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Employee Compensation

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2012

    After Lots of Arguing and Arrests, Museum Workers Finally Sign a Contract

    Just a month ago, angry museum workers had flooded the deYoung and Legion of Honor buildings, barricading the entrances, and giving the public (and management) a performance of a lifetime. Some 19 workers were arrested, and it appeared that a signed contract was nowhere near.But that was last month, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Court Workers Say They Will Strike if They Have to

    Court employees empowered union leaders yesterday to authorize a strike if need be, saying they are tired of the dead-end negotiations with management. Local court workers, who are represented by SEIU Local 1021, voted 95 percent in favor of calling a strike if there isn't some movement at the negot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Court Workers to Decide on Possible Strike

    There are few experiences in San Francisco more excruciating than waiting in line outside the Hall of Justice to take care of a traffic ticket. People crane their necks, instinctively trying to snatch a sight of the front of the line. Somebody inevitably says, "Why are three of the windows closed?" ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 23, 2012

    Chickens, Bees, and Cheese

    There are few experiences in San Francisco more excruciating than waiting in line outside the Hall of Justice to take care of a traffic ticket. People crane their necks, instinctively trying to snatch a sight of the front of the line. Somebody inevitably says, "Why are three of the windows closed?" ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Leland Yee: Drivers Could Park Three Days for Free at the Cost of Nat Ford's Severance Package

    Wants three days of free parking ​Last week, City Attorney Dennis Herrera took what seems to be the first real potshot at a fellow mayoral candidate when he publicly said that he has better things to do than fight with Rush Limbaugh and ban shark fin soup. Anyone who has even barely scanned the he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Pension Reform: Jeff Adachi Says Mayor's Proposal Doesn't Add Up

    The new face of pension reform?​Mayor Ed Lee announced his long-awaited pension reform proposal today, partnering with Supervisor Sean Elsbernd to introduce an amendment to the city charter that aims to defray San Francisco's mounting liabilities for employees' retirement benefits. Lee's goal all ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Which Pol Will Forgo a Pay Raise?

    Or don't take the money and run​Yesterday, SF Weekly told you about the amazing news that your elected officials were looking forward to getting pay raises -- despite the city's $300 million budget deficit. We wondered whether this would upset voters, who will experience yet another round of unfor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Never Mind the City's Budget Crisis: Supervisors, Mayor to Get Pay Raise

    Pay raises won't help close the budget gap​Closing a multimillion-dollar budget deficit is no easy task -- and handing out raises to elected officials will only make it that much harder. The Examiner reports today that in the face of a $300 million budget crisis, the Civil Service Commission has r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    City Overtime $40 Million More than Projected

    And worth every penny.​The city will spend $40 million more on overtime pay than its most recent projection, according to a new controller's report.That's bad. This is worse: Only one city employee -- a Muni secretary -- had her excessive pay labeled "non-exempt." The rest of the city's lavishly p ... More >>

  • News

    March 16, 2011

    List: Why S.F. School Board Members Deserve Raises

    And worth every penny.​The city will spend $40 million more on overtime pay than its most recent projection, according to a new controller's report.That's bad. This is worse: Only one city employee -- a Muni secretary -- had her excessive pay labeled "non-exempt." The rest of the city's lavishly p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Hey Rich Assholes: Are You Shorting Your Nanny? Tell It to the Judge

    Don't even think about shorting her...​The cost of living for the Meg Whitmans of the world might become much more expensive. California Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D- San Francisco) announced today that he is introducing legislation to improve the lives of domestic workers in the state.The bill, whi ... More >>

  • News

    January 26, 2011

    Six unexpected things S.F. city employees receive bonuses for

    Don't even think about shorting her...​The cost of living for the Meg Whitmans of the world might become much more expensive. California Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D- San Francisco) announced today that he is introducing legislation to improve the lives of domestic workers in the state.The bill, whi ... More >>

  • News

    January 26, 2011

    Premium pay nets city workers millions in bonuses for just doing their jobs

    Don't even think about shorting her...​The cost of living for the Meg Whitmans of the world might become much more expensive. California Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D- San Francisco) announced today that he is introducing legislation to improve the lives of domestic workers in the state.The bill, whi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2010

    Report of Chinatown Worker Abuse Echoes 2004 Film

    Our favorite morsel from the Web. Last week press reports referenced the study by the Chinese Progressive Association documenting worker abuses in Chinatown restaurants. The study -- "Check, Please!" - lacked the bubbly blonde Leslie Sbrocco (host of the KQED viewer review show with a similar nam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Police Overtime So Lax as to Seemingly Invite Abuse, Audit Says

    Plan: we'll roll it all into a ball then take whatever we want​The San Francisco Police Department fails to adequately keep track of $114 million in overtime pay collected by officers, allowed cops to take home more overtime pay than permitted by department policy, and even overpaid officers' unif ... More >>

  • News

    July 14, 2010

    Jeff Adachi for mayor!

