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Tue • Sept 26 • 3 pm
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File # 230035 SFBOS-Committee of the Whole - Laguna Honda Hospital’s Strategy for Recertification and the Submission of a Closure and Patient Transfer and Relocation Plan.
Over 100 crowded the room to address Westside disorder, homelessness and street crime.
Check it outStop Crime SF seeks to inform voters about our judges...
California law entrusts its citizens to retain or reject sitting judges. We need more light, not less.
Check it outScientists who analyzed Earth’s safety boundaries found humans are currently transgressing six.
Check it outAfter neighborhood protests at Rec & Parks residents got more, not less concerts.
Check it outHow familiar are the Task Force members with the research and how well are they equipped to make data driven recommendations?
Read MoreFive of the state”s dirtiest beaches are in the Bay Area
Want your taxes & utility fees to pay to pollute our beaches? SF taxpayers and ratepayers are footing the bill to fight for that privilege.
Check it outOh no! You don't want Nancy Wuerfel on your case! That woman does her homework, which means that you're going to have to do yours as well!.
Read MoreLHH’s bedrooms exceed the minimum square-foot restrictions. They have sliding doors between each bedroom — essentially making them all private, single-person rooms.
Check it outSFDPH enables contaminated development
The Health Department’s Article 31 needs to prevent housing on radioactive sites.
Check it outBudgets are built on predictions. Will Californians actually earn income and pay taxes at the levels predicted? No one knows for certain.
Read MoreOur critic of all things civil tackles the City, State and the rest of the world.
Check it outRecertification accomplished - so what’s this for?
On top of the $64.9 M already spent — including $30.5 M on consultant contracts, $22.3 M lost Medi-Cal reimbursement, and $12 M misc.
Check it outBeyond the tangle of red tape
Mired in Dull-as-Dishwater Details, It's an Amazing Accomplishment — But Will Oakland Beat Us To It?
Check it outSchools scramble to comply with Supreme Court’s admission decision AND still create diverse college communities
Read MoreShould all the ice in Greenland melt, we could expect the sea level rise an additional 23 feet.
Check it outBefore Prop 47 eliminated California Penal Code section 666, a police officer could charge a thief with a criminal history with “felony theft with-priors” and take him to county jail.
Read More ...... E.T. versus City
Pretend you're an alien (E.T.) come to earth in human form to live and learn and even to rationally guide humans who have lost their way. You land in San Francisco.
Read More ...Have any such housing units been built? Of course not! Why? Probably because there’s no market for them. Why not? Because the population has declined
Check it outManagers disregarded the risks to patients
Known costs climbing to $65 Million but City Attorney conceals ($5 million?) in legal fees.
Check it outI’m reminded again and again that there are really great things the world of San Francisco.
Read MoreSF has 60,000 market-rate apartments standing empty. They’re unlikely to be filled any time soon since about 70,000 left in the last three years.
Check it outRecertification accomplished - so what’s this for?
On top of the $64.9 M already spent — including $30.5 M on consultant contracts, $22.3 M lost Medi-Cal reimbursement, and $12 M misc.
Check it outBeyond the tangle of red tape
Mired in Dull-as-Dishwater Details, It's an Amazing Accomplishment — But Will Oakland Beat Us To It?
Check it outSchools scramble to comply with Supreme Court’s admission decision AND still create diverse college communities
Read MoreShould all the ice in Greenland melt, we could expect the sea level rise an additional 23 feet.
Check it outBefore Prop 47 eliminated California Penal Code section 666, a police officer could charge a thief with a criminal history with “felony theft with-priors” and take him to county jail.
Read More ...... E.T. versus City
Pretend you're an alien (E.T.) come to earth in human form to live and learn and even to rationally guide humans who have lost their way. You land in San Francisco.
Read More ...Have any such housing units been built? Of course not! Why? Probably because there’s no market for them. Why not? Because the population has declined
Check it outManagers disregarded the risks to patients
Known costs climbing to $65 Million but City Attorney conceals ($5 million?) in legal fees.
Check it outI’m reminded again and again that there are really great things the world of San Francisco.
