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Clean air, gas usage and ability to drive 55

04/20/12 5:19 PM
I can still remember the days of leaded gasoline — and before the catalytic converter — where the sky was gray and if you opened the car window to cool down, your eyes stung and tears ran, as the cars in front of you emitted smoke from tailpipes. Read More

Churches should use parklets for faithful

04/19/12 8:14 PM
The Rev. Amos Brown thinks that Sunday parking meter enforcement is “sexist” because some 60 percent  to 70 percent of his congregation is female (“Faithful give S.F. hell over meters,” Wednesday).I suggest he call up an old friend, former Mayor Willie Brown, and ask him for a referral to a pro bono attorney. Disabled people and seniors should be included in the case. Some 15 percent of San Franciscans are disabled, in one form or another. Read More

Making kids feel safe keeps them in school

04/18/12 5:22 PM
Kudos to the San Francisco Unified School District for taking a new, restorative approach to school discipline (“Making misbehavior a teachable moment,” April 10). Providing safe learning environments is just as important as keeping our streets safe. Read More

High-speed rail will ease airport burden

04/17/12 7:25 PM
Your excellent article on the relationship between high-speed rail and the San Francisco International Airport and the tourism business (“High-speed rail project has hopes soaring at SFO,” Tuesday) highlights an aspect of the high-speed rail discussion that often gets neglected — the role of intrastate air service and its increasing burden on the state’s airports. Read More

BART extension plan is costly boondoggle

04/16/12 5:46 PM
You laud BART for having the courage to face down union demands for salary increases and benefits that it couldn’t afford (“Hard choices and fiscal finesse put BART on track,” Opinion, April 16). Your praise is probably deserved. Read More

Golden Gate Park paths make bicyclist feel safer

04/16/12 8:35 AM
I live a few blocks from Golden Gate Park and started biking four years ago. I ride through Golden Gate Park several times a week using John F. Kennedy Drive to reach different destinations in the park or in the Richmond or Sunset districts. Read More

Bicycle opinion still leaves questions

04/13/12 1:56 PM
In your editorial (“Rare pedestrian deaths exploited by bicycle foes,” April 12), you say ‘enough already’ to the comments regarding deaths and injuries involving bicycles. And you mention shooting deaths and deaths and injuries caused by drivers of cars. But shootings and driver-caused injuries and deaths are regularly reported. Injuries and deaths by bicyclists are not reported as often as they should be. Read More

Don’t let progressives hold up hospital plans

04/12/12 7:23 PM
In response to your story (“Lee uses quake threat to boost CPMC support,” April 11), San Francisco residents should contact their planning commissioners and district supervisors and urge them to support the proposed agreement between The City and California Pacific Medical Center. This agreement will provide San Francisco with two seismically safe hospitals (CPMC and St. Read More

Golden Gate Park bicycle lanes unsafe for all users

04/11/12 6:55 PM
I can’t believe the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition agreed to the new bike-lane design in Golden Gate Park. Cyclists now ride in a lane between the curb on the right and parked cars on the left. Cyclists, roller-bladers, rental bikers and children are all stuck in the same lane with pedestrians trying to get to and from their cars. Read More

Parking fees will hurt downtown San Carlos

04/10/12 4:39 PM
When I read about the San Carlos City Council considering putting parking meters downtown, I shook my head in disbelief. Do those dimwits realize that our downtown is so vibrant in part because of free parking, however limited? Read More
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