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Ed Lee's choice to run for mayor opens political floodgates

By: Dan Schreiber 08/08/11 4:00 AM
Ed Lee
After years of perpetual and often-childish bickering at City Hall, interim Mayor Ed Lee has presided over an era of calm that some call progress. Voters knew little about this polite and well-regarded bureaucrat when he was selected to baby-sit the final year of Gavin Newsom’s term. At the time, all most people cared about was that San Francisco’s first Chinese-American mayor wasn’t a politician and had no re-election ambitions. Peace had come to The City. Read More

Peninsula speed restrictions could push high-speed rail to San Francisco off fast pace

By: Will Reisman 07/13/11 4:00 AM
High-speed rail
A high-speed rail compromise designed to please Peninsula lawmakers and save billions of dollars has some backers of the project fearful the alignment will jeopardize the future of the swift-moving trains in San Francisco. On Thursday, the California High-Speed Rail Authority will consider a proposal responding to concerns that an elevated railway would create barriers and lower property values within Peninsula communities. Read More

PR firm for high-speed rail project quits before being fired

By: Will Reisman 07/04/11 10:49 AM
California High-Speed Rail
The public relations firm awarded a $9 million contract to promote California’s high-speed rail operations announced last week that it would be quitting its role as the agency’s mouthpiece, just before the state authority was set to fire it. Read More

Parole denied for San Carlos man convicted of killing ex-fiancée in 1985

By: Mike Aldax 04/26/11 8:33 AM
Too Good To Be True
A once budding San Carlos entrepreneur who was convicted 25 years ago of killing his ex-fiancée was denied parole Monday after top Peninsula officials penned letters opposing his release.San Mateo Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Assemblyman Jerry Hill and Judge Quentin Kopp were among those wanting to keep 55-year-old Craig Anderson locked up for the grisly high-profile murder, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said. Read More

San Francisco’s anti-job payroll tax

By: Quentin Kopp 03/09/11 8:12 PM
San Francisco imposes a so-called “payroll” tax upon approximately 6,000 local businesses that have payrolls in excess of $250,000 per year. City Hall extracts a 1.5 percent tax from the gross amount of the payroll. The tax produces over $342.5 million annually. It is a dumb tax; it means every time a business grossing $250,000 or more reduces unemployment by adding a job, City Hall rewards the business with a tax. Read More

Merging administrative costs could save Bay Area transit agencies $100M

By: Will Reisman 02/21/11 11:23 PM
Muni
Bay Area transit agencies spend significantly more in administrative costs than their peers across the nation, expenditures that knowledgeable observers believe could be slashed by merging some functions of the region’s 28 different operators. Read More

Attorney General Jerry Brown to speak at luncheon

By: Staff report 09/14/09 12:00 AM
The state attorney general heads the list of speakers at this year’s Greater Geary Boulevard Merchants & Property Owners’ Association luncheon at the Cathedral Hill Hotel on Wednesday. Brown will be among several politicians to speak; others include Assembly Majority Whip Fiona Ma and San Francisco Supervisor Eric Mar. Superior Court Judge Quentin Kopp will also appear at the event. Read More
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