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San Francisco Board of Supervisors

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Save California, Pro-Family Group, Demands Kids Skip School on Harvey Milk Day

    The right-wing pro-family group Save California has made the daunting request that probably won't go over well in San Francisco. Those hatemongers demand parents take their kids out of school on May 22 -- Harvey Milk Day -- so youngsters aren't subjected to curriculum, lessons, or positive informati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Occupiers to Put on Ugly Hospital Gowns to Confront Wells Fargo Executive

    ​No better way to draw sympathy than to put on a hospital gown, right? Needless to say, protesters in San Francisco are getting creative with their campaign against Wells Fargo, the nefarious big bank that's screwed one too many homeowners out of their homes. Occupy Bernal Heights, along with the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    S.F. Pot Clubs Threatened by Government Crackdown Won't Sue

    On defense​It was only a matter of time before the state's medical marijuana collectives went to the courts -- and the time was nigh Monday for Lynette Shaw of the Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana to announce at a downtown San Francisco law firm that she's suing the feds. Her deadline to close ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    New Offleash Laws to Favor Dog Walkers Who Make a Profit

    Get ready for a lot more of this.​The San Francisco Board of Supervisors might gripe about the seemingly onerous plan to severely restrict dogs from roaming offleash in areas owned by the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. But when it comes to that key question of how to handle dogwalkers who h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Street-Food Vendors Form Tent City to Apply for Permits

    Anamika and Suresh KhannaWould-be mobile vendors begn camping out Friday night to be among hte first in line to apply for newly administered DPW permits.​Today, the Department of Public Works took over issuing authority for street-food permits with the launch of its Mobile Food Facilities Prog ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Reminder: KUSF May Be off the Air, But Its Rock 'n' Swap Is Still Happening this Weekend

    Sadly this is now memorabilia, too.​Every day brings new developments in the KUSF story: Today, it came out that some of University of San Francisco's faculty wants the university to cancel the sale, and just a few moments ago, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution opposing th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2010

    Theresa Sparks Honored For Election To Board of Supervisors. Problem: She Wasn't.

    Ms. Sparks, we've got some news for you...​Theresa Sparks will not be a San Francisco supervisor. Yet she has been named one of the year's top politicos for winning a seat on the Board of Supervisors. Say what? Along with Alameda County Superior Court Judge Victoria Kolakowski, Sparks is named as ... More >>

  • News

    December 15, 2010

    List: S.F. local hiring policy's impact

    Ms. Sparks, we've got some news for you...​Theresa Sparks will not be a San Francisco supervisor. Yet she has been named one of the year's top politicos for winning a seat on the Board of Supervisors. Say what? Along with Alameda County Superior Court Judge Victoria Kolakowski, Sparks is named as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    Congestion Pricing Showdown: Assemblyman Jerry Hill To Address San Francisco Supes

    Seriously, take Caltrain. You're allowed to drink coffee and everything. ​San Francisco's idea to charge motorists $6 a day to enter or exit the city's southern border has spurred what could only be labeled a congestion pricing pissing contest. Peninsula officials are huffing that they'll impose a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Happy Meal Ban Makes Canadian Ashamed To Share Border with U.S.

    At least somebody's sticking up for Happy Meals...​A Canadian correspondent was so appalled by the ordinance passed over the mayor's veto today requiring local restaurants luring children with toys to meet minimum nutritional requirements, that he's embarrassed to share a border with the United St ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Elections Overtime: The Races That Haven't Finished

    ...And we're counting​Funny thing about Instant-Runoff Voting: The results often aren't so instant. A number of elections around the state are still undetermined. What does the future hold? Gnashing of teeth, threats of litigation, and, of course, counting, counting, and recounting. In an Instant- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    San Francisco Bans the Happy Meal -- With Veto-Proof Majority

    Veto-proof majority! Robble robble. ​It seems the San Francisco Board of Supervisors has accomplished what the Hamburglar never could. They've made off with McDonald's fare. The supes today passed an ordinance that will require meals to meet nutritional guidelines if restaurants wish to include a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    New Hurdle for SF Politicos: Appease the Music Fans

