Does it surprise readers that the Chamber of Commerce supports maintenance of a monopoly in San Francisco (“Ballot measures will hurt budget,” by Chamber of Commerce President Steve Falk, Opinion, May 3)? The Chamber of Commerce’s president characterizes Proposition A — a citizen-ratepayer initiative to require competitive bidding for garbage collection, recycling and disposal — as the “most alarming measure” on the June 5 ballot in San Francisco. Read More

It’s been more than six months since Gov. Jerry Brown revealed his 12-point pension plan, and Californians are still waiting on the Legislature to act on public employee pension reform. Read More

In today’s digital world, it might surprise you to learn that a large number of businesses — and their employees — still rely on paper paychecks. Even in San Francisco, nearly 30 percent of local businesses and more than 67,000 workers do not use direct deposit. This may sound trivial, but paper paychecks can pose problems for workers and employees alike — problems that can be avoided by switching to an electronic payroll system. Read More

San Francisco is known as the “innovation capital of the world,” partly because of our thriving culture of creative tech companies, but also because San Francisco’s local artisanal manufacturing industry is booming. The thriving local manufacturing sector is making everything from apparel to ceramics, from messenger bags to chocolates and more, all carrying the “Made in S.F.” label. Read More