This week’s question comes from Zach L. in the Castro: Q: “I was recently hit by a car that ran a red light on Mission Street at the 19th Street intersection. I had just bought the car that I was driving two days earlier and I had yet to purchase insurance. I broke my arm. The police found that the other guy was at fault, and although I didn’t do anything wrong, I’ve been told that I can’t recover compensation for my pain and suffering because I didn’t have insurance on the car at the time that I was hit. Is this true? This doesn’t seem fair.” Read More

➤ “4/20 fete will cost San Francisco plenty of green,” Local News, Friday Annual pot fest gives the Haight a boost Chris Roberts’ extremely biased article on the costs of the fun and exuberant 4/20 celebration on Hippie Hill in Golden Gate Park read like a news release from the Recreation and Park Department. Read More

Congress is busy working on an immigration overhaul that, if passed, would usher in the most dramatic changes to the nation’s immigration system in more than two decades. While much of the focus and attention is on issues of border security, enforcement and pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, the legislative overhaul now in progress presents an opportunity to advance issues important to the business community. Read More

A week after the San Francisco Police Department abandoned its proposal to issue stun guns to a select few officers, a fatal officer-involved shooting proved why it was the wrong decision. San Francisco has long resisted providing its police officers with stun guns — frequently referred to as Tasers, although that is the name of a specific brand of device. For years, San Francisco police chiefs have sought approval from the Police Commission to purchase stun guns. The commission, a citizens oversight body, steadfastly disapproved on numerous occasions. Read More