Culminating an eight-year effort, on Tuesday San Francisco became just the second California municipality to approve a city-run program to allow energy ratepayers to purchase green power.
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San Francisco is often rated No. 1. This is the No. 1 place to trick or treat, with the No. 1 city park system and the No. 1 healthiest city for women. Well, we have a new distinction to add to the list.
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Last week, the Board of Supervisors considered three Planning Commission appointments: Cindy Wu from the Chinatown Community Development Center; Richard Hillis, former deputy director of the Office of Economic Workforce Development; and three-term commissioner and dentist Michael Antonini.
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On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors passed a two-year budget that assumed a 7.5 percent return on investment for its public-pension fund in the 2013-14 fiscal year. But even before it passed, it was already off by millions of dollars.
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The City Attorney’s Office argued on Thursday that Mayor Ed Lee’s alleged perjury is irrelevant to the official misconduct hearing against suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi.Lee set removal proceedings in motion in March by suspending Mirkarimi without pay because he pleaded guilty to a domestic violence charge involving his wife. But defense attorneys say the mayor might have lied during his June 29 testimony before The City’s Ethics Commission.
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Supervisor Sean Elsbernd, a life-long San Francisco 49ers fan, broke his silence Thursday on the team’s planned desertion of San Francisco and vowed that he will never darken the doors of the team’s new stadium in Santa Clara.
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Despite concerns about the impact on The City’s budget, on Tuesday San Francisco became first city in the United States to grant its citizens a right to civil counsel.While defendants in criminal cases are entitled to counsel if they cannot afford one, the same right does not apply to civil cases, leaving many people involved in domestic violence, child custody and eviction cases without legal representation.
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When 27 labor agreements come up for negotiations this year, there will be lots of talk about pay raises and concessions. But the conversation also could include incentives to quit smoking, shed some pounds and see the doctor more often.
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Although San Francisco voters significantly increased the pension contributions of city employees last November, the government’s pension costs are still expected to increase by almost 20 percent over the next 17 months. In November, city voters approved a pension measure that increases city employees’ pension contribution rate whenever the city’s contribution rate increases.
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We shouldn’t be surprised that Ross Mirkarimi’s mugshot shows him with his eyes closed. Appearing arrogant and obtuse, the sheriff is pretending like nothing is wrong.
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