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The Examiner welcomes letters from readers. We give preference to ones containing fewer than 150 words. Please include name, phone number, and city of residence. Email them to letters@sfexaminer.com.

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San Francisco Examiner
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San Francisco, CA 94105

No room for opinion in political reporting

12/19/11 5:00 AM
Thursday’s San Francisco Examiner front-page news story about the Board of Supervisors’ resolution blasting the $700 billion U. S. military budget injected political opinion. The story sarcastically stated that the supervisors were “too busy crafting unsolicited foreign policy positions” to realize that the “city of San Francisco is not a member of the United Nations.” Read More

Trust fund promise goes back to 1968

12/18/11 5:00 AM
Lately there has been controversy about the Muni operators’ trust fund payout. The prevailing view seems to be that it was wrong to pay us that money in today’s economic climate. Read More

Trust fund promise goes back to 1968

12/17/11 10:00 PM
Lately there has been controversy about the Muni operators’ trust fund payout. The prevailing view seems to be that it was wrong to pay us that money in today’s economic climate. Read More

San Francisco needs simple planning code

12/15/11 10:00 PM
The planning code for our city of 800,000 residents has grown to 3,000 pages. Why was it necessary to create such a code, which architects and the public can’t read and can’t use to find references and digests for every situation?  It hurts everyone in terrible ways. Read More

SFMTA stuck on bus rapid transit

12/14/11 10:00 PM
In his Thursday op-ed, Ed Reiskin, exeutive director of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, stated that he would “seek all solutions” in his effort to improve Muni. Unfortunately he is not being quite truthful. Read More

Ranked-choice voting hurts democratic process

12/13/11 8:15 PM
San Francisco democracy needs to bring back legitimacy to the electoral process by eliminating ranked choice. The runoff system guarantees that those elected would always have the endorsement of the majority of the voters. In a runoff election, voters do not need further clarification, as Supervisor Scott Wiener pointed out. Read More

Ranked-choice voting not truly democratic

12/12/11 10:50 PM
In your Monday story about the attempts of my progressive colleagues on the Board of Supervisors to preserve ranked-choice voting, you state that the “elimination of candidates and redistribution of votes continues until one candidate picks up a majority of the votes.” If only that were true! Read More

Muni needs to deal with revenue cheats

12/12/11 5:00 AM
As a native San Franciscan, it galls me to hear about how Muni is always in the red. I know that plenty of people enjoy a free ride every now and then on the streetcars. With doors wide open on the various lines, it’s too tempting to just hop on. If the police patrols for fare evaders were used more often, they could put a huge dent in the deficit. Read More

An open letter to SF Examiner readers

12/10/11 10:00 PM
First, a sincere and heart-felt “thank you” to all who have taken the time to write letters to our newspaper.  We appreciate them all — the comments, suggestions, criticisms and, yes, even the complaints. There has been a recurring (and expected) theme to a great number of the letters since The San Francisco Examiner announced the changes to our editorial pages and overall “position” of the paper. That said, I feel this is the most appropriate place to respond and comment. Read More

Skate park is not welcome on street

12/08/11 10:00 PM
There has been vast neighborhood opposition to the on-street skateboard park being imposed at the Stanyan/Waller site. Neighbors are not opposed to a skateboard park in Golden Gate Park, and offered to help find a better location. Read More
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