Griffin: SF retirement system bleeds green

This is the second in a series on San Francisco retirement benefits. Last week, “The...

 

SF’s pension fund envy of others

This is Part I of a three-part series on San Francisco retirement benefits. In the first...

 

Supe targeting drunken firefighters

At today’s Rules Committee meeting, supervisors Eric Mar and David Campos (and Michela...

 

What committee picks mean for city

The 2010 Board of Supervisors committee assignments are in! Remember that committees are where...

 

Holdup affects business

‘I would prefer not to cut positions and library hours. I would prefer to go after...

 

City’s top resolutions of 2009

My list of New Year’s resolutions has been the same since about sixth grade: Stop cursing...

 

Resolution creates a pointless scuffle

Each week, the Board of Supervisors can consider items on an “imperative agenda.”...

 

SF’s technology stuck in the ’90s

‘The worst idea is to go out there, pick winners and losers, and say, ‘Here’s...

 

The devil’s in the security detail

In July 2008, Mistermayor got married in Montana. And instead of springing for a...

 

Melissa Griffin: Muni crime victims tell it like it is

Supervisor Bevan Dufty invited all persons who have been a victim of crime on Muni to speak at...

 

Supes hunt for SEIU budget dollars

Back in August, I wrote that state budget cuts and worse-than-expected property tax revenue would...

 

Officials loathe to follow sanctuary law

‘To the extent permitted by state and federal law,” reads the final nine words of San...

 

Newsom doesn’t need California

Aloha, Mistermayor! I have heard from several people close to your campaign that you hate...

 

Do you know your city measures?

You may remember that Tuesday is Election Day. With City Attorney Dennis Herrera and City...

 

City’s cash going overseas

At Tuesday’s board of Supervisors meeting, the supes voted 8-2 to appropriate $50,000 to...

 

MTA in a bind for already-spent cash

Back in high school, my friend Jason had a "parking angel" named Stacks that sat on his...

 

Sanctuary shift may lead nowhere

An overflow room had to be set up in the North Light Court at City Hall on Monday because Room...

 

The invisible, thankless job

Imagine answering your phone on a Sunday afternoon only to be greeted by an angry caller...

 

How slick was Willie’s Newsom nod?

Last week, we learned that President Bill Clinton will be endorsing San Francisco Mayor Gavin...

 

Commission kicks up (fake) debate

At Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, the supes considered whether to approve...

 

Fate of past projects hangs in limbo

I’ve been writing for The Examiner for about a year now, and a number of topics,...

 

‘Sanctuary’ will amount to nothing

‘What’s going to happen?” my mother asked. And with those few words, she had me...

 

BART board eclipses incompetence

The BART board of directors appears to have scored another victory in the war against...

 

Griffin: BART police in for world of reform

Since the tragic death of Oscar Grant III at the hands of a BART police officer on New...

 

Was resignation a money issue?

‘Hey, can you explain this Arts Commission thing?" read an e-mail from my best friend,...

 

The City still has a gun to its head

You may recall that City Attorney Dennis Herrera recently recommended that the Board of...