With Ross Mirkarimi out of office for the time being, it’s time to assess what comes next in the trial of our overly enthusiastic jailer. Having pled guilty to false imprisonment of his wife on New Year’s Eve, he now refuses to resign. Moderates must be thrilled.
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Mayor Ed Lee has suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi without pay while he awaits an ethics hearing on whether he should be permanently removed from office.
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The battle has begun to determine the political leanings of the local Democratic Party, which could play an important role in the outcomes of Board of Supervisors races this fall.
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The America’s Cup yacht race is still coming to San Francisco, but a related $111 million deal to fix some of San Francisco’s rotting piers was cast adrift Monday.
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America’s Cup officials expect The City to present a new waterfront development agreement today, but negotiators were reportedly far apart as of late Tuesday afternoon.“If we don’t agree, there are serious questions about the cup being held in San Francisco,” said Stephen Barclay, chief operating officer for the regatta.
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The business formula of the America’s Cup seems simple: If you race them, they will come.But as city officials consider a waterfront investment deal finalizing the terms of the yacht regatta, they are left guessing just how many will come.Along with the complex long-term agreement for race officials to fix crumbling piers in exchange for lucrative development rights on public property, the event’s popular appeal also is raising questions.
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One of San Francisco’s most notorious political firebrands could shake up City Hall this year if he tries to return to the Board of Supervisors, and he might not be alone.
Chris Daly — along with ex-supervisors Aaron Peskin and Tony Hall — is rumored to be considering another run.
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The moment Mayor Ed Lee entered this year’s San Francisco mayoral race, he didn’t just become the front-runner — he also stacked the field with an unprecedented fourth major Chinese-American candidate.
For charts detailing information about Chinese-language newspapers in San Francisco, click on the photo to the right.
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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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With San Francisco mayoral candidate Dennis Herrera expected to come out against the Central Subway this week, and former Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin already on record opposing it, Chinatown business leaders held a heated press conference at the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association this afternoon to express their displeasure.
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