    Plan: we'll roll it all into a ball then take whatever we want​The San Francisco Police Department fails to adequately keep track of $114 million in overtime pay collected by officers, allowed cops to take home more overtime pay than permitted by department policy, and even overpaid officers' unif ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Is Gavin Newsom Attempting to Gut Pension Reform?

    Gavin Newsom is accused of pulling a fast one. But will the supes give a damn? ​The organization Public Defender Jeff Adachi formed to push his "Smart Reform" pension measure today sent out a frantic call to arms, claiming Mayor Gavin Newsom is attempting to subvert the charter amendment before vo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Is Progressive Supes' Muni Amendment Just a Bargaining Chit?

    Like this old train, many elements of yesterday's sweeping Muni charter amendment were things we've seen before...​The Charter Amendment yesterday introduced by a quartet of progressive supervisors would essentially tear apart the way the Municipal Transportation Agency is run and sew it back toge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Ron Dellums Breaks Promise to Take Pay Cut

    Even Democratic Socialists like money. ​How's this for great leadership: In June, Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums publicly promised to take a 10 percent pay cut, then privately kept collecting his full pay. His excuse: It was just a really inconvenient time to make less money. According to news reports, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    Union Boss' Answer to Public Sector Vastly Outearning Private: Get Better Union!

    ​This morning, the San Francisco Chronicle reported the fact that one-third of the city's employees make $100,000 or more each year. All the way at the bottom of the story came the small fact that those working in in the city's public sector earn an average of 20 percent more than those in the pri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Lazer Sword Releases New Split EP

    ​Lazer Sword, the DJ/producer duo that was once based in our fine city, is now an East and West Coast outfit split between San Francisco and New York. The group's two members, Lando Kal and Low Limit , take things to the international level with the release of a split EP on Glasgow's Numbers label ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Controller Confirms Amendment to Pension 'Reform' Plan Would *Cost* City Millions

    San Francisco finds innovative new ways to lose money...​We've written a bit about Supervisor Sean Elsbernd's proposed Charter Amendment, which would save the city a modest bundle by altering San Francisco's pension system. We couldn't help but notice, however, that an amendment Supervisor Eric ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Will City Manage to *Lose* Money on Pension 'Reform'?

    It's like gaining weight on a diet...​You'd think even San Francisco wouldn't manage to formulate a "solution" for pension reform that actually costs millions more in both the long-run and short-run. Right? Right? Well -- apparently not. We've written a bit about Supervisor Sean Elsbernd and his p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Will Hard Times Bring Out the Progressives' Inner Elsbernd?

    Does pension reform seem like a good idea now? ​It doesn't seem likely that many elected members of San Francisco's government want to stand up and bellow about how pension reform is bunk -- they're just fine with the way things are. At least that's what Supervisor Sean Elsbernd is counting on. Yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2009

    City: Nurses Will Be Paid More Here Even With Slashed Salaries

    City nursing assistants will soon be paid far less to deal with the R.P. McMurphys of the world​The city of San Francisco's response to hundreds of nurses who stand to lose perhaps $14,000 a year in compensation: You don't know how good you've got it. The Department of Human Resources is circulati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2009

    What Did SEIU Hope to Gain Via Quixotic Quest to Change Newsom's Mind?

    ​As SF Weekly and others reported yesterday, the SEIU convinced eight supervisors to borrow nearly $2 million -- from funds already earmarked for workers' salaries -- to stave off layoffs, pay cuts, and job reassignments in the Department of Public Health. And, because San Francisco's governmental ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    City Lawyers Vote Themselves Two Percent Pay Cut -- Again

    The union representing the lawyers staffing the offices of San Francisco's City Attorney, District Attorney, Public Defender, and others yesterday announced its membership has voted by a two-to-one margin to approve a wage concession in which attorneys forfeit two percent of their yearly salaries.Je ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    But Is It Art? SFAI Students, Riled By School's Move To Drop Nine Tenured Faculty, To Blockade Building.

