The Case for Community-Owned Bay Area Sports
Across the Bay Bridge, the Oakland A's are in a similar situation. The team's owners have been disrespecting the fans for the better part of the last 15 years with…
In Support of President Obama
Here are just a few of his major accomplishments: health care reform (imperfect though it may be); a $789 billion economic stimulus package; auto industry bailout; selecting Sonia Sotomayor, the…
Board Notes
Turning to the other flashpoint of the day, Supervisor Sean Elsbernd, acting in accordance with the mayor's wishes, attempted to pull a rabbit out of his hat with a parliamentary…
Auto Trips Generated:
The Standard that Ate the Bicycle Network
Under ATG, each auto trip would be considered an environmental impact and would be mitigated by a predetermined impact fee. A bike lane project would have zero ATG impact, while…
SFPD Respond to Clamor for Foot Patrols
What I saw causing the commotion were two San Francisco police officers standing upright on scooters cutting through the crowd ahead of me. The two appeared to be in perfect…
Carly Fiorina: A Global Warming Denier
Fiorina even had the audacity to suggest the science of global warming needs to be examined. What's to examine when the overwhelming scientific consensus has concluded that global warming is…
Board Notes
As has been customary for Mayor Gavin Newsom, he failed to attend the meeting, flouting the will of the electorate which passed a 2006 advisory measure requiring the mayor to…