Orange -- in the form of hats, scarves, clothing, shoes, earrings, sunglasses, nail polish and even lipstick -- was the color of choice worn by many of the 400 guests attending a Golden Gate Bridge ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday morning.
The festivities unveiling new visitor facilities at the bridge also kicked off a weekend of celebrations marking the crossing's 75th anniversary.
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Democrats vying for state and federal office in a few Bay Area races could be pitted against each other in the November election, depending on the outcome of California’s new open primary system.
The so-called “top two” primary on June 5 — which allows the overall first-place and second-place vote getters to advance to the general election regardless of party affiliation — gets its first test on ballots that were mailed to voters Monday.
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Local transportation advocates are terrified that the pending federal transportation bill could eliminate or drastically reduce funding levels for transit, cycling and pedestrian improvement projects.
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Golden Gate Park’s Speedway Meadow is now officially Hellman Hollow.
The Recreation and Park Commission voted unanimously Thursday to rename the portion of the park after 77-year-old billionaire Warren Hellman upon the urging of Supervisor Sean Elsbernd with the support of the Board of Supervisors.
The renaming drew support from San Francisco’s political elite, including Gavin Newsom, Nancy Pelosi, Willie Brown and John Burton.
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It has not been a good week for those whose livelihoods depend on either having access to the power brokers and decision-makers of the Washington federal establishment, or being one of them. Like the great and mighty Wizard of Oz, who was exposed as all too human when Dorothy’s little dog Toto pulled back the curtain, the public’s business in Washington, D.C., was shown to be conducted for private gain.
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Under a beautiful sky Saturday morning, The City’s Civic Center turned somber as officials joined police and firefighters to commemorate the eve of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks’ 10th anniversary.
Click on the photo at right to see a slideshow of SFPD and SFFD commemorating the 9/11 anniversary.
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A Republican appropriations bill introduced Thursday in the House of Representatives would strip Muni of $942 million for its Central Subway project, the latest potential threat to the proposed rail line.
The bill must survive several votes in the GOP-controlled House and then secure the buy-in of the Democratically dominated Senate. But if passed as written, completion of the SOMA-to-Chinatown rail extension would seem in jeopardy.
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Mayoral candidates John Avalos and Dennis Herrera netted the first- and second-place endorsements, respectively, on Wednesday night at the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee meeting. The committee opted not to endorse a third candidate despite The City’s ranked-choice voting system.
For district attorney, David Onek was the committee’s first choice and Sharmin Bock its second, with no third candidate chosen.
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After initially causing alarm among some politicians and activists, the state redistricting commission is expected to vote today on the final draft of its maps — and most local politicos seem OK with the results.
Earlier drafts had created concerns in San Francisco about whether gays would lose their influence and politicians would lose their jobs.
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House Republican leaders announced a delay until today for a scheduled vote on Speaker John Boehner’s two-phase debt-ceiling plan, as conservative lawmakers expressed misgivings and congressional budget analysts said the plan did not deliver all its promised savings.
To govern is to choose. To vote is to choose. Voting against Boehner’s plan on the House floor in the biggest showdown of the current Congress would be choosing to vote with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
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