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    May 9, 2011

    Yellow Pages Legislation Would be a Boon to Local Economy, Environment, Report Says

    The economic analysis of the Yellow Pages legislation is a real page-turner​Earlier this year, SF Weekly concluded that Supervisor David Chiu's jihad to cutback on the number of Yellow Pages directories piling up in recycling centers is a keen political move. And a new report shows it's a smart ec ... More >>

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    February 8, 2011

    SF Barometer: Construction Spending Up, Muni Complaints Down

    Muni riders stopped grousing, and started adapting to shoddy service​Is the recession over in San Francisco? There are still some 40,000 people without jobs, business is slow, and yes, food stamps are increasing. But here's a ray of hope. In December, the value of construction projects in the city ... More >>

  • News

    January 13, 2010

    SF Weekly Letters

    Muni riders stopped grousing, and started adapting to shoddy service​Is the recession over in San Francisco? There are still some 40,000 people without jobs, business is slow, and yes, food stamps are increasing. But here's a ray of hope. In December, the value of construction projects in the city ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    City Attorney Wants PG&E Muzzled On Government-Run Clean Energy Plan

    City Attorney Dennis Herrera is asking state energy regulators to shut PG&E up when it comes to a controversial overhaul of San Francisco's power system that proponents say would provide greener electricity.A city brochure for CleanPowerSF​In a petition filed today with the California Public U ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    S.F. Parks Director: Examiner's Absentee Gardener Story Bogus

    How about "The 86-Percent Gardener"? That's good too, right? Today's San Francisco Examiner story alleging that the city's park gardeners are AWOL half the time is bogus, and stemmed from a misreading of a controller's report that was actually complimentary of those workers' performance, according t ... More >>

  • News

    September 12, 2001

    Flight Capital

    How SFO officials used city employees and money -- in apparent violation of state and federal law -- in a very odd attempt to privatize the airports of Honduras

  • News

    June 13, 2001

    Mental Cruelty

    Michael Wise and Susan Owsley are recovering schizophrenics who got the right kind of help, and got off the street.The mayor's secret budget cuts will make sure that doesn't happen anymore.

  • News

    June 21, 2000

    Matt Smith

    Parking Problem

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