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Read the fine print on CleanPowerSF

By: Jim Lazarus 02/10/13 10:38 PM
San Francisco’s public-power plans appear to be going from bad to worse. Originally promising to provide competitively priced, green-energy alternatives for residents, the program has ballooned into a $19.5 million city contract with Houston-based Shell Energy that is poised to double residential utility bills and put jobs at risk — all without any guarantee of a greener future. Read More

Renaming SFO to include Harvey Milk's name would be beacon of hope

By: David Campos 02/03/13 5:00 AM
Recently, I introduced legislation to add Harvey Milk’s name to San Francisco International Airport and call it Harvey Milk SFO. My goal would not just be to “honor” him, but to move forward the civil-rights agenda for which he lived and died. Read More

Farm labor issues still simmering in California

By: Dan Walters 01/08/13 11:16 PM
Gov. Jerry Brown’s major achievement in his first year as governor in 1975 was the Agricultural Labor Relations Act, which created a first-in-the-nation mechanism for the United Farm Workers union to seek contracts with growers. Read More

San Francisco is poised for success in 2013

By: Jim Lazarus 01/03/13 9:53 PM
San Francisco is kicking off the year on strong economic footing with employment outpacing much of the nation and the lowest projected municipal budget shortfall in five years. The America’s Cup, the opening of the new waterfront location for the Exploratorium, and several other events and developments will further boost the local economy as the year progresses. Read More

Mental health as important as gun control

By: Max DeNike 12/23/12 8:07 PM
John is a 31-year-old American, born and raised in California. He is currently on probation, attempting to turn his life around. Read More

One fan’s suggestion for what to do with Alex Smith and Brian Wilson

By: Pamela S. Busch 12/21/12 12:28 AM
The other day, I found myself having a sports pipe dream. What if ex-Giants closer Brian Wilson, now a free agent, and likely-to-be-former 49ers quarterback Alex Smith sign with the Mets and the Jets, respectively, next season? Read More

Health insurance exchanges can help bring down costs for U.S. consumers

By: Ron Goldstein 12/09/12 10:37 AM
The re-election of President Barack Obama signals full-speed ahead for the implementation of the health care reforms contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the creation of public health insurance exchanges. The act mandates that all states and territories establish and launch their own health insurance exchanges by Jan. 1, 2014, or default to a federal fallback program. Read More

Economic recovery is not an accident

By: Steve Falk 12/06/12 5:00 AM
Jobs. Tourism. Commercial office space. By almost any measure, San Francisco is outpacing much of the state and the nation when it comes to economic recovery. But our city’s economic turnaround is no accident. Key actions from our business community and elected officials have put our city on sound economic footing and a continued path for growth. Read More

Transit impact fee change will hurt nonprofits

By: Steve Falk and Wade Rose 12/03/12 5:00 AM
San Francisco’s nonprofit health care, education, museum and housing providers may soon be hit with thousands of dollars in unexpected fees if harmful language is not omitted from pending legislation coming before the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Read More

California graduation gap hurts students

By: Dan Walters 11/29/12 10:37 PM
Let’s assume, for the sake of argument or column writing, that the fundamental task of any public-school system is to maximize the number of students who graduate from high school and are ready to either enter the workforce or further their educations. Read More
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