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    February 24, 2012

    America's Cup, San Francisco, and an Armada of Yachting Teams are Sued

    ​On the cusp of next week's likely final approval of the far-reaching America's Cup development agreement, the city, race organizers, the Board of Supervisors, and no fewer than 50 yachting teams have been hit with a lawsuit in San Francisco court. Waterfront Watch, an umbrella group that lists fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Cellphone Companies Already Warn Customers of Radiation Risks

    Try speaker phone ...​Never one to shy away from fringe crusades, San Francisco Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) is pushing legislation to make San Francisco's law that requires retailers to inform consumers of possible risks of cellphone use, mandatory statewide.And it turns out that cellphone co ... More >>

  • News

    March 30, 2011

    S.F. Feral Cats Policy Good for Cats, Terrible for Birds

    Try speaker phone ...​Never one to shy away from fringe crusades, San Francisco Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) is pushing legislation to make San Francisco's law that requires retailers to inform consumers of possible risks of cellphone use, mandatory statewide.And it turns out that cellphone co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    San Francycle: Ed Lee and Bikes from the Bay to the Beach

    ​ What does an Ed Lee mayorship mean for bicycles? Well, for one thing, you may see more bike moustaches around town. But what will Mayor Lee do to make biking safer, comfier, and more popular? The Bike Coalition didn't waste any time asking him just that. No sooner was he sworn in than they ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    New Bill Seeks to Curb Use of Environmental Review to Delay Worthy Projects

    Matt SmithThe bike lane injunction is in the rearview mirror, thankfully​Proposed Legislation by Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier aims to diminish the role of state environmental law in delaying local projects posing little threat to Mother Nature.And -- don't you know it -- Mary Miles, the attorney ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    Is Chevron's Richmond Refinery 'Tour' a PR Stunt Connected to Expansion Plans?

    Chevron's Richmond refinery​Chevron is facing serious criticism of its alleged efforts to evade state environmental laws and push through a proposed expansion of its oil refinery in Richmond. Faced with the opposition of environmental activists and some state legislators, is it a surprise that the ... More >>

  • News

    August 11, 2010

    Let's just drain the Lily Pond and kill the frogs

    Chevron's Richmond refinery​Chevron is facing serious criticism of its alleged efforts to evade state environmental laws and push through a proposed expansion of its oil refinery in Richmond. Faced with the opposition of environmental activists and some state legislators, is it a surprise that the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    Caltrans Sued Over Highway Project Through Redwood Forest

    ​Environmental activists are suing Caltrans over plans to expand and reroute a highway that passes through Richardson Grove State Park, the Humboldt County preserve that boasts some of California's oldest and tallest coast redwoods.The suit was filed yesterday in San Francisco Superior Court by th ... More >>

  • News

    June 2, 2010

    Bleeding Green

    Forget about Sharp Park’s endangered frogs and snakes. The real problem with the golf course is its enormous cost to the city.

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Supes Spurn Appeal; Muni Service Cuts Coming May 1

    Bryan DemplerTen percent service cuts are the one Muni-related item that's not delayed​A transit activist claiming that Muni and the planning department violated state laws by approving service cuts without an environmental review was given the "nice argument, but you lose" treatment moments ago b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2009

    Beige. I Think I'll Paint the Streets Beige.

    Jim HerdPaint the town red, paint the streets beige​After years of  waiting, San Francisco can finally tell its roadway-focused version of the world's most played-out dirty joke.(Ergo: The difference between girlfriends ["Ooohh! DON'T STOP! DON'T STOP!"], prostitutes [a passive "Oh baby baby. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009

    Conservation Group Not Necessarily Opposed to Moving 'Extinct' Plant From Doyle Drive's Path

    © California Academy of SciencesA roadblock?​SF Weekly has written a little bit about the jaw-dropping recent discovery of a Franciscan Manzanita beneath mounds of overgrown plants abutting the Doyle Drive highway project. While finding a manzanita plant in coastal California is a bit like spotti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    SF Gov InAction: Supes Try To Save Cats, Unify Ireland, and Create Public Power

      The moral high ground in San Francisco may be the most valuable real estate of all. Last week Gavin Newsom -- who thumbed his nose at state and federal law on gay marriage -- tried to claim it by saying he couldn't help illegal immigrants because he has too much respect for the law. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    Bicyclists Pack City Hall -- No Spandex in Sight

    Anna McCarthyValet?Bike parking was scarce at a City Hall hearing this morning as bike advocates arrived downtown in droves donning helmets and fluorescent pink identification stickers reading, "Double the number of bike lanes." Although helmets, U-locks, and other bicycling accessories abounded, ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    State Senate Committee Moves to Allow Toxic Waste In County Dumps

    Thanks, Ma: Toxic waste from old cars is still hunky dory in California The California Senate's Environmental Quality Committee today unanimously approved a bill that would block environmental officials from preventing 700,000 tons of toxic waste from being dumped into county landfills each year. As ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    Neighborhood Group Sues City over Bayview Hunters Point Biodiesel Plant

    If a neighborhood group has its way, it may be a while before you see a scene such as this in San FranciscoA Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood group last week filed suit against the city planning department alleging San Francisco trampled environmental laws when it exempted a proposed biodiesel pla ... More >>

  • News

    January 7, 2009

    Environmental reports waste tons of paper

    If a neighborhood group has its way, it may be a while before you see a scene such as this in San FranciscoA Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood group last week filed suit against the city planning department alleging San Francisco trampled environmental laws when it exempted a proposed biodiesel pla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2008

    Last Night: Charge of the Light Brown Apple Moth at Town School for Boys

    If a neighborhood group has its way, it may be a while before you see a scene such as this in San FranciscoA Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood group last week filed suit against the city planning department alleging San Francisco trampled environmental laws when it exempted a proposed biodiesel pla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2008

    SF Government InAction: Police foot patrols clash with Light Brown Apple Moths under undead movie house marquees!

    If a neighborhood group has its way, it may be a while before you see a scene such as this in San FranciscoA Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood group last week filed suit against the city planning department alleging San Francisco trampled environmental laws when it exempted a proposed biodiesel pla ... More >>

  • News

    February 27, 2008

    Supes Spread Manure

    Their anti-Newsom campaigning is preventing more affordable housing

  • News

    January 30, 2008

    Four Steps to Success for Gavin Newsom

    Their anti-Newsom campaigning is preventing more affordable housing

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2007

    Blogger Staves Off Pissed Bike Riders: BetterKnowanSFBlog - District 5 Diary

    Their anti-Newsom campaigning is preventing more affordable housing

  • News

    September 20, 2006

    Saving Corbett Slope

    Their anti-Newsom campaigning is preventing more affordable housing

  • News

    July 12, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, July 12, 2006

  • News

    June 28, 2006

    Mean People's Court

    On many fronts, the spiteful are doing harmful things that you should know about

  • Calendar

    August 18, 1999

    Cothran

    On many fronts, the spiteful are doing harmful things that you should know about

  • News

    August 18, 1999

    Welcome Home

    How shortsighted neighborhood activism fuels the city's housing crisis, and pushes the best of San Francisco deeper and deeper into the suburbs

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