As 34-year San Francisco residents, my wife and I have been dismayed and disappointed in the long-term decline of the municipal transportation system, especially the trains serving the Market Street corridor. Years ago, riders could expect occasional delays and rush-hour crowds, but over the years it seems the occasional is now the routine as service deteriorates to an unacceptable level. Read More

So many public sector employees have yelled at me, stalked and blocked me while I was collecting signatures for Jeff Adachi’s pension reform measure. Can you imagine the outrage if I went to these same city employees’ workplaces and harassed them about not caring about The City’s finances or future city worker pensions? They would call the police on me. Read More

Your Sunday cover story, “Paying for the parks,” resembled a press release from the Recreation and Park Department rather than independent journalism. For example, the article indicates the new boathouse vendor at Stow Lake will generate $50,000 a year in additional revenue. But as a member of the family that operated the boathouse for decades, I can tell you we offered a $55,000 higher minimum annual rent than the New Mexico group that has been given the new contract. Read More

As a city worker, it was extremely frustrating to read Public Defender Jeff Adachi’s Thursday op-ed, which continues to mislead voters with inaccurate information. There is nothing “citizen-led” about Adachi’s ballot measure. He personally wrote the measure with backing from a few wealthy supporters. In contrast, the consensus plan was crafted by Mayor Ed Lee, business leader Warren Hellman, the Board of Supervisors and labor groups. Read More