It was disappointing to see The San Francisco Examiner side with the big pork and cattle lobby in opposing U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s important pro-animal welfare amendment to the Farm Bill (“Bill’s defeat a win for animal welfare,” Monday). Read More

I cannot think of one financial city measure that has passed in which  the money was not spent in part on something other than what the measure was passed for (“SFUSD moves funds to meet state laws,” June 21). The San Francisco Unified School District budget includes $29 million in new expenditures, but only $364,000 in new revenue — and $16 million out of $62 million of earmarked state funds will be diverted to the district’s general fund to be used for other things. Read More

Thanks for your excellent article (“Speed push cited in bike death,” June 15). I wonder if The San Francisco Examiner has learned of any initiatives to require on-road bicyclists to carry insurance. Under the circumstances of your report, the subject would make for an excellent follow-up piece, and be a great public service if it spurred action. Read More

After following the saga of suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi for the past few months, the recent findings and stories surrounding him are very disturbing. First, he was deceptive when it came to his guns, and then he seemed to obstruct the police’s attempts to secure them. And his claim that his guns were “buried deep in the house,” making it difficult to retrieve them, doesn’t fly. Well, if he buried them deep, then he knows where they are and can go uncover them, right? Read More