Ken Garcia archive page

Deficit only real issue in guv race

As much as voters may want to hear candidates for governor wax rhapsodic on the intricacies of...

 

Ken Garcia: Ryan ready to start writing next chapter in life

In a lame-duck administration, it’s no surprise when people start looking for — and...

 

Ken Garcia: City passes over troubled neighborhood — again

If you ask the neighbors who reside in the blocks right around Cesar Chavez Street near St....

 

With life back, mayor looks to future

The city of San Francisco took a Veterans Day holiday this week, but the mayor did not. I know...

 

Stats prove SF is taking tougher stance on crime

When it comes to dealing with violent crime in recent years, about the only thing the Police...

 

At least we knew where Gavin stood

Now that Mayor Gavin Newsom is gazing into his crystal ball — aloha-style — to find...

 

With governor bid over, Newsom can focus on legacy

Almost every politician of note has at least one significant loss in their career, and the key...

 

California dreaming about the future

A group hoping to reform the California government submitted its initiatives for next...

 

Synthetic turf debate a senseless ruse for control

Anyone who dives head-first into San Francisco politics is bound to get dirty, even if...

 

New city in mix to steal 49ers

When the San Francisco 49ers unveiled their environmental impact study for a new Santa Clara...

 

Hospital plans prove there’s always more to story

One of the basic tenets of modern advertising is that one should never view a product as the...

 

City politics browning the green

The smashing success of The Presidents Cup proved that San Francisco can operate a world-class...

 

California has become wretched state of affairs

As Blue Angels pilots and their fans found out last weekend, in precision acrobatic flying,...

 

Mum’s the word for Jerry

California Attorney General Jerry Brown has so far refused to debate San Francisco Mayor Gavin...

 

There could be a good story in nonprofit journalism

For decades, big-city newspapers spent part of the holiday season trying to boost the fortunes of...

 

Gap founder a joker at heart

In the days since his death, Gap Inc. co-founder Don Fisher is finally receiving his due for...

 

Second take on parks plan

There’s at least one good thing about our governor being a former film star: He apparently...

 

Plan to add more parking meters is wrongheaded

In politics, it’s often the small moves that produce the sweeping moments. If history is a...

 

Ms. Fong goes to Washington

Proving once again that police chiefs are like baseball managers and school superintendents...

 

Mayor taking time to play catch-up

San Francisco’s mayor is going to be very busy in the next six weeks, and not just because...

 

Have political traditions been lost in digital fray?

It would be hard to pinpoint when it happened, but somewhere between casual-dress day and...

 

Cleanup hitter here to stay

He has inherited a department considered chronically dysfunctional while his dream job sits open...

 

New top cop brings ambitions for all to see, discuss

Much has been made of new San Francisco police Chief George Gascón’s belief in...

 

Library is not worth saving

It would only take about a 10 second view to reach the conclusion that there was nothing historic...

 

Even this sanctuary policy won’t fly in San Francisco

Based on the events of the past week, I think it’s fair to say that the Board of...

 

Politics muddy state water debate

Nearly everyone agrees that California’s delicate patchwork of waterways and pipelines...

 

False tickets reveal a pressure to pen offenders

As the roller coaster ride with BART shows, transit tales can be exhausting. And you would be...

 

Thinly veiled jab at Newsom

Give it to the alleged leaders of the San Francisco Democratic Party to promote a...

 

Governor primary shaping up to be old vs. young

Big political campaigns are so fluid that it would be hard to predict what the California...

 

Muni track record off track

To say San Francisco’s public transit system is a well-oiled machine would be like banking...

 

 
 

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