By Manav Tanneeru, CNN
January 29, 2008
The U.S. economy is clearly in terrible shape. What is less clear is how we got here.
Opinions vary on when and where to begin the story, but many experts trace the origins of the current economic situation to the housing bubble that came about earlier this decade.
Housing prices jumped at […]
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From Presidio Historical Association
January 28, 2009
Critics of Gap founder Donald Fisher’s plans to build a large, contemporary art museum on the Main Post of the Presidio applauded the San Francisco Board of Supervisor’s 9-2 vote last night approving a Resolution urging Fisher to locate the museum within the City limits rather than in the Presidio, […]
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Rafael Mandelman
Photo courtesy RafaelMandelman.com
By Hope Johnson
January 28, 2009
The politically progressive Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club re-elected incumbent president Rafael Mandelman to a second term during its monthly membership meeting held last night at the Women’s Building in the Mission. Although the race was considered by many club members to be highly competitive, Mandelman won […]
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Supervisor Bevan Dufty was today elevated from vice-chair
to the chair of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority.
Photos by Luke Thomas
By Luke Thomas
January 27, 2009
By a 6-5 vote, mayoral hopeful Supervisor Bevan Dufty was today elected to the chair of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA).
Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi was elected Vice-chair by consent.
Dufty, who was […]
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, with Jennifer Siebel Newsom
and Francois Lacote, Senior Vice President, Alstom Transport, by his side,
today strongly stated that the first phase of the Transbay Terminal project
must include a high-speed rail terminus.
Photo courtesy mayor’s office.
From the Mayor’s Office of Communications
January 26, 2009
PARIS, FRANCE - Mayor Gavin Newsom used his tour of the […]
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Despite efforts to improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians
and prevent motorists from making an illegal right turn
onto the southbound entrance to the 101 Freeway,
the intersection remains dangerous and a threat to public safety.
Photos by Luke Thomas
By Luke Thomas
January 25, 2009
Despite well-intended efforts by the city and bicycle advocacy groups to prevent collisions between cyclists and […]
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South of Market activist Jim Meko
officially declared his candidacy yesterday
for the 2010 District 6 Supervisors race.
By Luke Thomas
January 24, 2009
Revered South of Market land use activist Jim Meko filed papers Friday with the department of elections officially declaring his candidacy in the 2010 race for District 6 Supervisor.
“November of 2010 is a long ways off […]
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Image courtesy U.S. Department of Transportation.
By Susan Vaughan
January 23, 2009
San Francisco environmentalists and sustainable transportation advocates have entered a period of cautious optimism – the state of California is finally getting ready to tell communities that they should disregard previous automobile-centric guidelines, called level-of-service or LOS, when complying with environmental provisions of CEQA, the California […]
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Board of Supervisors President David Chiu today released
his much anticipated committee assignments.
Photo by Luke Thomas
By Luke Thomas
January 21, 2009
Following much anticipation, San Francisco Board of Supervisors President David Chiu today made public his committee assignments.
In looking at the assignments, from the perspective of the right-leaning moderate bloc, particularly at the Budget, Land Use, and Rules […]
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