Fifteen candidates running for three seats with board’s balance of power at stakeSan Francisco’s school board has historically been a battleground for educational ideals. School board members may share similar goals of providing a quality education for students, but what that education looks like and how to achieve that goal are questions that usually create political dividing lines.
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Board of AppealsPanel will hear cannabis club’s appeal
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In the latest twist in the ongoing saga of an on-duty fire station brawl that was the subject of an alleged cover-up last spring, a veteran firefighter accused of attacking a first-year colleague says he was attacked first. Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White said that regardless of whether that were true, she would still recommend firing the veteran.
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Public entity’s ability to get low-cost loans seen as key to building of recreation areaIn exchange for an indoor-outdoor recreation area on piers along the Embarcadero, which will include a swimming pool, soccer fields and water sports, developers say they need $70 million in public financing.
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Siding with budget analyst, supes vote to reserve money that mayor had requestedMayor Gavin Newsom’s request for $2.3 million in anti-violence funding was put on hold Tuesday by a unanimous vote by the Board of Supervisors.The bulk of the funding was earmarked to pay for ramped-up police enforcement in high-crime areas, which began in mid-August.
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Complaints from businesses spur S.F. plan for street fixes, greenery, crime reductionYears of mounting graffiti, increasing crime and vacant commercial space have pushed The City to look at a massive overhaul for the lower Polk Street area.
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After reading all the headlines recently, you might think that City Hall has become the film backdrop for "The Young and the Restless."Of course, not every town can boast that their chief executive is, in the ever-restrained view of ABC News, "Mayor McHottie" — or that each of his dates launches another 100 blogs.
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Citing shortage of officers, Newsom seeks more pay for those who delay retirementMayor Gavin Newsom has proposed a salary boost for police officers willing to postpone their retirement — something that could cost The City as much as $800,000 next year alone.The proposal comes as the Police Department, which already considers itself understaffed, struggles to attract new recruits and is facing as many as 700 retirees in the next six years.
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Board of SupervisorsMaxwell proposes ads on new light-rail platformsMuni’s Third Street Light Rail Line, expected to open in April, may also come with advertising.Supervisor Sophie Maxwell has drafted legislation that would allow a total of 71 24-square-foot signs on transit shelters on the 28 boarding platforms for the light rail.The Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee meets Wednesday, at 1 p.m., at City Hall, Room 263.Board to vote on alcohol ads in BART stations
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Firefighter speaks to one of suicide victim’s sisters in emotional telephone callMoving quietly across a Nob Hill rooftop to come behind a man that he felt certain was ready to jump, San Francisco Fire Department Lt. Victor Wyrsch was completely confident he could save the distraught man’s life.Wyrsch, a 17-year veteran of The City’s Fire Department, was specially trained for rescues and was proud of the fact that he had prevented four previous suicide attempts by doing what he was about to do now — literally grab the man by surprise.
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