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The Contemporary Jewish Museum: What’s Inside Libeskind’s Box

A 'Gold Mine' Denied: Ethics Commission Spurns Rule Changes That Would Have Eased Big Donations -- For Now

Like a bloody steak, the Ethics Commission earlier this week sent back a bevy of proposed rule changes for more cooking and seasoning. Along with good government types, even some members of the commission were flummoxed by the staff-generated proposed changes to the Campaign Finance Reform Ordinance ... More >>

Paper Trails

Like a bloody steak, the Ethics Commission earlier this week sent back a bevy of proposed rule changes for more cooking and seasoning. Along with good government types, even some members of the commission were flummoxed by the staff-generated proposed changes to the Campaign Finance Reform Ordinance ... More >>

Tough economic times hit Yoshi's, VIPs, and your CD collection

Like a bloody steak, the Ethics Commission earlier this week sent back a bevy of proposed rule changes for more cooking and seasoning. Along with good government types, even some members of the commission were flummoxed by the staff-generated proposed changes to the Campaign Finance Reform Ordinance ... More >>

Chron insiders hate Willie Brown's new column

Like a bloody steak, the Ethics Commission earlier this week sent back a bevy of proposed rule changes for more cooking and seasoning. Along with good government types, even some members of the commission were flummoxed by the staff-generated proposed changes to the Campaign Finance Reform Ordinance ... More >>

Portrait of a Capitalist

Take a close look at Don Fisher and his motivations for a Presidio museum

Cesar Chavez Area Stabbings and Shootings Contribute to Failed Fanatics Sports Bar and Grill: The Derf Butler Story

Take a close look at Don Fisher and his motivations for a Presidio museum

Not for Sale by Owner

Visitacion Valley might have its dream transit village in a few years, if only Ingersoll-Rand will get out of the way

What's Really Wrong With the Lower Fillmore?

Visitacion Valley might have its dream transit village in a few years, if only Ingersoll-Rand will get out of the way

Market Economics

If Mayor Newsom lives up to his promises, there's no reason Market Street can't become a thriving theater district -- and very quickly

Arrested Development

Mayor Brown is pushing for quick approval of a Hunters Point Shipyard redevelopment plan that gives a lot to homebuilding giant Lennar, and not nearly enough to the city or the shipyard's neighbors

Glowing Review

The Navy says radiation levels are within federal safety guidelines, but are higher than what is legally acceptable for the property to be transferred

Diseaseville

Asthma, cancer, and other illnesses occur at higher-than-average rates in Hunters Point. Many residents blame the nearby Navy shipyard, one of the most contaminated ex-military bases in the nation.

Mob Rule

Flash mobs: serious social movement or quirky entertainment (or both)?

Fallout: The Past Is Present

The Nuclear Witnesses

The Curtain Slowly Rises

The Nuclear Witnesses

How to Kill a Nonprofit

A federal audit reveals the waste and mismanagement that ruined a once-promising minority aid program

Make Room for Dot-Coms

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

Payday for Charlie Walker

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

W.L. Brown: A Public/Private Partnership

Mayor Willie Brown has made official decisions benefiting business entities that are partners in the mayor's own private business endeavors. Is this intersection of Brown's public decisions and private finances a coincidence - or a conflict of interest?

Dirty Dealings at the Dock

San Francisco is planning to take title to the decommissioned Hunters Point Naval Shipyard before the military completes an environmental cleanup. The move could cost the city hundreds of millions of dollars -- or more.

Letters

San Francisco is planning to take title to the decommissioned Hunters Point Naval Shipyard before the military completes an environmental cleanup. The move could cost the city hundreds of millions of dollars -- or more.

The Redevelopment Sinkhole

Years of reckless borrowing have sent the city's Redevelopment Agency spiraling into debt. Mayor Brown's pet projects may flush it down the drain entirely.

The Grid

Years of reckless borrowing have sent the city's Redevelopment Agency spiraling into debt. Mayor Brown's pet projects may flush it down the drain entirely.

Falling for the Gap

Years of reckless borrowing have sent the city's Redevelopment Agency spiraling into debt. Mayor Brown's pet projects may flush it down the drain entirely.

Rural Renewal

Will paving one of S.F.'s last dirt streets improve or ruin east Bernal Heights?

School Work Needing Supervision

Superintendent Rojas says he was just trying to avoid red tape; a lawsuit claims he willfully ignored city law

Making Good

Superintendent Rojas says he was just trying to avoid red tape; a lawsuit claims he willfully ignored city law

Dollars Without Sense

For 25 years, Harvey Ross has rooted out the waste and lies of politicians and bureaucrats. But some say he's too lost in the line items to see the big picture

Ideal Location Found For Itinerant Fisher Collection -- At Its Current Gap, Inc. Site

Don't scream -- there's a perfectly sound place to put all Don Fisher's art: Where it already is.Kudos to the Chronicle's John King for today's scoop on Donald Fisher's decision to abandon his contentious plan to house his modern art collection at the Presidio National Park. "Doris and I will take s ... More >>

San Francisco's Hit from State's Siphoning of Redevelopment Funds: $28.7 Million

Sorry Bob -- no money for you.​Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken to brandishing unsubtly lethal cutting implements of late. But when it comes to the sharpest cut of all, the pen really is mightier than the sword. Today the governor is wielding his "blue pen," administering an additional billion ... More >>

Show 'Em What They Lost: Controller Issues Report Detailing How Much State Will Vacuum Away From S.F.

​As promised, city controller Ben Rosenfeld this afternoon released a report detailing the hit San Francisco will take as a result of state borrowing, filching, and other creative accounting tactics. What, you were expecting good news? How about this: Hundreds of Muni vehicles didn't crash today. ... More >>

SF Gov InAction: A Big Week For Nurses, Lawsuits, and Jokes About Fights on Muni

  Monday, Nov. 16, 2 p.m. - Public Safety CommitteeIt's an exciting time to be on the Public Safety Committee. Swine flu is rampant, there's a new top cop in town, and SOMEBODY needs to decide if Hugues de La Plaza was: (a) the victim of a grisly murder, or; (b) a committed neat freak to t ... More >>

Local Artist Raising Money To Save SOMA Furniture-Strewn Building Sculpture

A local artist is hoping this installation, "Defenestration," won't be tossed out the window...​San Francisco artist Brian Goggin is facing a tough dilemma: Either raise the $75,000 to restore the iconic furniture dancing on the walls of the above derelict building at Sixth and Howard, or see all ... More >>

City to Demolish Furniture Art Building, Regardless of Artist's Crusade

Sorry, Charlie​So you remember the iconic furniture art building we wrote about yesterday? It turns out the city is going to be demolishing the building whether the artist Brian Goggin restores it with $75,000 in donations or not.Goggin tells us the original plan was to just demolish the building ... More >>

Save the Armoire

Sorry, Charlie​So you remember the iconic furniture art building we wrote about yesterday? It turns out the city is going to be demolishing the building whether the artist Brian Goggin restores it with $75,000 in donations or not.Goggin tells us the original plan was to just demolish the building ... More >>