Greg Wagner

Pension Costs to Skyrocket for Key S.F. City Unions

Hellish Process of Hacking City Departments' Budgets Commences Monday

What can the city afford to cut? ​Monday, Feb. 22 is a big day on the city's calendar. That's when city departments are required to submit their initial budgets -- and, this year, Mayor Gavin Newsom has asked for 20 percent cuts from their general fund allotments. Greg Wagner offers a wan smile. H ... More >>

City Enters Era of 'Year-Round Budgeting'

​There used to be a time when the city hammered out a tentative budget, politicians and others duked it out regarding the allocations for their pet causes and agencies, and, eventually, everyone got on with running the city. Well, those days are over. Now the joys of budgeting never end -- and the ... More >>

Bridge Out

A look at the comically delayed Fourth Street drawbridge project, and how the city's Byzantine contracting system costs millions