Read MoreSF has 60,000 market-rate apartments standing empty. They’re unlikely to be filled any time soon since about 70,000 left in the last three years.
Check it out... & The Family Enterprise
Some say a little bit of corruption greases the wheels. Just don't kid yourself ... each of these words, Social Impact Partnering, are buzzwords. There's a reason for that.
Read More ...The neighborhood was much different then. Yellow and white margaritas were everywhere in wild areas on the south and north side of Alemany Blvd. There was no Highway 280.
Check it outCity Family’s coziness with contractors sustains a “Homeless-Industrial-Complex." Politically-connected entrepreneurs are awarded City contracts and return the favor.
Check it outMoss Adams’ contract increased by by $5.9 million to $9,987,293 — just $12,707 shy of requiring Board of Supervisors approval.
Check it outOne small problem. Although we called it a computer match, we did not have a computer. Yup, that long ago.
Read MoreGiving a complaint to the “Ethics” Commission is like giving a complaint to a black hole. Your complaint goes in and the chance that anything comes out is slim.
Read MoreNeighbors were not adequately notified — the few who showed up were ignored.
Check it outLong-time Westside activist commended
The Supervisors celebrated her preservation and conservation efforts and recognized her significant contributions.
Check it outBored? Libraries to the rescue
The good news: it's available to every child though our public libraries in every corner of San Francisco. And it's free!
Read MoreObservations and criticisms with a bit of the usual snark.
Check it outWe will lose Laguna Honda Hospital if immediate jeopardy citations continue.
Check it outBudget Problem? City Hall's Reliable Cash Cow to the Rescue! Stop the exploitation.
Check it outAfter 20 years without a licensed Nursing Home Administrator at the helm, that will change. At last someone knowledgeable about Federal nursing home regulations will be in charge.
Check it outThe Greatest Story Never Told
The Health Department burned down a village of Chinese fishermen dependent on the lucrative shrimping industry when the Navy purchased the 934-acre property using eminent domain for the Naval Shipyard.
Check it out&lequo; You guys had a bunch of secret planning meetings ... no Brown Act notice ... now you want to permit an additional 60,000-person event ...”
Check it outRatepayers may need to rely on the courts
1985 to 2022, the nominal SFPUC rates have increased annually by an average of 10.1%.
Check it outInside the Sunshine Task Force’s “Compliance and Amendments Committee.”
Read MoreThe day before evictions of all residents — a final last-minute reprieve
CMS extended federal funding while the facility continues without resident evictions until September 19, 2023
Read MoreLHH “disregarded” the risk of transfer trauma to elderly dementia patients
3 families filed suit, alleging LHH culpability in the deaths of patients transferred to outside facilities last year.
Check it outIt's Game On!
The selected projects will be up for public voting beginning June 12.
Read More ...Julie Pitta’s most recent commentary misrepresents what I said in a TMZ interview — “to stoke fears about public safety.” This is false.
Read More ...SFUSD: Failing Math and Literacy for Kids
The evidence is in time for SFUSD to change.
Read MoreNewsy bits and quips Quentin’s monthly criticisms, and encouragements.
Check it outDistrict 7 residents grill officials
Grassroots anti-crime and pro-accountability organizing could imperil elected officials who can’t get a handle on the disorder.
Check it outThe Truth about SF's Crime Spree
San Francisco has experienced a spike in property crime, no surprise in a city of wealth disparity.
Check it outWhile consultants released three follow-up reports ... details of the complete picture are still dripping out, like a leaky faucet.
Check it outAnti-crime group to test its political strength
Judges can undermine the good work of the police and the DA ... Judges are elected, but the public doesn't know about their decisions
Check it outIt Could lead to more arrests of protestors, minorities, or anyone the State considers a threat if artificial intelligence is designed and executed improperly.
Check it outIt's Teacher Appreciation Week
Flowers and cards are great, but teachers deserve a fair wage for their valuable work.
Read MoreWhen I made a simple request for documents what I got left me confused — should I laugh or cry?
