Letters from our Readers: Stop budget gimmickry,call for real state reform

The California state deficit for next fiscal year will exceed $21 billion, yet I see no serious...

 

Examiner Editorial: First, stop fraud in Medicare and Medicaid

Last month, 60 Minutes did an alarming report on the $60 billion-a-year Medicare fraud industry....

 

Congressmen’s padded pension plan — at taxpayers’ expense

After serving 18 years in Congress, former Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana, a Democrat, will...

 

Crucifix is a cross Europe is not allowed to bear

A recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights held that it’s a violation of the...

 

Daily Outrage: Stimulus jobs supposedly created in nonexistent congressional districts

WHERE: Arizona, Oklahoma, Iowa and other states WHAT: Thirty jobs were saved or created in...

 

Letters from our Readers: City has to continue

Your Nov. 16 story “Road to repair pocked with deficits,” is an accurate depiction of...

 

Examiner Editorial: Short-changed SF streets at breaking point

By national engineering standards, San Francisco’s official Pavement Condition Index rating...

 

Examiner Editorial: President needs to stop bowing, apologizing

President Barack Obama’s bow to Japan’s Emperor Akihito was deeply insulting to the...

 

Daily Outrage: Cancellation of Parisian cash giveaway triggers riot

WHAT: A heavily promoted French publicity stunt that attracted huge crowds expecting a cash...

 

Examiner Editorial: Obama, stop lying about those stimulus jobs

Give the mainstream news media some credit: They have diligently dug into President Barack...

 

Daily Outrage: Elected representatives push statements from corporate lobbyists

WHAT: Lawmakers used statements written by lobbyists for South San Francisco biotech firm...

 

Letters from our readers: Newsom unworthy of columnist’s fawning

Thank you, Ken Garcia, for taking my mind off the really important issues of the day. After...

 

Examiner Editorial: Ban government unions for raising taxes

There was a time in America when the typical union member was a blue-collar guy sweating in a...

 

Best ideas of the week: Nov. 15, 2009

American works without pay to bring wheelchairs to disabled Iraqi children, new safety...

 

Worst ideas of the week: Nov. 15, 2009

Tobacco company controls corporation that helps smokers quit, hospital patients exposed to eight...

 

Daily Outrage: Greek Orthodox priest is attacked with tire iron

WHO: The Rev. Alexios Marakis and Marine Reserve Lance Cpl. Jasen Bruce WHAT: Tampa, Fla.,...

 

Examiner Editorial: San Francisco bayfront is going underwater

In the last 10 to 15 years, the annual rate of sea level rise in San Francisco Bay has increased...

 

Letters from our Readers: Columnists against Obama

Examiner columnist Newt Gingrich wrote on Nov. 6 that he considers it a tragedy that President...

 

The Daily Outrage: ‘Bonusgate’ in Keystone State: Former state House speaker charged in $10M scam

WHO: Pennsylvania Rep. John M. Perzel WHAT: The former speaker of the Pennsylvania state House...

 

Letters from our Readers: Country’s problems are hardly Democrats’ fault

Let me get this straight. The Republican-controlled Congress had 12 years and President George W....

 

Examiner Editorial: Political theater will never create new jobs

It’s no coincidence that the White House announced a forum to talk about unemployment a day...

 

Daily Outrage: New York is about to go broke

WHO: New York Gov. David Paterson WHAT: The state could run out of money before Christmas if...

 

Local Editorial: Clearing the hard-core homeless from GG Park

With considerable fanfare, The City launched a campaign two years ago to clear out an influx of...

 

Letters from our Readers: Quality pre-K education will pay off down the line

I am a mother, a longtime San Franciscan, a taxpayer and a homeowner. Families in America today...

 

Examiner Editorial: America needs the truth about Fort Hood massacre

It’s been less than a week since the Fort Hood massacre, and the country is still...

 

Daily Outrage: Baby strollers recalled after 12 kids lose fingertips

WHO: Maclaren USA WHAT: The baby carriage maker is recalling about 1 million umbrella strollers...

 

Letters from our Readers: Speed bumps on bridge would save drivers’ lives

On Monday morning, I was shocked again to learn about the truck driver’s tragic accident on...

 

Examiner Editorial: How the Republicans can win on Obamacare

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s narrow 220-215 win late Saturday for her version of Obamacare...

 

Daily Outrage: Sensitive documents thrown out window during parade

WHO: New York City office workers WHAT: During the parade celebrating the New York...

 

National Editorial: Lessons of the Berlin Wall, two decades later

Chris Gueffroy’s name is a mere footnote now, but he has the dubious honor of being the...