    Joseph SchellArash Ghanadan is suing S.F. for false arrest and imprisonment after officers stormed a late-night party in SOMA.​Candidates vying for a San Francisco Board of Supervisors seat will face a brand-new challenge on the campaign trail this year: Placating local music fans and club owners ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2010

    Emergency Marijuana Legislation Proposed to Save 'Mom-and-Pop' Dispensaries

    'Big-box' dispensaries? ​That the city's planning and zoning laws are complex is well-known; that the city's laws permitting medical cannabis dispensaries are even more Byzantine is news even to dispensary owners, -- as SF Weekly reported last week. Of particular concern to the city's pot clu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Hunters Point Project's Contentious Bridge Not a Done Deal Yet

    I know, how about we build a freeway bridge over your park?​It's not over until it's over: The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has allowed Lennar to go ahead with a Hunters Point housing development proposal that includes a 41-foot wide bridge bridge over Yosemite Slough. But that doesn't mean ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    Oakland Beats S.F. to the Punch on Arizona Boycott

    They'll be boycotting cacti across the bay in Oakland. But not here in San Francisco. Yet.​San Francisco's proposed boycott of the state of Arizona drew a national spotlight. But the distinction -- be it positive or negative -- of actually enacting a boycott goes to Oakland, which can add that lau ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Here it Is: San Francisco's Arizona Boycott Resolution

    H.I. McDunnough and the rest of Arizona can look forward to a boycott from the city of San Francisco. Unless, you know, it's costly and a pain in the ass. ​Supervisor David Campos' resolution to boycott the state of Arizona due to its harsh new immigration law, SB 1070, keeps it short and sweet. T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2010

    Supervisor Suggests Eating Less Meat, FOX Commenters Lose Their Shit

    ​So, FOX Nation seems to have the scoop on a new local government entity: The San Francisco Food Police! It's like the fashion police, but with less telling you not to wear leggings as pants and more telling you to eat local. (But seriously, what WOULD the San Francisco Food Police do?) The level- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2009

    S.F. Babylon: A Decade of Scandal, Hypocrisy, and Weirdness (Pt. 1)

    By Ashley Harrell and Will Harper     Over the past decade, we have oftentimes felt as though we are living in an adult playground run by a feisty bunch of hypocrites, philanderers, and drunk-dialers. This, we have to admit, makes San Francisco a pretty exciting city in which to gather t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2009

    Dinner with David Chiu Auctioned for $500. Batch of S'mores: $800.

    What might a developer, city contractor, union leader, or other person with a financial stake in the decisions of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors pay for a one-on-one night on the town with the president of the board? It can cost millions to go through the political hoops necessary to get a b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    SF GOP Opposes Sanctuary Legislation in Letter-Writing Offensive

    Supervisor David Campos​If an angry Republican writes a letter in San Francisco, and no elected official cares enough to read it, did it ever really exist?San Francisco's local curiosity of a G.O.P. is currently seeking pen-pals in city government with a barrage of letters to Mayor Gavin Newsom an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    It's Your Friday Morning News Quiz!

    Can you answer Question No. 1? It's Chris Daly's world and the rest of us are just paying rent (you think we can buy in San Francisco?) It was another fabulous week in the city -- or did you black out and miss it, Muni-style? Let's see if you were paying attention: 1. Supervisor Chris Daly, cha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2009

    Supervisors Push for Resolution Supporting Alleged Cop Killers

    San Francisco Eight, Board of Supervisors, Sophie Maxwell, Eric Mar, San Francisco Police Department, Sgt. John Young, Black Liberation Army, Black Panthers

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    David Chiu's Proposed Vehicle License Fee Could Net City $70M -- But Requires 'Hail Mary'of a Senate Bill to Pass

    These guys could make San Francisco lots of moneyThe Vehicle License Fee proposed this week by Supervisor David Chiu could net the city as much as $70 million. And the lottery ticket you bought this week could net you $70 million, too. Okay, that's a bit of a stretch, and the VLF won't benefit local ... More >>

  • Film

    November 26, 2008

    Proposition Hate

    Gus Van Sant's Milk recaptures Californian intolerance at exactly the right time.