Read MoreThe lawsuit cites seven Causes of Action
It took courage for the Public Guardian to file suit. Hopefully, the public will learn the full extent of the scandal. The timing couldn’t be worse for LHHs struggle to survive.
Check it outApril 14th is the anniversary of Laguna Honda's decertification
LHH mostly serves low-income, medically indigent patients, likely to face discharges, exile, and displacement to out-of-county facilities, away from their families, and support networks.
Check it outThe City's vacant downtown businesses and escalating housing rents are a San Francisco disaster. Roadkill: San Francisco's artist communities.
Check it outFentanyl overdoses have killed more San Franciscans than COVID. Yet, SF fails to prosecute dealers; no convictions for fentanyl sales in 2021. Most dealers are granted diversion.
Check it outI am plain worn out listening to all the things that have gone wrong in our City and our Country.
The arts are more than alive and well in San Francisco public schools. In many cases, they are spectacular. A little hyperbole? Nope.
Read MoreThe history of liberty is the history of the limitations on the power of government. And the provenance of government usually expands on federal, state and local levels
Check it outFentanyl has a new rival
Xylazine is infiltrating North American fentanyl and heroin supplies. It is causing more fatal overdoses, zombie-like intoxication— addictions that are harder to treat than simple fentanyl dependency.
Check it outApril 14th is the anniversary of Laguna Honda's decertification
Inept managers from SF General and SF Health Network are principally responsible for the current mess at LHH, not LHH's caring and dedicated staff.
Check it outController's estimated $290 million deficit — $90.1 million more than projected in January. For the next two fiscal years, the shortfall is projected at $779.8 million.
Check it outLet the Bay Lights go dark
Our resources are precious, and we shouldn't be using them for displays of lighting that serve no practical purpose.
Check it outWhen the City Attorney and the Ethics Commission demur — the SOTF needs to police itself.
Read MoreThe project cost for the non-high speed rail portion in the Central Valley increased last month to $35.3 billion from $25.2 billion. It obtains money from a cap-and-trade program which adds 23 cents to every gasoline gallon besides the state’s 53.9 cents tax per gallon
Check it outFacing the under-reported facts
For decades, the City has allowed weaker standards for buildings shorter than 240 feet — no signs of seriously considering these structural deficiencies.
Read More ...... & Housing Dreams
Our Board of Supervisors is keen for the City to acquire the PG&E infrastructure.An offer of $2.5 billion has been rejected.
Read More ...This mural is currently on loan from City College to the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) —The agreement includes the return of the mural to City College which has been its owner and guardian since 1940.
Read More ...In third grade...nearly 60% of students are not yet proficient in reading — students can't “read to learn” until they have successfully learned to read.
Read MoreConcerns that trouble Quentin but may only annoy most folks.
Check it outWestside Neighbors to Protest Climate-Hostile Banks
West Portal's Chase Bank protest highlights banks’ dominant funding of fossil fuels.
Read More ...Dreams Come True
The winning projects will be most closely align to the criteria and can be successfully completed with the funding allocated as a one-time grant.
Read More ...The Oxalis Obsession
The herbicides don’t kill the bulbs. You can kill the top growth and other plants, but you won’t kill the oxalis.
Read More ...No wonder the City finds itself in scandals — when the Ethics Commission and the City Attorney doesn't enforce misconduct.
Read MoreDPH kept the report secret for months
The report finally gives us a complete picture of LHH's problems and the path to recover.
Check it outOxalis is rampant in the Bay Area
Its a tragedy for all the foragers who depend on native plants: myriads of insects, the birds and others that feed on them ...
Read More ...Roadmap or Pipedream?
Well-resourced Neighborhoods are guilty of plenty, explains the new Element. Racism, greed, selfishness– ... it's time to reform
Read More ...Ignoring document requests, misinforming Supes and Boards — are Feds feed up yet?
The showdown at LHH. Now the Feds are demanding SF hire qualified Nursing Home Administrators!
Check it outWhat could possibly go wrong?
It had major consequences for SF's economy, and millions in lost tax revenue City taxpayers spent an additional $2 million for police patrols.
