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San Francisco, CA 94105

Many great reasons to kill death penalty

10/03/12 5:03 PM
I am writing to encourage voters to vote for Proposition 34, which will remove the death penalty from the state Constitution and substitute a penalty of life without the possibility of parole, for several reasons. First, eliminating the death penalty will make it impossible to make a mistake and execute an innocent person, a grisly prospect that a humane society cannot allow to happen. Read More

Case against Prop. B not powerful at all

10/02/12 9:43 PM
I take exception to The San Francisco Examiner article describing the small opposition to Proposition B as “powerful foes” (“Parks bond faces powerful foes,” Sunday). Aaron Peskin and Quentin Kopp are two former supervisors who carry no constituency behind them, but in fact are upset over individual decisions made by the Recreation and Park Department in its effort to serve diverse communities.   Read More

The City’s ranking misses major factors

09/28/12 4:26 PM
San Francisco was named the top place to live in the U.S. by Businessweek.com (Newsmakers, Thursday), but only entertainment and the strong economy were factors in the ranking. Read More

Treasure Island residents not reassured by claims

09/27/12 5:35 PM
At the Navy information session on Treasure Island earlier this month, several residents complained Shaw and subcontractors had not followed proper toxic waste and RadSafe protocols in the cleanup of sites that were recently disclosed by the press as impacted by radiological contamination (“City digs into pollution threat,” Sept. 12). Read More

Hetchy water is key to Bay Area’s future

09/24/12 8:21 PM
This coming November, San Franciscans will have the opportunity to vote on a measure that may ultimately lead to the draining and restoration of the Hetch Hetchy Valley and force The City to look elsewhere for most of its water. Read More

Not all Republicans back Romney views

09/19/12 7:18 PM
Not all middle-class Republicans endorse arrogant and condescending Republican leadership rhetoric that stereotypes modest-income citizens as “freeloaders.” Read More

Asian-American voter backs Obama

09/18/12 7:19 PM
My family and I are among Vietnamese-Americans and Asian-Americans across California and the U.S. who support the re-election of President Barack Obama. We are active in America for Obama and Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders for Obama. Read More

City ready to comply with pipeline work

09/17/12 11:05 PM
In response to your article (“CPUC, S.F. waging street fight,” Friday), I want to make it clear that the Department of Public Works has never denied or prohibited PG&E from performing urgently needed work. Safety is a top DPW priority and we collaborate with PG&E and other agencies to ensure the well- being of San Francisco’s residents. Read More

Game plan needed for new arena traffic

09/11/12 6:33 PM
I believe it should be clarified that while there may only be a dozen Warriors basketball games scheduled simultaneously with Giants baseball games each year, the arena will be used year-round for concerts and other entertainment purposes (“Warriors site might double-team traffic,” Monday). Read More

Olague answering to builders, not voters

09/06/12 8:31 PM
Nobody was surprised to see this pro-high-rise Board of Supervisors affirm its earlier support for a huge waterfront height-limit break for the 8 Washington St. luxury condo project, which now goes to the voters to decide (“Board upholds support for 8 Washington plan,” Wednesday). Read More
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