By:
Leah Shahum
05/08/12 8:16 PM
There has never been a better time to try bicycling in San Francisco. And I’m not just referring to this delightfully warm weather.
Thursday is the Bay Area’s 18th annual Bike to Work Day — a day to celebrate the joys of bicycling and help those new to two wheels give it a whirl.
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Thousands of California teachers were given layoff notices a few weeks ago because state law requires the slips to be sent out each spring if administrators and trustees believe cuts are needed to balance their budgets.
This month, the districts must decide whether to continue or rescind those layoffs on the assumption that by then they’ll know the state of their 2012-13 finances.
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San Francisco voters will soon start receiving their ballots in the mail for the June 5 presidential primary election. Containing only two local measures, the ballot should come as a relief to the many San Franciscans who are still fatigued from the lengthy and complicated November mayoral election. But make no mistake, both measures will have a drastic impact on The City and are worthy of careful consideration before heading to the polls.
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By:
Amy Bacharach
04/29/12 4:00 AM
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency would like to work toward balancing its budget by extending meters on evenings and to Sundays. Not only is this a regressive and backward thought process, it will create collateral consequences for everyone. Policies that are based solely on the idea of creating revenue are always unwise.
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By:
Ed Lee
04/25/12 4:26 PM
San Franciscans last week were reminded of the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire that destroyed most of The City and tragically took many lives. We were once again reminded that The City always needs to be prepared.
Seismically safe hospitals are key to our recovery efforts. Not only do we need to keep our hospital patients safe, we need to ensure that San Franciscans have access to medical services.
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Ask any student or parent, and they would probably tell you that there are some teachers who they feel shouldn’t be teaching.There is a prevailing myth out there that public schools can’t get rid of “bad” teachers. I want to set the record straight: We can and we do. While the majority of teachers are top-notch professionals who are doing outstanding jobs, there are some teachers who need extra support to do a better job or who may need to move into a different profession.
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By:
Steve Falk
04/18/12 5:18 PM
San Franciscans have another reason to celebrate. Our city was recently named the Cleantech Capital of North America. According to the Cleantech Group, which awarded the designation, San Francisco is now home to 208 clean-tech companies that have raised $12 billion in venture capital over the past five years. These factors make our city the largest and most concentrated clean-tech cluster in the nation — beating out other clean energy hubs such as Austin, Texas; New York; and Los Angeles.
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Two years ago, when Gov. Jerry Brown was trying to reclaim the governorship he had left 28 years earlier, he often said that his age, maturity and lack of political ambition would allow him to succeed where others had failed.Brown said he would patiently attack the state’s political issues, especially the deficit-ridden state budget, vowing, “I will tell the truth in ways [that hadn’t occurred] in years past.”
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By:
Ed Lee
04/11/12 7:03 PM
Next week on April 18, we will commemorate the 106th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake and great fire. As we remember the lives lost, we will also celebrate the city that we rebuilt. Earthquakes, like the one just suffered in Indonesia this week, remind us that we absolutely must be prepared for the next disaster here in San Francisco. As we always say, “It is not a matter of if, but when” the next earthquake will shake The City.
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California’s Department of Motor Vehicles probably touches more state residents than any other state agency, and therefore has become the bureaucracy that everyone loves to hate. At one time, that disdain might have been warranted. But under several past governors, and continuing under Gov. Jerry Brown, the DMV has become a model of consumer-friendly service and the intelligent use of technology that seems to escape other agencies.
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