  • News

    March 5, 2008

    SF Supervisor Aaron Peskin's Message to Newsom: Quit Attacking Me!

    Gus Van Sant's Milk recaptures Californian intolerance at exactly the right time.

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2008

    Obama Frenzy at the Fairmont -The Super-Tuesday Fog Lifts

    Gus Van Sant's Milk recaptures Californian intolerance at exactly the right time.

  • News

    November 7, 2007

    Armenian Genocide Resolution Blog Posting at SFWeekly.com Draws Armenian Ire

    Gus Van Sant's Milk recaptures Californian intolerance at exactly the right time.

  • News

    September 12, 2007

    USS Iowa, Any Takers?

    Will $250,000 hole in the water stay afloat or be scrapped for target practice?

  • News

    January 17, 2007

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of 1-17-2007

  • News

    November 8, 2006

    Recount Needed

    Is a city bureaucrat putting our next vote count at risk by insisting S.F. hurry and spend up to $15 million on new equipment?

  • News

    June 28, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, June 28, 2006

  • News

    April 17, 2002

    The Ghost of Scandals Past

    Previous "creative financing" debacles should haunt city officials who've approved a risky $1 billion lease of Muni streetcars

  • News

    February 6, 2002

    Land Ho

    A new deal with the Navy means S.F. supervisors can finally consider accepting part of Hunters Point Shipyard

  • News

    September 26, 2001

    Dog Bites

    Let's Agree to Disagree; Coming Together

  • News

    September 12, 2001

    Flight Capital

    How SFO officials used city employees and money -- in apparent violation of state and federal law -- in a very odd attempt to privatize the airports of Honduras

  • News

    June 6, 2001

    Warning: Deconstruction Ahead

    The Village Voice thinks postmodern deconstructionism explains the S.F. Board of Supervisors; but why invoke Derrida, where ignorance will serve?

  • News

    January 17, 2001

    As a Matter of Fat

    The city's new weight discrimination law is badly reasoned, legally defective, costly, and bad for public health

  • News

    November 1, 2000

    Fear, Loathing, and Non Sequiturs at Chico State

    Or, how humanoids, hemp, and Ralph Nader will save us from Propositions I, L, and M

  • 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

    August 9, 2000

    The Case for Ending Rent Control

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

  • News

    March 29, 2000

    A Republican by Any Other Name

    GOP candidate sniffs out chances in district elections

  • News

    March 8, 2000

    Dog Bites

    Whither the Avant-Garde?... To Suburbia, Of Course!

  • News

    February 16, 2000

    Make Room for Dot-Coms

    Forget about live-work lofts. The newest fight for San Francisco's soul is over multimedia office space.

  • Calendar

    March 17, 1999

    Cothran

    Forget about live-work lofts. The newest fight for San Francisco's soul is over multimedia office space.

  • News

    May 28, 1997

    Falling for the Gap

    San Francisco gave away the store to help The Gap Inc. and its politically connected chairman build an upscale headquarters with a bay view. But more than $18 million in subsidies apparently won't bring the city anything it couldn't have had free.

  • Calendar

    April 16, 1997

    The Grid

    San Francisco gave away the store to help The Gap Inc. and its politically connected chairman build an upscale headquarters with a bay view. But more than $18 million in subsidies apparently won't bring the city anything it couldn't have had free.

  • News

    April 9, 1997

    Un-Welcome to Mr. Roberts' Neighborhood

    The Chans were set to build a nice, simple home on their own property. Then Chronicle honcho Jerry Roberts and his relentless wife moved next door. Suddenly, everything became very complicated and very nasty.

  • Calendar

    September 25, 1996

    The Grid

    The Chans were set to build a nice, simple home on their own property. Then Chronicle honcho Jerry Roberts and his relentless wife moved next door. Suddenly, everything became very complicated and very nasty.

  • News

    August 30, 1995

    Achtenberg's Third Act

    Roberta Achtenberg bristles when anyone dares say that Williw Brown is the one who gets things done. "I have gotten things done my entire life, right?" she says, citing when her accomplishments as a law school dean, her 800-page book on sexual orientatio

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