San Francisco Bay Area News, Arts, Culture and Politics
San Francisco supervisors Tuesday approved programs offering incentive payments for city residents and business owners to install solar panels on the rooftops of their homes or businesses. One 10-year, $3.5-million-a-year…
Bay City News June 4, 2008 While much election activity in the Bay Area was overshadowed by developments on the national political stage Tuesday as Barack Obama effectively clinched the…
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom today announced his 2008-09 budget which includes 450 layoffs to help reconcile a $338 million budget shortfall. By Jesse Dungan June 2, 2008 San Francisco…
Legislation authored by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi intended to expand City Hall sunshine and transparency survived yesterday when the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8-3 to override a veto issued…
Elaine Santore Photo by Luke Thomas By Elaine Santore May 12, 2008 If Luke Thomas doesn’t photograph an event, did it really happen? Not to glorify my boss or anything,…
Mayor Gavin Newsom Photo by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas May 7, 2008 Citing budgetary constraints, Mayor Gavin Newsom announced Friday his veto of legislation that would expand City Hall…
Paul Pelosi Jr., Elaine Santore, and Jennifer Siebel attended the unveiling of Francesco’s rock at the de Young Museum, April 24. Photos by Luke Thomas By Elaine Santore April 28,…