Take City's Free Sandbags This Time 'Round?

Anyone else need a sandbag?​Having witnessed grown men all but strip each other's clothes off in pursuit of a $3 baseball or complimentary T-shirt at a Major League game, we've learned that people love to be given things and will fight for them -- even if those things have little to no real value. ... More >>

Tracking City Employees Is Money Well Spent?

via flickr by wstera2time is money ​We understand that parents want to know where their kids are at all times, and that the state should keep track of the whereabouts of sex offenders. But in this era of government waste, it doesn't seem necessary for San Francisco to shell out hundreds of thousan ... More >>

Art Vandals

Mural gets a paint job after city crew issues warning about graffiti.

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