There’s nothing quite like an election year for a politician to make new friends and influence people. And it’s all the more touching when those friends turn out to be former bitter adversaries.That will explain how one of the wealthiest American Indian tribes recently got the deal of a lifetime from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The deal will allow the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to more than double the number of slot machines in its two Palm Springs casinos and bring Las Vegas-scale gambling to the California desert.
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The construction of a new six-story office building along Terry Francois Boulevard is the latest addition to the Mission Bay redevelopment plan that is dramatically transforming the former site of rail yards.Lowe Enterprises Investors, a Los Angeles-based real estate firm, announced Friday it has acquired for an undisclosed price the waterfront property next to the new Old Navy headquarters.
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Controller’s study paints costs for city should voters pass mandated paid daysCity government costs will increase by as much as $9.3 million a year if voters approve a ballot measure in November that would mandate paid sick leave for all employees, according to a city report.
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Muni riders, long plagued by the transit agency’s slow buses and unreliable stop times, may find some relief in just six months.A $2.4 million, 18-month study of the bus system, commissioned by Muni, is expected to yield results before its completion in December 2007. Facing budget woes and a decline in ridership, Muni officials look to changes in the coming months as the first steps toward a long-overdue overhaul of the transit system.
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A complex plan to pay for the massive $1.19 billion redevelopment of Treasure Island is scheduled for unveiling today.The crucial financial piece of the Treasure Island puzzle calls for the largest chunk of money — $497 million — to come out of the pockets of its developer, the Miami-based Lennar Corp. The firm is also developing the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in The City.
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The woman credited with the creation of a mini-park near the site of the old Central Freeway won’t be forgotten, since the green space will soon carry her name.Patricia Walkup, the founder of the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association, will be honored by the park’s new appellation: "Patricia’s Green in Hayes Valley."The Recreation and Park Commission voted unanimously on Aug. 17 to name the greenery between Fell and Hayes streets, on the middle lanes of the new Octavia Boulevard, after the neighborhood advocate. She died June 6 at 59.
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Purse-snatching robberies appear to be on the upswing in the Chinatown and North Beach areas, with older Asian women making up the majority of the victims.The Central Police Station issued a warning to residents after a man grabbed a 69-year-old woman’s purse in broad daylight Saturday, knocking her down and injuring her wrist. The robbery happened at 3 p.m. on Wayne Alley near Washington Street.
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San Francisco hotel workers voted Thursday to authorize their union leaders to call a strike if current negotiations do not result in a contract agreement.Ninety-three percent, or 2,241, of The City’s hotel workers voted to strike, with only 158 voting against, according to Unite Here! Local 2 spokeswoman Valerie Lapin.If the employees — including housekeepers, kitchen workers, food servers and bell staff — end up walking out on the job, it will be the second such strike in two years against a group of 13 hotels.
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A would-be thief apparently tried to outsmart police officers by claiming he was taking a shower at the invitation of his alleged victim, but further investigation showed he was all wet.The suspect initially entered the garage of a multi-unit building on the 1900 block of Hayes Street at around 10:45 a.m. on Aug. 15, officials said, but a tenant in that building chased him off. He then entered the building next door, at which point the first tenant called police.
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Two challengers have thrown their hats into the ring for the Peninsula Health Care District board, going up against three incumbents intent on seeing the Peninsula Medical Center project through to completion.A special mail-in election seeking voter approval for plans for the privately funded reconstruction of Peninsula Medical Center at 1783 El Camino Real is set to wrap up on Aug. 29.
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