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  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Franciscan Manzanita, Once Thought Extinct, On Way to Becoming 'Endangered'

    © California Academy of SciencesThe Franciscan Manzanita: Once 'extinct,' now 'endangered'? ​Usually, a species has to be endangered before it goes extinct. Not the Franciscan Manzanita. It went extinct -- and now it may become endangered. Readers may recall the discovery last year of a Francisca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    Progressives' Muni Charter Amendment Finalized

    ​If ever a Muni rider -- packed into a sweaty, steaming bus or train in the midst of an interminable delay -- dreamed of taking revenge via the ballot box, oh happy day: Your dreams are coming true. There will be not one but two Muni-related charter amendments on the ballot come November. Sean Els ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Did Moving Rare Franciscan Manzanita Actually Cost City Any Money?

    © California Academy of SciencesWho picked up the check? ​Yesterday we noted that the $175,000 cost cited by the Chronicle for moving the only known wild Franciscan Manzanita out of the path of the Doyle Drive highway project was more than twice the price tag we were told in January. Our numerous ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    It's No Secret Why Muni Abandoned Bus Stop Consolidation

    Not going anywhere, it would seem...​The San Francisco Examiner today had a story noting that the idea of bus and train stop consolidation, pushed as a remedy that could save Muni millions by speeding up vehicles, has just as speedily fallen off the radar. The Ex does a downright public service by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Muni CEO Nat Ford Allegedly Calls Mandatory Meeting in Wake of SF Weekly Story, Rails Against 'Snitches'

    ​It appears Municipal Transportation Agency CEO Nat Ford was less than thrilled with SF Weekly's Muni cover story this week. According to a source within the transit agency, on Wednesday, the day the story came out, Ford summoned all of Muni's top brass into his office -- 30, 40, or perhaps even m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    Your Rundown on the Week in S.F. Government

    Plastic bags have unintended consequences​San Francisco public officials love -- and we mean really, really love -- to dabble in bold social experiments. Whether they're trying out a novel scheme for government-controlled electricity service, legally enshrining the right of cats to keep their nail ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Transit Experts: Caltrain's Future Grim

    Going, going, gone?​On April Fools' Day, the CEO of Caltrain made an announcement we wish was just a joke: The agency is beyond broke, and will move to cut half its service. And that's only if it's lucky enough to survive at all. That was the bad news. Here's the worse news: According to transit e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Will Influx of State Money Prevent Muni Service Cuts?

    Woosh! Are service cuts soaring away?​When it comes to funding, Muni has been down so long, everything looks like up to them at this point. So the surprise news earlier this week that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a pair of bills that'll send roughly $36 million Muni's way -- after he'd earlie ... More >>

  • News

    March 3, 2010

    Muni Fail

    Federal scrutiny could threaten funding for the Central Subway boondoggle.

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2010

    Think Tank's 28 Ideas to Save Muni Millions -- Without Fare Hikes or Service Cuts

    N-Judah Chronicles/Lauren Oliver -- Used with PermissionA plan that can't fail? ​Unlike March Against Muni, San Francisco Planning and Urban Research didn't take the streets or wield any bullhorns. Instead, they offered actual solutions to Muni's myriad problems. On Friday, the moderate think tank ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2010

    Et Tu Elsbernd? Supe Apparently Latest To Enter Jackie Speier Sweepstakes.

    When Sean Elsbernd had this photo taken, he ostensibly wasn't interested in running for higher office. Now he is. Also, watch out for that truck. ​The Chronicle's Marisa Lagos has done a bang-up job handicapping the myriad political possibilities that could result if Rep. Jackie Speier leaves Cong ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Board Members Predict Even Feds' Threats Can't Derail Oakland Airport Connector

    ​What will it take to derail BART's half-billion dillar planned extension to Oakland Airport? How about the price quadrupling while the anticipated ridership dropped by two-thirds? Nope. How about the predicted commute time actually being slower than the existing shuttle system? Nope. Well, how ab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    I'll Surrender My Snark If the Guardian Loses its Condescension: One More Look at the Numbers

    ​Tim Redmond thinks our debate on Forum tomorrow should be "fun." But I'm bored with his line of argument already. Because the truth is that we're reached a point in the "how much does San Francisco spend per capita?" debate where reasonable people can disagree. And at that point, debating th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    iBike -- New App Helps Users Write City's Bike Routes

    ​As San Francisco breathlessly awaits the day when Judge Peter J. Busch lifts the court  injunction that has prevented the city from installing amenities for cyclists, news pops up that two-wheeled San Franciscans' lives are improving, despite the ban on bike lanes.The judge had asked for arg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Fare Cheats Beware: Muni Crackdown Continues

    Four friendly fare inspectors​Today at the intersection of 4th and King Streets, passengers aboard the N train with no ticket to ride were about to get caught. As the doomed passengers recognized this, some attempted to look innocent and formulate explanations. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Baseball, Aggro Cyclists, Rock Music Fans -- Is It a Perfect Storm of Friday Night Traffic?

    May the force be with you​Sorry for the lame headline cliche -- it's Friday afternoon, people. Normally that's good news. But if you count yourself in the pariah caste of San Franciscans who still commute by automobile, this evening may be a little less pleasant than usual. Public transit riders - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2009

    Great News: You Can Still Ride BART. If You're Partly Blind, You Can Still Suffer.