Check it outDid 20 years of mismanagement prompt the Feds to intervene?
Kanaley had no experience running a skilled nursing facility whatsoever and certainly no experience or training to run a 1,200-bed nursing home with approximately 1,500 employees
Check it outAn easier way to pass local taxes for schools
Can regulating taxation by local governments (two-thirds vote for a parcel tax) override a majority vote in a citizens initiative? Nope.
Read MoreAccording to TogetherSF, District elections is the problem
The proposed fix is to return to at-large board seats to get more done for the whole City.
Check it outProblems looming at the Shipyard
Newsom violated ethics laws by signing into law Shipyard redevelopment measures he sponsored before the Board of Supervisors and accepted the transfer of Parcel A at the cost of one dollar
Check it outOversight for Patients Rights
A group of friends formed to rescind her hospice disposition and return her home to live or die among her treasured surroundings...
Check it outCulpability extends to the feds as well as LHH
So far, twelve patients are dead. 11 patients were severely disabled and had profound cognitive impairment.
Check it outWeeks After Forced Discharge, Patients Began Dying
LHH wants to avoid culpability when patients die, but actions have consequences, sometimes grave
Check it outand even stranger things
A look at the City's lawsuit against PG&E, at at SFPUC's mismanagement of flooding, AI's artificial idiocy, and aging in SF!
Read More ...The issue is heating up AGAIN. the SFUSD high school task force will present recommendations on admission policies
Read MoreSay No to Bay Lights; Stop polluting the night sky
Our resources are precious, and we shouldn't be using them in displays of lighting that serve no practical purpose.
Check it outA book review of San Fran-sicko
Poor people seldom end up on the street.But, addicted and mentally ill people become “disaffiliated” from supporters – a key determinant of street homelessness
Check it outImmediate Jeopardy Violation Further Risks Laguna Honda
Unanswered questions: will they continue admitting behaviorally disturbed patients ... will forced discharges resume on February 2?
Check it out30% of Parkmerced's 3,221 units are vacant. If the Prop M Vacant Unit Tax does not encourage lower rents, the City might purchase them at a bargain, making thousands of new units available...
Check it outCalifornia Deserves Better
Feinstein has been an enthusiastic supporter of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. How have those wars benefited the families of California?
Check it outMadam Mayor parties down as City is deluged in “atmospheric river”
Adorned in a feather boa and accompanied by City Attorney David Chiu, Breed's City Officials were oblivious to the massive flooding NASA satellite images predicted December 16, 2022.
Check it outA huge number of students who enter high school are not proficient in English and math — almost 45 percent of SFUSD 8th graders are not proficient in English. More than half are not proficient in math
Read MoreMayor Breed’s backroom manipulations brought the defeat of Mar and the election of Dorsey — more targets in 2024?
Check it outRoot Cause Analysis: Key Report Missing?
... it tells us that they are maintaining secrecy to cover up the loss of greatly needed skilled nursing services in SF
Check it outBanning children’s books from schools and libraries is a threat not only to freedom of speech but also to our commitment to teach our children well.
Read More...the mission of a nursing home is to promote resident autonomy. This is not compatible with the treatment of persons with unstable behavioral issues, which requires structure and agreement to "house rules." If LHH continues admitting persons with active substance use or unstable mental illness, we will lose Laguna Honda.
Check it outWillie Brown predicted the Central Subway would reduce (can you imagine?) Muni’s operating costs by $23.9 million annually. Muni’s operating costs will now increase by more than $25 million per year.
Check it outRenne's Gambit Goes Belly Up
Renne sought to take credit for the Tobacco Settlement Revenue lawsuit. It was used, in part, to pay for the LHH rebuild project. Renne had done no such thing.
Check it outUNs’ COP27 / Healing Starts at Hunters Point
Climate reparations dominated Egypt's UN Climate Change Summit this month — overburdened communities demand help cutting emissions, adapting to climate change…and compensation for damages!
Check it outThe expectation is that children attend school. The latest data from SFUSD severely challenges these expectations.
Read MoreToo many questions remain unanswered
Has LHH been skirting its Admissions Policy — by accepting patients who endanger themselves and others by using and distributing drugs?
