By:
Ed Reiskin
04/03/12 8:13 AM
As we began exploring options to position the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency for the next two years, our aim has been to deliver a responsible and honest budget that is aligned with The City’s transit-first policy and the agency’s new strategic goals.
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When I was in high school, I had the opportunity to work at a summer camp in San Pedro.It gave me a chance to be a leader at a young age. It also made me a responsible young guy, since I was in charge of about 20 kids. I think I got more out of it than the kids. Because of this experience, and a few others, I was motivated to become a teacher and have had a very rewarding career as an educator.
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By:
Aaron Peskin
03/26/12 7:45 AM
Fifteen months ago, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an insufficient agreement with the America’s Cup Event Authority.San Francisco should be the host to the 34th America’s Cup on our spectacular Bay, but not at any price.
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By:
Paul Murre
03/22/12 5:15 PM
The California State University system was built as the vehicle to propel young people toward the American dream. California’s working- and middle-class families could confidently send their children to a CSU school, knowing they would be able to receive a quality, low-cost education at a four-year university. The CSU system has often been looked at as a realistic alternative for many when compared to the University of California system, which is nearly twice as expensive.
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By:
Ed Lee
03/22/12 8:10 AM
Almost any San Franciscan will tell you that our diverse, distinctive neighborhoods and commercial corridors are what make this city the greatest place to live and work. And in the heart of our neighborhoods, it is the small businesses that provide essential support by creating jobs, providing access to goods and services, increasing public safety and enhancing our sense of community. These businesses are the backbone of our economy.
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By:
Gerald Cauthen and Barry Eisenberg
03/11/12 4:00 AM
Under the aegis of San Francisco’s then-Mayor Art Agnos, the Embarcadero Freeway was torn down in 1991. With the long-awaited removal of this hated concrete behemoth looming over San Francisco’s Bay views, The City finally rid itself of the most destructive public project ever constructed within its boundaries.
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By:
Ed Lee
03/09/12 3:58 PM
You may soon be asked to sign an innocuous-sounding petition urging The City to develop “a sustainable water supply.” A laudable goal and one that San Francisco voters and city leaders have already committed to and are spending billions of dollars to achieve.But don’t be fooled. Camouflaged in the petition’s language is the real goal of this measure: to drain the Bay Area’s largest and most important source of drinking water and clean energy — the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.
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By:
Ed Harrington
03/05/12 7:05 PM
San Francisco and the 2.6 million Bay Area customers of the Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System have a sustainable water system with storage reservoirs in place to maintain our water supply. We have worked hard to address the constant threats of drought, climate change, and earthquakes to our water.
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By:
Dave Mihalic
03/05/12 7:02 PM
As superintendent of Yosemite National Park from 1999 to 2003, I regretted that Congress had long ago allowed San Francisco to clear-cut and flood the spectacular Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite for use as a water storage tank. Such a proposal would be firmly rejected today.
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By:
John Gressman
03/05/12 5:00 AM
Just as we are poised to deliver on the promise of providing health care for millions of Californians, Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget would cut funding to neighborhood-based, community-governed health centers. Our centers are the only cost-effective alternative to costly, overcrowded emergency rooms.
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