    If you can't make out this sign, then riding BART is even more hazardous than you might have thought​ Many riders have been pissed off of late about BART's ongoing labor soap opera. But two riders with bad eyesight may hold BART in special contempt now that the the 9th Circuit Court ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2009

    BART Trains Stop Running at Midnight. BART Union Negotiations Go On Forever.

    Just when you thought they were out ... they pull you back in​You know how BART is going to run 24 hours during Labor Day weekend while the Bay Bridge is closed? Well, maybe not! How about zero hours?A strike -- and the idea of a Dunkirk-like fleet of small boats being required to move folks acros ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    Breaking: Governor Will Not Grant 'Cooling Off' Period to BART, Unions

    http://world.nycsubway.orgNo cooling off period for you!A member of the BART board just told SF Weekly that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has let it be known that he will not grant the transit agency's unions a 60-day cooling off period if asked -- which could ratchet up the possibility of a pending st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    Muni's 'New' Notion of Selling Cable Car Sponsorships Was a Great Idea -- In 1982

    Sadly, it's too late to wheedle a cable car sponsorship out of Thelonious MonkWhen Municipal Transportation Agency director Malcolm Heinicke earlier this week proposed selling off "sponsorships" to the city's treasured cable cars as a means of making the city's ends meet, you could almost hear the r ... More >>

  • News

    June 3, 2009

    Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi gets the boot for parking in his own spot at City Hall

    Sadly, it's too late to wheedle a cable car sponsorship out of Thelonious MonkWhen Municipal Transportation Agency director Malcolm Heinicke earlier this week proposed selling off "sponsorships" to the city's treasured cable cars as a means of making the city's ends meet, you could almost hear the r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    SF Weekly Exclusive: The Offending Muni Reward Posters You'll Never See

    We reported last week on a public relations standoff between our local cops' union and the Muni bus system: The cops dropped off a pile of posters seeking witnesses to the murder of a 17-year-old boy, hoping they'd be plastered in city buses and trains. But a Muni official nixed the plan. Happily, s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2009

    Ticket Master: Parking Officers 'Boot' Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi's Car

    Reconsidering your vote on the MTA budget, Mr. Mirkarimi?The truly insidious Us Magazine has a nifty little photo feature titled "Just like us!" featuring famous people caught in the act of jogging, ordering at Del Taco, buying handbags at Prada -- just like us! We're not sure if San Francisco Super ... More >>

  • News

    May 20, 2009

    During budget talks, the mayor is on the job - technically

    Reconsidering your vote on the MTA budget, Mr. Mirkarimi?The truly insidious Us Magazine has a nifty little photo feature titled "Just like us!" featuring famous people caught in the act of jogging, ordering at Del Taco, buying handbags at Prada -- just like us! We're not sure if San Francisco Super ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    MTA Budget Showdown Leads To ... Wait For It ... A COMPROMISE!

    Jim HerdThat sound you heard earlier today was every City Hall journalist in San Francisco slapping his palm on the table when the Board of Supervisors vote over the controversial Muni budget was continued. And continued again. And more time went by. And now ... after several hours of behind-the-sce ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2009

    SF Gov InAction: Gavin Newsom Will Be Told That David Chiu Is Rejecting MUNI's Budget Sometime In Early 2011

    From a numerical standpoint, the Supes are finally getting their act together. At the beginning of the year, we were lucky if they made it through four meetings a week. Now they're hitting six or seven almost every time. That's the good news. The bad news is that the number of meetings appare ... More >>

  • News

    September 12, 2007

    Muni Chief's "Quiet Time"

    Nat Ford to staff: Don't talk to me!

  • News

    August 1, 2007

    Off the Books

    Outdated laws are still on the books in San Francisco

  • News

    August 23, 2006

    BART’s Radar Dreams

    Outdated laws are still on the books in San Francisco

  • News

    January 21, 2004

    The Tax Man Cometh

    The federal government looks to eliminate abusive tax shelters, and it may cost San Francisco tens of millions of dollars

  • News

    December 17, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of December 17, 2003

  • News

    November 6, 2002

    Life Is Change

    Even a headstrong columnist can meet his match -- and have to move on

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Best Park Bench

    Dolores Park

  • News

    August 9, 2000

    It's an Ugly Day in the Neighborhood

    The self-serving attempts by some activists to block new development are making life harder for the rest of us

  • News

    July 26, 2000

    They Love Bloomie's

    The Chron and Ex drool over Bloomingdale's as the city coughs up $27 million

  • News

    March 22, 2000

    San Francisco International Airpork

    How the SFO construction program went $1 billion over budget. Yes, billion. With a B.

  • News

    February 23, 2000

    Dog Bites

    Muni's source for customer service expertise: Nordstrom

  • News

    June 30, 1999

    Even More Honors

    Muni's source for customer service expertise: Nordstrom

  • Calendar

    June 23, 1999

    Cothran

    Muni's source for customer service expertise: Nordstrom

  • News

    February 3, 1999

    Letters

    Muni's source for customer service expertise: Nordstrom

  • News

    December 9, 1998

    A Million Here, a Million There ...

    Muni's source for customer service expertise: Nordstrom

  • 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

  • Calendar

    May 7, 1997

    The Grid

    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

    November 20, 1996

    Letters

    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

  • Calendar

    October 2, 1996

    The Grid

    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

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