Jim Lazarus

"Warriors on the Waterfront" Rally Catches So-Called Allies Off-Guard

The battle for -- and against -- the Golden State Warriors' proposed waterfront arena is heating up. So it wasn't a surprise to see a group calling itself "Warriors on the Waterfront" throwing a noontime rally on the City Hall steps today. Unless you're a member of the group's "steering committ ... More >>

Supervisor David Chiu Scores High with SF Chamber of Commerce

​The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce has released its annual scorecard, ranking how it feels members of the Board of Supervisors have been doing when it comes to bolstering our economy. And, like every year, the results are as predictable as San Francisco fog: The moderates outscore the progress ... More >>

Republicans Love Mayor Ed Lee

Ed Lee welcomes support ... from everyone ​In a liberal bastion like San Francisco, what Democratic candidate would want the support of the Republican Party? Turns out, plenty. Supervisors David Chiu and Ross Mirkarimi, and mayoral candidate Michela Alioto-Pier, to name a few. But as far as the ma ... More >>

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

Supervisor Asked For Less Aggressive Ranger Patrols Prior to Huntington Park Dog Attack

It's not uncommon for rookie politicians to unwittingly involve themselves in long-stewing special-interest battles. In that tradition, freshman Board of Supervisors President David Chiu has taken a series of actions that have drawn him into a particularly vicious, only-in-San-Francisco conflict -- ... More >>

Did City's Goof Cause Tax Collectors to Overcharge San Francisco's Small Businesses?

A ballot proposition that raised the amount of money San Francisco businesses need to pay their employees before being subjected to city payroll taxes seems to have gone unnoticed by the very people charged with enforcing it -- San Francisco's tax collectors. Last year, voters overwhelmingly approve ... More >>

Par for the Course

Give away city golf courses? Yet another scheme to take public property and put it into private hands without much oversight.

A Vote of Competence

This is no time for softheaded governing. In this election, Prop. F and Dennis Herrera pass the confidence test; MUD fails completely.

Left in the Lurch

In jingoistic times, Steve Williams exhibits precisely the kind of faux progressivism we don't need in a city attorney

Dog Bites

Beating Swords Into Tourist Shares

S.F. tries, tries again to bring the USS Missouri "home"