Check it outRELATED: Settlement Locks-in Re-certification
Read MoreLetter: Questions to ask about the Settlement
Read More ...Residents of single-family homes will be watching this variance ... if this could happen to my property, neighbors could easily be the next victim.
Read MoreNobody Home?
We’re not building at the price points where the demand actually is, so we’re overproducing what folks can’t afford.
Check it outWhat could possibly go wrong?
3 meetings held so far —will Westside feedback be considered?
Check it out… the statistics remain grim. In 2018, DPH found that Bayview is significantly more at risk than other neighborhoods.
Check it outIn case you missed the memo, this election day Nov. 8 is a choice between two opposing visions for our nation..
Read MoreCity Attorney’s Legal Case Was Strong
Why did Chiu do an about-face and drop both his lawsuits merely to delay re-certification?
Check it outSchool districts with the more low-income students, English learners, foster youth and homeless students get a lot more money.
Read MoreReassesing DA Boudin's Recall
We are reaping what was sown in 2004. Newsom and Mark Buell, a real estate developer, had big plans for the City
Check it outHis required learning curve and that of his associates is just the opposite of what theory teaches is a management requirement.
Check it outDid our City Attorneys ask for evidence that decertifying LHH was well-founded before conceding to a Settlement?
Read More ...The Board of Supervisors and the Health Commission need to be bold enough to speak out and stop this nonsense.
Read More ...Ongoing Issues Threaten Re-Certification
The first survey completed in July found Laguna Honda would not pass a CMS certification.
Check it outReassesing DA Boudin's Recall
Within months, single-handedly, this incredibly powerful man was causing misery and making people feel unsafe throughout San Francisco.
Check it outSince its inception, the SOTF has been a thorn in City Hall’s backside. Why? ... Engaged citizens and journalists seek more information than officialdom likes to share.
Check it outPost-Pandemic Light rail and buses are running empty. SF’s mass transit was designed to take people to a deserted downtown ... a ghost town.
Read MoreAudit non-profit agencies and City contracts to ensure that services are provided ... especially those providing homeless services. ...revenue-generating departments need to ensure all revenue sources are addressed
Check it outA 21,000-gallon diesel fuel deficit ...despite spending $230,000 on a fuel monitoring system...and the struggle to track $4.7 million tool inventory.
Check it outBut Don't Hold Your Breath
Housing and crime are driving residents out of the city, so too does the rising cost of utilities!
Read More ...What Me Worry? Owning DPH’s Mistakes
Laguna Honda followed the wrong rulebook and failed to follow training guidelines
Check it outReducing access to advanced mathematics — elevating trendy but shallow courses could cause lasting damage
Read MoreSeptember is the best month for skywatching
You won't see from downtown what you can see from Mt. Tam. Out here at Ocean Beach the nighttime fog makes viewing an occasional event. Happy skywatching!
Check it outTravel: Sergio is back!
Florence, where the Renaissance blossomed and its endless treasures are still here for all of us to enjoy.
Check it outStep-by-step
& Where are we now?
LHH has always been a nursing home facility, has no locked beds and no licensing to take care of behavioral, substance abuse or mental illness.
Check it outOutside Lands Outrage
It's clear Outside Lands damaged Golden Gate Park but has not honored its agreement to repair any damage to the Park
Check it outDigging Into the PG&E Buyout
Is there any company easier to despise than PG&E? Explosions, fires, outages: PG&E is constantly in the “ain’t it awful” column.
Read More ...At about $17,000 per student, California funding no longer lurks in the national basement.
Check it outTravel: Sergio is back!
I would think that a small island like Mallorca would have a simple, antiquated airport, but that was quite the opposite.”
Check it outDespite these commitments to ensure safe and minimally-stressful transfers ... it did not fully grasp the number and complexity of LHH patients. So, LHH was “pigeon-holed into rules applying to standard nursing homes.
Check it outWestside Fire Response
Mayor Breed remains blissfully silent on the need to extend adequate fire protection to approximately half the City, even though she has knowledge of Fire Department needs having been a fire commissioner in 2010.
