It is amazing that Ed Reiskin, the Gavin Newsom crony whose Public Works Department brought us such wonders as the “parklet” privatization of public commons; the plan to force property owners to care for trees they did not plant and never asked for; and a bond measure to cure the heartbreak of potholes, is moving on to run Muni. No nationwide search for an administrator with actual transit experience was conducted. Read More

I own the four Infinitel wireless stores in San Francisco and am disappointed by The City’s new cellphone ordinance that requires me to post and distribute materials on radio frequency energy. This is an unnecessary and discriminatory legislation that creates a false perception of a safe product and undermines my work as a local business owner. Read More

What makes bicycle riders in this city think that they are above the law? Every day, I see them either riding on sidewalks (even if there are bike lanes), running red lights, traveling the wrong way on one-way streets, ignoring stop signs and showing no regard for cars or pedestrians. Read More

I was shocked at what I witnessed while passing by the Powell Street cable car turnaround shortly after 8 p.m. Monday. Many San Francisco police officers were there in riot gear. Some tourists were around, but the protest demonstrations against this month’s BART police shooting were finished. Read More