    It doesn't take a Ph.D to interpret the deeper meanings of this mural recently created by SFAI studentsA last-minute announcement went out this morning that students at the San Francisco Art Institute are mad as hell -- and they're not going to take it anymore. Spurred by the February announcement t ... More >>

  • News

    March 11, 2009

    Flubbers

    How Federal Home Loan Banks and their execs exacerbated the banking meltdown.

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    Public Defender Unapologetic About Playing Budget Chicken with Mayor, Says It's Impossible to Cut His Costs

    Public Defender Jeff Adachi has no qualms about refusing to adhere to Gavin Newsom's demands he cut his budgetIn recent weeks, SF Weekly (and others) have covered the increasingly nasty public exchanges between Public Defender Jeff Adachi and the Board of Supervisors and Mayor's Office. In a nutshel ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 28, 2009

    What Drives Women

    Public Defender Jeff Adachi has no qualms about refusing to adhere to Gavin Newsom's demands he cut his budgetIn recent weeks, SF Weekly (and others) have covered the increasingly nasty public exchanges between Public Defender Jeff Adachi and the Board of Supervisors and Mayor's Office. In a nutshel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2009

    Dismissed Reporter Sues MediaNews Group, Alleges Race Discrimination

    A former reporter at the Monterey County Herald has sued the Northern California newspaper and its parent company, MediaNews Group, alleging that he was underpaid and then fired because of his race. MediaNews, headed by press mogul Dean Singleton (pictured), is also a major presence in the Bay Area ... More >>

  • News

    November 19, 2008

    Business Conductor

    The city needs to stop subsidizing the S.F. Symphony and other snobby arts organizations that cater to the rich.

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2008

    SF Gov InAction: Dirk Dirksen alley is back, non-profits pay surprisingly well, and hey - who wants to build a library?

    The city needs to stop subsidizing the S.F. Symphony and other snobby arts organizations that cater to the rich.

  • News

    October 15, 2008

    Controversial police ticketing program gets makeover

    The city needs to stop subsidizing the S.F. Symphony and other snobby arts organizations that cater to the rich.

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2008

    Forbes Ranks Top-Earning Celebrity Chefs

    The city needs to stop subsidizing the S.F. Symphony and other snobby arts organizations that cater to the rich.

  • News

    July 30, 2008

    SF Weekly Letters

    The city needs to stop subsidizing the S.F. Symphony and other snobby arts organizations that cater to the rich.

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2008

    Salary.com Survey Says: You Will Be Poor

    The city needs to stop subsidizing the S.F. Symphony and other snobby arts organizations that cater to the rich.

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2008

    8,000 SF Employees Take Home Over $100,000 -- And Then Some.

    The city needs to stop subsidizing the S.F. Symphony and other snobby arts organizations that cater to the rich.

  • News

    December 26, 2007

    SF Weekly Letters

    The city needs to stop subsidizing the S.F. Symphony and other snobby arts organizations that cater to the rich.

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2007

    Muni Chief Gets Raise To $336K

    The city needs to stop subsidizing the S.F. Symphony and other snobby arts organizations that cater to the rich.

  • News

    June 7, 2006

    No Administrator Left Behind

    The University of California system is embroiled in a scandal over perks and compensation for some of its highest-paid employees. Are they worth it? Find out where you stand!

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    May 15, 2002

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    May 17, 2000

    Best Italian Restaurant

    L'Osteria del Forno

  • News

    December 2, 1998

    Rewarding Failure

    What's really wrong with Muni? For starters, one third of its employees don't show up to work, causing systemwide delays and costing the agency more that $20 million a year in overtime. First in a two-part special report

  • News

    December 24, 1997

    Take BART, Please

    We make Henny Youngman answer hard questions about regional transit and his mother-in-law

  • News

    June 4, 1997

    Dream Job

    Do you like sleeping, eating, shopping, reading, TV watching, Internet surfing, large amounts of overtime pay, and small amounts of actual work? You may have a future as a dispatcher for the San Francisco Fire Department.

  • News

    December 27, 1995

    Willie's Wild Ride

    The Transport Workers Union contract with Muni is up for renewal, and TWU boss Larry Martin says that anybody who wants to roll back the union's cush work rules, lucrative salary structure, and handsome trust fund is a "racist" and can go to hell. Meet t

  • Calendar

    June 21, 1995

    Paper Trails

    The Transport Workers Union contract with Muni is up for renewal, and TWU boss Larry Martin says that anybody who wants to roll back the union's cush work rules, lucrative salary structure, and handsome trust fund is a "racist" and can go to hell. Meet t

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