Check it outSupervisor Myrna Melgar rallied Supervisors, passing two urgent Resolutions — before the Board went out on summer recess. She achieved this victory!
Check it outDead Trees of LaPlaya
D5 gets $50,000 for tree planting. D8, $246,000 for sidewalk gardens and street trees. And that's it for the entire City. If there is a climate emergency you wouldn't know it from San Francisco.”
Check it outThere is a need for a routine and consistent review of this facility. Programs that exist here are rarely audited, and when they are, the list of improvements required is long and important.
Check it outChildren living in poverty are two to three times more likely to be chronically absent—and face the most harm because their community lacks the resources to make up for the lost learning in school.
Check it outAs of July 11, just 623 patients remain at LHH, compared to 681 in May. Most have been transferred to San Mateo nursing homes. Three went to homeless shelters.
Check it outWill District 7 Join the Progressives?
Banished D7's western precincts voted 76% in favor of the recall. Acquired Inner Sunset voted 61% against the recall, the future is in flux.
Check it outCarving Up LHH Patient Towers into Two Uses, “Cohorting” Different Patient Populations in Each Tower? A Disaster for SF's Health Needs
Check it outWest Virginia v EPA
Power plant emissions formed black soot on windows and doorways in their homes and triggered asthma attacks, headaches and nosebleeds in their children. Residents led the successful fight that ultimately closed the PG&E Hunters Point power plant in 2006
Check it outTrouble in Outer Sunset
...the farmers market gets: 2000-6000 visitors per weekend. Whereas if the area were ceded back for Saint Ignatius’s parking needs they would serve about 60 cars...
Check it outLHH was given 6 months to correct its deficiencies. A follow-up inspection found persistent - and seemingly worse - drug and contraband use, despite LHH’s Plan of Correction.
Check it outBoth consultants provided “preliminary assessment reports” of their initial recommendations. Only HMA’s “preliminary assessment report” has been made public.
Check it outA cheap shot at the academic-based school that highlights SFUSD failures does not solve the problem.
Check it outin the near-term, methane is 80 times more potent than CO2 as a contributing factor to global warming.
Check it outCulture of Silence" and Cover-up Plagues LHH Management
Crises like COVID-19 and the one at LHH have “unmasked a society that does not value the aged and disabled.” Dr. Palmer noted
Check it outDPH's “Flow Project” Comes Home to Roost
Everybody involved knew that adding “unstable” adults brought disarray and danger to Laguna Honda's seniors. Most folks just went along. Now they’re surprised?
Check it outSea Level Rise and Toxic Groundwater
The report concludes groundwater “may” become contaminated as sea level rises. In fact, Shipyard groundwater was documented as“contaminated” where thousands of homes are being constructed.
Check it out“It seems preposterous to put a library on a congested thoroughfare when there are better places that are safer for pedestrians to use,” one community member said.
Check it outPeople are frustrated and spurt out the word “segregated” That's because SFUSD has failed to prepare all ethnicities for a rigorous academic high school.
Check it out41% of companies allow employees to relocate permanently to any state freely, while companies that do not allow the employees to relocate elsewhere represent only 5%.
Check it outThe moderates only need to flip one district from the progressive side of the aisle to preclude the veto power of the Board of Supervisors, since the mayor appointed moderate Supervisor Matt Dorsey ... the Redistricting Task Force handed moderates a perfect set up to do just that.
Check it outCalifornians Asked to cut water by 5%
If a mandatory reduction is ordered, there will be a “floor” or minimum allocation per person so that those who have conserved, and now conserve, will not be penalized.
Read More ...Graft, deception, double-dealing, fraud
...competence erodes as conscientious employees get marginalized and lackeys are promoted. This consolidation promotes impunity. Betraying the public trust is normalized.
Check it outBoudin's famed "puppy killer" strikes again
Boudin and the judge circumvented diversion rules because violent criminals are “not eligible” for diversion programs. Why did Boudin send someone to drug diversion if they weren’t arrested for drugs?”
