A group of parents wanting San Francisco and the school district to do more to help fund education will address officials Thursday night in hopes of creating more transparency and accountability.Ten parents will gather at the Congregation Sherith Israel to question San Francisco Unified School District officials including Deputy Superintendent Richard Carranza and Associate Superintendent Kevin Truit as well as City Supervisor Eric Mar, before more than 200 people.
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A vote on the massive Parkmerced development was postponed to next Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
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A CVS pharmacy opening up at 3132 Clement St. obtained a permit Tuesday to sell alcohol. While Supervisor John Avalos opposed the permit, the rest of the board had no problem with it. The permit was approved in a 10-1 vote Tuesday.
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Early-morning bloodshed among transients in Golden Gate Park has San Francisco officials reassessing a possible nighttime closure of the park. Because of safety concerns, Mayor Ed Lee supports the establishment of specific hours for the park, his spokeswoman Christine Falvey said. In an email, she said the mayor is discussing the matter with supervisors whose districts border the park.
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Hundreds of cafes, restaurants, bars and other small businesses could soon be in luck with a new San Francisco permit that would allow them to have live performances.Currently, if a cafe wants to have something like a solo guitar player perform, the cafe must obtain the same kind of entertainment permit that a nightclub would have to obtain, which costs $1,700 just to apply.
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CVS Pharmacy is poised to obtain one of those coveted permits to sell alcohol, in a city that banned the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies and spoke strongly against a plan by Walgreens to start selling alcohol.
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A Board of Supervisors hearing on the $1.2 billion Parkmerced redevelopment project has been continued until May 24, when supervisors are set to meet in closed session with developers and the City Attorney’s Office over rent control measures.
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The Board of Supervisors will consider the future of Parkmerced on Tuesday when members review the Planning Commission’s February approval of a proposal to nearly triple the development’s housing density and run a Muni light-rail line there.
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San Francisco officials re-examining the proposed Treasure Island redevelopment project in the wake of the recent tsunami in Japan say the threat of inundation has already been addressed in design plans.The multibillion-dollar redevelopment project was questioned at last week’s Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee meeting by Supervisor Eric Mar, who wanted more information about a tsunami’s potential impact.
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Groups of tourists on Segways will continue to ride on pedestrian-only footpaths in Golden Gate Park, at least until the stakeholders get together and talk about a revised route.
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