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The Art of Picking the Public Purse
"…under the proposed Warriors deal, the $120,000,000 borrowing would be approved by a simple majority of the Board of Supervisors, not taxpaying voters. The San Francisco Giants in 1996 and the San Francisco 49ers in 1971 were not afraid to secure voter/taxpayer approval. Maybe Lee and the Warriors are afraid the truth is that $120,000,000 is needed for the extraordinary cost of bearing the proposed arena’s weight, and supporting facilities the Warriors want to build on a platform over San Francisco Bay.” By Quentin Kopp Read More…
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The Shame of Laguna Honda
Who's Dumping Grandma?
"She (Therapist Blaustein) and the physician assigned to the North Mezzanine raised concerns and protested placement of inappropriate patients, indicating the two patient populations don’t thrive well together because the behaviors of people with dementia agitate psychotic people, and then psychotic patients want to harm the demented ones.”
Trattoria da Vittorio Bistro
Southern Italian Fare Succeeds Cafe for All Seasons
"With the oven flames blazing and seats colored red and white, Trattoria da Vittorio opened last month. The new Italian restaurant is cooking food from Calabria, the southernmost region...”
By Keith Burbank More...
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Neighborhood Businesses Need To Play By The Rules
“...the Planning Code views the store as a “small business” and not as a chain store, despite its clear and direct ties to the 200 plus businesses nationwide.”
By Avrum Shepard Read More…
Ethics Commission: Failing the Public Again
"Rec & Park’s lack of compliance was also hiding City employee and Commissioner attempts to sabotage public discussions of privatization of public lands. These public officials were signing their non-public e-mails with their public titles to sway the Commonwealth Club to bias a forum arranged by members of the public.”
By George Wooding More...
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What is the Integrity of the City’s Revenues?
"I get very upset when I see employees in the trenches worried about their jobs or getting laid off because many revenues that the city can bring in are not being considered.”
By John Farrell
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Irritations, Various But Never Sundry
"Four well-connected consulting firms each take home $5 million dollar prizes. Who knew that City watersheds required such extensive “management?” And by not one, but by four consultants. Our two thousand-employee SFPUC, staffed with City hires, apparently does not have the time or expertise."
Read More… By Steve Lawrence
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California Coast Debacle
"……permanent protection of the state’s natural resources is of paramount concern to present and future residents of this state and nation, not just the City of San Francisco.” Commisioner Steve Blank
By Kathy Howard Read More…
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DEAD-END FOR WHISTLEBLOWERS: THE ETHICS COMMISSION
“The failure to enforce the Whistleblower Ordinance makes it meaningless. It also makes it deceptive — a trap for trusting tipsters. Worse, non-enforcement forces whistleblowers to sue the City.”
By Dr. Maria Rivero & Dr. Derek Kerr Read More…
Neighborhood Social Network Comes to West Portal
"…neighborhoods are the original social network. But today 29 percent of Americans know only a few neighbors by name, and 28 percent of Americans know none of their neighbors by name.”
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Celebrating
Father's Day"…nearly two-thirds of men age 65 or older are diagnosed with prostate cancer. About 238,590 new cases will be diagnosed in the United States and 29,720 men will die from the disease. It is the second leading cause of death in American Men.”
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The Last Dance Hall
"…the Great Quake and Fire of 1906 turned saloons, brothels, opium dives, shanghai dens and gambling houses to ash in what clergymen likened to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Oddly, the Hotaling building, a whiskey warehouse, was not destroyed. A popular ditty from the era, “If, as they say, God spoke and spanked the town for being so frisky. Why did he burn down all the churches and save Hotaling’s Whiskey?”
By Jeanette Copperwaite
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Especially Cats
"In Veterinary school, students are required to learn about farm animals, rodents, reptiles, and the list of things we had to learn was extensive.” Benfatto mentioned that focusing just on cats allowed her to have more confidence.”
By Jonathan Farrell Read More…
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Around the Town June 2013
"How about Dad?...The weather is continuing to get warmer and as spring inches forward it’s time to do something special for “Dad” as Father’s Day is on June 16..."
West Portal Merchant's Gold Buyer's Appeal
Board of Appeals • Wed, June 19th • 5:00 pm • City Hall Rm. 416.
Cuts to Evening Hours Planned by S.F. Public Library
Thur June 6 • 4:30 PM, Koret Auditorium - Main Library, 100 Larkin
Glen Canyon Park Renovation Community Meetings
Thu June 13th • 6:00 pm 8:00 pm • St. John School GYM • 925 Chenery
Community Summit:
"Sustaining San Francisco's Living History"Sat June 15th from 10 am- 3:30 pm • Bayanihan Community Center • 1010 Mission Street
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Health Care Reform, Looking Back and Looking Forward
"Discussing financial planning with our clients consistently involves protecting the assets we are working so hard to accumulate. Medical insurance is just one example. Over three years ago, on March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law.” Read More…
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MAY MEETING
a “... an update from D7 Supervisor Norman Yee, a “pleased to know you” from newly-appointed D4 Supervisor Katy Tang, a presentation from Paul Giusti from Recology on their proposed rate increase, and the announcement of a slate of officers ..."Read More… By Mitch Bull
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Q:What is the difference between list and sales prices?
Natalie Greene
By Kevin Birmingham More...
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Is It?...
“Isn't this at Ocean and Granada? Reader Grant Wright asks, and he sent us this photo from the view at Ocean and Granada in response to a previous Remember When...
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