Read More ...Despite the fact that discharge is not legally required (yet) at Laguna Honda, all patients and their families are being interviewed for discharge and this is causing a lot of stress.
Too bad no one saw this coming......oh, a group of doctors from Laguna Honda did.
Read More ...Addicts Housed with Frail Elderly—What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
State Health inspectors diagnosed “Substandard Quality of Care.” Records showed the disarray was more dire than LHH publicly disclosed.
Check it outBreed's Policing Numbers Don't Add Up
You can flood the Tenderloin with officers, but if you do not have the officers to sustain the effort, you will not see sustained results.
Check it outIf you don't take academic success into account, what would happen to those students who do not meet basic proficient levels
Check it outHP Biomonitoring was awarded a $50,000 grant from CalEPA to create a live and virtual “Community Window on Environmental Exposures””
Check it outOver time, those special interests have proven adept at using the same “peoples protections” to further their own interests. Recalls are expensive, and a few of San Francisco’s bitterest billionaires buy low-turnout elections when they disagree with the voters...
Check it out41% of companies allow employees to relocate permanently to any state freely, while companies that do not allow the employees to relocate elsewhere represent only 5%.
Check it outKnowing that either way he rules, an appeal is likely, Alameda Court Judge Frank Roesch weighs the evidence.
Check it out...there are issues that can unite us.. We all want to support our educators who have been doing the hard work every day despite a pandemic and political feud.
Check it outA great beginning that ran into WWI
36 Garden Residence neighborhoods were planned only St. Francis Wood was actually built.
Check it outCould the motivation behind all of this be to create such a god-awful divisive plan and create so much anger that the voters would just throw up their hands and get rid of it altogether?
Check it outMedicaid & Medicare threaten payments...
Medicaid or MediCal covers 96.5% of LHH patients, the City’s General Fund – aka tax-payers – would then foot the bill. The deadline is April 14th.
Check it outTaylor minced no words … the results of her 1995 investigation displeased health officials and influenced her decision not to publish significant findings, “I was convinced there was something there
Check it outEach student is tutored three times a week primarily outside of school time via an online, collaborative learning platform that offers intervention through guided reading lessons, gamification, and assessments.
Check it outA catastrophic rate disaster shows SFPUC's ingenious ability to evade culpability. They take full responsibility for lowering the water usage...
Check it outChair Townsend's Solution to African-American Population Decline Will Likely Result in a Lawsuit Redistricting's latest map has everyone on edge, scrambling to find out who their new Supervisor will be.
Check it outWestside Public Safety Forum
What had Taraval Station done about the unprecedented rise in burglaries in 2021? There were 620 — a 29% increase over the previous year.
Check it outDistrict 7 reclaims Forest Knolls, Twin Peaks, Midtown Terrace, the Woods and Miraloma Park from District 8 as well as all of Lakeshore and Merced Manor from District 4, but loses ground entirely in the Inner Sunset.
Check it outLowell high school's merit-based admission policy is perfectly legal. We’ve looked at the language of the law, the history of the law and the intent of the law. We've done our homework.
Check it outCoastal Commission Takes a Wrong Turn — City Defers
The Port will spend billions to protect Bayside property but not a dime to protect Ocean Beach.
Check it outSF has had some surprising changes since the current lines were drawn in 2011 — they could change which Supervisor represents us.
Check it outLabor Union Sues City for Corruption and Retaliation
Why does the FBI manage to unearth City Hall corruption, while our watchdog agencies; the Controller’s Whistleblower Program, Ethics Commission and City Attorney’s Office cry “What happened?
Check it outWhen an elder dies, a library burns to the ground Old African Proverb.
Check it out… instead of looking seriously into what could be done to solve the coupling problem … henceforth the trains operating in the subway would be only one and two cars long.
Check it outA short respite or calm before the storm?
... SFPUC says 50% rationing could be required. Environmental groups contest that judgment. But if anything like that threatens imminently, you can bet costs will rise and fast. Rates follow.
Read More ...Limit plastic used in wrapping done by on-line shopping? Since the pandemic, online shopping has created 29% more waste in landfills which can end up in our oceans
Check it outHint: the software is not the problem
The Health Dept. continues to flout the open records laws. Our seniors deserve better.
