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State demographic shift fuels voters’ blue streak

By: Dan Walters 11/12/12 9:02 PM
This wasn’t your father’s electorate, much less your grandfather’s. Even as California’s white population declined sharply in the last generation to well below 50 percent, middle-age white homeowners still dominated California’s elections. And this widening gap between voters and the overall population contributed to chronic political gridlock. Read More

President and Senate must quickly replace federal judges to vacant posts

By: By Carl Tobias 11/09/12 4:37 PM
U.S. District Judge James Ware recently retired after 22 years of service. This means that the Northern District of California now has four vacancies in 14 judgeships. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has designated all four as emergencies because of the district’s heavy caseloads. Read More

Improving service should be No. 1 Muni goal

By: Scott Wiener 11/07/12 5:25 PM
Between 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on the day of Game 1 of the World Series, Muni melted down in a spectacular way. During this 90-minute period, three light-rail vehicles in the subway broke down because of inadequate maintenance. Nice way to showcase our world-class city during the World Series, though unfortunately not an isolated occurrence. Read More

Simpler rules could solve campaign disclosure woes

By: Dan Walters 11/06/12 8:47 PM
Let’s begin with the bedrock principle that voters deserve full disclosure of who’s giving money to whom for what. In fact, we’d be much better served to make full and immediate disclosure of campaign funds our sole regulation of political money, rather than the complex melange of federal and state laws, regulations and court decisions that now purport — but fail — to protect the political process. Read More

Tech businesses aren’t only players in San Francisco’s thriving economy

By: Steve Falk 11/05/12 6:44 PM
San Francisco’s tech sector received a lot of attention last month — and for good reason. California announced the expansion of San Francisco’s Innovation Hub (iHub) in Mission Bay to include the entire city and county of San Francisco. Mayor Ed Lee declared October to be Innovation Month to spotlight local tech companies. And leading technology firms, such as Square Inc., announced plans for expansion in our city. Read More

Teachers seeking new direction for school board, better future for kids

By: Dennis Kelly 11/01/12 10:27 PM
Everyone knows that Chicago teachers went out on strike this school year. Read More

F.X. Crowley’s son offers his view on dad

By: Kerry Crowley 10/31/12 9:37 PM
I am an aspiring journalist at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and the son of District 7 Board of Supervisors candidate F.X. Crowley. As an avid newspaper reader from an early age, I have had the good fortune of growing up in San Francisco. Read More

Prop. A will let CCSF keep serving San Francisco

By: Kathleen White 10/30/12 9:07 PM
As the largest community college in California, City College of San Francisco serves almost 100,000 students annually and is our own local resource and treasure. As a native San Franciscan and CCSF faculty member, I have witnessed the transformations that have taken place daily at the college. Read More

Prop. 30 might not help schools

By: Harmeet K. Dhillon 10/28/12 7:35 PM
The San Francisco Examiner has it all wrong (“Support both tax increases for education,” Oct. 10 editorial). A yes vote on Proposition 30 will not guarantee any new funding for education — not even one cent. Gov. Jerry Brown is making empty threats to cut education in order to scare voters, and Prop. 30 is not a “millionaires tax” — it will negatively impact every California taxpayer and resident. Read More

All systems go for broadband

By: Clifford Young 10/24/12 6:10 PM
Although NASA has retired the 30-year-old space shuttle program, that doesn’t mean Americans have stopped shooting for the moon. American ingenuity is creating an out-of-this-world experience right here on the ground. Today, we are able to wirelessly download books and magazines to tablets we can manipulate with our fingertips. Read More
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