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Closed-minded move in commission vote

07/22/12 4:00 AM
In response to your story (“Board clashes over planning board selection,” July 18), I think it is the height of hypocrisy for so-called “progressives” to block the re-appointment of Michael Antonini to the Planning Commission strictly on ideological grounds. I thought San Francisco was a city that prided itself on diversity. Shouldn’t that concept apply to having a diversity of opinion on The City’s boards and commissions as well? Read More

Bring back the utility side of PG&E Co.

07/18/12 4:00 AM
Your front-page headline reads: Rising from the ASHES, (“PG&E trying to win your trust” July 16) where one of the Bay Area’s most visible public relations and crisis management experts said “I would say that PG&E is arguably the most damaged corporate brand in America today.” Read More

San Francisco first responders deserve our praise

07/16/12 8:30 PM
We San Franciscans can be very proud of our firefighters and paramedics. Early Saturday evening, as I was preparing to listen to an outdoor concert at the Fillmore Center, an elderly man walked up slowly toward me and asked me to call an ambulance for him. In his slow and slurred speech, he said he was experiencing a stroke coming on, and that he was a past stroke victim. Noticing his distress and discerning his acute stroke symptoms, I called 911. Read More

Jealousy won’t halt Santa Clara stadium

07/15/12 9:13 PM
Your lead paragraph concerning the Santa Clara stadium project (Editorial, “Niners sacked Santa Clara with bad stadium deal,” Friday) is effective, as it encapsulates your attitude about the project in one key principle — jealousy. “That’s what you get, Santa Clara,” is hardly an unbiased analysis. The deal did not unravel in June 2010, and the complexity of the financing is based on the key point that no general fund money will be used for the stadium. Read More

Let people decide about crime policy

07/15/12 4:00 AM
San Francisco Supervisor David Campos was quoted in your article about Mayor Ed Lee’s recent suggestion concerning the possibility of adopting New York’s and Chicago’s “stop and frisk” police procedure as a method of dealing with suspicious people, possibly lowering crime rates and dealing with gun crime before it happens (“Supervisors criticize Lee, frisk policy,” July 11). Read More

High-speed rail is the right step into future

07/13/12 1:53 AM
Like some coal-powered locomotive puffing out black smoke, the naysayers are out in full force with their doomsday predictions on high-speed rail for California. Read More

High-speed rail funds will doom education

07/10/12 7:59 AM
Against the will of 75 percent of California’s voters, the state Legislature’s Democrats on Friday approved spending $8 billion on high-speed rail in the Central Valley. Read More

Mirkarimi needs a real job

07/09/12 8:46 PM
The Ross Mirkarimi hearings illustrate how useless “professional politicians” are. The sheriff (for the time being) is in his mid-40s, a stage of life when a mature individual has established a career of some sort whereby he or she is a self-supporting adult, can contribute a service or produce goods, and can contribute to the creation of wealth. Read More

GG Park bike lanes are dangerous to all

07/05/12 7:41 PM
In your article about all the successful bike lanes around San Francisco (“Lane changes moving S.F.,” July 1), the author failed to point out the inherent problems with the new Golden Gate Park bike lanes. They’re unsafe for cyclists, motorists and pedestrians alike. Read More

Health care ruling comes at critical time

07/01/12 4:00 AM
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling regarding President Barack Obama’s historic health care legislation is victory for health care in our nation. It is truly a testament to Obama’s vision and leadership for our nation and our people, as well as the leadership, commitment and hard work of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, on this issue. Chief Justice John Roberts also deserves credit for the 5-4 swing vote on this momentous ruling. But the game is not over. Read More
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