Check it out... infant mortality rates in BVHP (were) twice as high as the rest of San Francisco and one of the highest in the state, a cluster of infant deaths were detected in the shipyard region.
Check it outNewly unearthed public records show that the developers paid more than $1.3 million during 2020 to Brown and two partners
Check it outIn 2020 SF was paying $59.70 per garbage bin to Recology while San Mateo ratepayers (under competitive bidding) $24.93 per month...
Check it outIf they want to override the current cost criteria ... jack up the rates ... they must seek voter approval. The SFPUC has not done that ...
Check it outMost contractors lagged in delivering community benefits and submitting required progress reports. And, once a contract ended, undelivered benefits were not recoverable. SFPUC had no policies to monitor compliance.
Check it outIdeally, police can stop “sideshows” before they happen with intel from undercover officers and by monitoring social media accounts that announce where sideshows will be. That was not evident in West Portal & 30th/Lawton incidents
Check it outGinsburg, working with the SF Bicycle Coalition and Walk SF, have banned cars on JFK Drive and the Upper Great Highway during the pandemic. Plans are being made make the bans permanent ...
Check it outDespite City Hall corruption, Supervisors ignore Recology’s garbage monopoly...a year has passed with a minor refund of rate overcharges thanks to Controller Ben Rosenfield...
Check it outThere are procedures for closing a major highway, and that includes an Environmental Impact Report — how much more pollution would be caused by rerouting up to 20,000 vehicles a day through stop and go traffic ...?
Check it outDrivers ... good news for you: the vast majority of streets are dominated by cars! You can drive on all the roads, which is why a radical change is necessary.
Check it outDevelopers found ways to bypass environmental review of Cortese List sites granting “common sense” exemptions — evading Public Resources Code §21084.
Check it outSF Parks Alliance Records Subpeonaed
The vendor was selected on a sole source basis for a one-year term ... due to the limited time to accomodate a community event date in April 2020 ...
Check it outA sustained campaign, led by polluting industries, real estate developers, etc, has repeatedly and falsely claimed California’s environmental law is fueling the housing crisis.
Check it out“Housing Galore—if you're a millionaire...
Two years after the 2019 Affordable Housing Bond passed—No progress status reports, or annual or quarterly reports to MOHCD or the Supervisors?
Check it outWe have one coastline; we should prioritize this safe place to recreate and be with neighbors—not a redundant roadway separating the neighborhood from the coast to save drivers a couple minutes.
Check it out“Granny Dumping”
Moving physically - or mentally-challenged patients is clearly detrimental to their health...leaving fragile patients stranded, miles away from their families and friends
Check it out..income disclosures serve to identify and deter potential conflicts of interest, pay-to-play deals and bribes ... But something was omitted – the lavish cost of the banquet at the Old Skool Café.
Check it outTheir plan—use the earthquake bond money to upgrade antiquated and fragile drinking water mains, is the reason expansion of the high-pressure hydrants cannot be completed before mid-century.
Check it outDoes the City care what your rates are? The Commission recently passed a resolution to guide Herrera. It lacks anything about keeping rates as low as possible.
Read More ...The major “Sacrifice Zone” of cancer causing petrochemical emissions in the San Francisco Bay Area are the Martinez and Richmond oil refineries
Check it outHomelessness is so grueling that getting high brings welcome relief. When the high wears off, a dysphoric “crash” ensues along with a craving for more meth.
Check it outWith less water in the rivers, the temperature increases, killing salmon and allowing the green scum called algae bloom that can make water toxic to humans and fish.
Check it outYou’re on your own. What are all those bright Berkeley grads at their SFMTA desks doing?
Check it outLearning to read doesn’t happen naturally — it has to be taught. Years of scientific research have revealed a great deal about how reading develops.
Check it outThis is how red herrings work ...
You already know what you want to do. And you have already been told, loudly, that riders want — and need — all their old routes back in operation. Soon. Not months from now. Therefore, the phoney survey.
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