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FEMA

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2012

    San Francisco, FEMA Differ on How $5 Million Anti-Terror Grant Ended Up in the Ground

    Last month, the Chronicle published an eye-opening story alleging Muni squandered $37 million in anti-terror grants on cameras it largely wasn't using. Perhaps the most jarring allegation, however, is one that Muni quickly copped to -- it shunted $5 million in federal anti-terror money into rail rep ... More >>

  • News

    January 26, 2011

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

    Last month, the Chronicle published an eye-opening story alleging Muni squandered $37 million in anti-terror grants on cameras it largely wasn't using. Perhaps the most jarring allegation, however, is one that Muni quickly copped to -- it shunted $5 million in federal anti-terror money into rail rep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    SF Gov InAction: Toxic Babies Are Not an Option!

    Sometimes ... and I want to make it very clear that this is not drug-induced ... I don't think San Francisco is a real city at all. I think that maybe we're a Lego city, populated by Weebles. It makes as much sense as anything Sophie Maxwell's said lately. Why would I think this? Well, h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2009

    Sweetwater Construction Update '09

    Thom and Becky Steere of Marin County's Sweetwater Saloon music venue have sent along an update about their ongoing construction hurdles. Like many people who've dreamed of building a new place or expanding a current structure have discovered, it's not the expected hassles but the unforeseen ones th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2008

    "Challenge Me to the Extent that You Believe I Should Be Challenged." - Gavin Newsom's Ironic Conclusion to the State of the City

    By Benjamin Wachs If you ever wondered who was going to be the Ed Wood of YouTube, San Francisco has an answer. Gavin Newsom added a new video to his YouTube channel yesterday - a one-and-a-half minute introduction to 311's new online service. The video itself is not worth commenting on...the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2008

    Feds to Katrinians: Go Spork Yourselves

    By Benjamin Wachs If you ever wondered who was going to be the Ed Wood of YouTube, San Francisco has an answer. Gavin Newsom added a new video to his YouTube channel yesterday - a one-and-a-half minute introduction to 311's new online service. The video itself is not worth commenting on...the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2007

    Fags, Brownies and Funnies: It's VVM ChainSmoking

    By Benjamin Wachs If you ever wondered who was going to be the Ed Wood of YouTube, San Francisco has an answer. Gavin Newsom added a new video to his YouTube channel yesterday - a one-and-a-half minute introduction to 311's new online service. The video itself is not worth commenting on...the ... More >>

  • Music

    June 27, 2007

    The Call of Katrina

    Dirty Dozen Brass Band gives sonic insight into New Orleans' stormy history

  • Home Entertainment

    January 3, 2007

    A Legendary Outing

    Twilight Princess is the best Zelda ever.

  • Music

    July 19, 2006

    Mr. Lif

    Mo Mega (Definitive Jux)

  • News

    May 24, 2006

    Toxic Acres

    The fill below Treasure Island is filled with dangerous toxins left by the Navy

  • Culture

    May 3, 2006

    I Am Woman

    Four plays redefine the word diva, for good and bad

  • News

    December 21, 2005

    Making the Rent

    A study says San Francisco is the most expensive city in the United States for apartment dwellers. Are you paying too much for that one-bedroom?

  • News

    October 19, 2005

    S.F. Hosing Authority

    City government promised Katrina victims a haven, then it gave some of them the shaft

  • News

    September 21, 2005

    FEMA -- a Four-Letter Word?

    The only quiz in the world that will tell you if you're an apologist for the Bush administration's Hurricane Katrina response

  • News

    October 6, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, October 6, 2004

  • News

    January 21, 2004

    Surprise!

    If you think S.F. is ready for a terrorist attack – even two years-plus after 9/11 – think again

  • News

    December 26, 2001

    Organ Failure

    An ambitious plan to relocate a historic pipe organ to the Embarcadero threatens nothing but sour notes

  • News

    September 12, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    Unanswered Questions; Let Your Comics Be Your Guide; The Homeless Problem;

  • News

    August 1, 2001

    Rubble With a Mortgage

    What could be worse than a devasting earthquake in the Bay Area? The day after, when we all realize that no one is covered by insurance.

  • News

    December 1, 1999

    Rage Against the Machine

    Tom Ammiano's mayoral bid: inside the campaign that has become a cause

  • News

    August 25, 1999

    Political Economy

    How a Willie Brown real estate venture snagged tens of millions of dollars in government subsidies and opened the way for Democratic heavyweight Angelo Tsakopoulo to make even more money

  • News

    July 21, 1999

    Dog Bites

    How a Willie Brown real estate venture snagged tens of millions of dollars in government subsidies and opened the way for Democratic heavyweight Angelo Tsakopoulo to make even more money

  • News

    March 20, 1996

    Masters of Disaster

    The San Francisco Office of Emergency Services unveils its new post-apocalypse playbook

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