Supes Torpedo Newsom Sunshine Veto
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…
4 Vie for 2 Seats on City Sunshine Panel
Progressives Rally Around Doug Comstock
Sunshine Task Force Chair Doug Comstock Photo by Luke Thomas By Gino Rembetes May 12, 2008 The Board of Supervisors Rules Committee could decide this Thursday which of four applicants…
Committee Moves Forward With Mirant Power Replacement Plan
By Ari Burack May 6, 2008 A San Francisco Board of Supervisors committee yesterday approved a controversial plan to replace an aging, polluting power plant in one of the city’s…
Supes reject Alioto-Pier effort to stifle accountability
Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier’s efforts to repeal a 2006 voter mandate requiring the mayor of San Francisco attend Board of Supervisors meetings, was effectively killed yesterday. Photos by Luke Thomas By…
San Francisco – Inside City Hall
With Nicholas Olczak
Nicholas Olczak Photos by Luke Thomas By Nicholas Olczak February 27, 2008 One small step, one giant leap…. An atmosphere often hangs over the legislative chambers at the start of…