A subcommittee of the Board of Supervisors will consider a resolution on Monday that would direct The City’s Recreation and Park Department to rescind the eviction of the HANC Recycling Center from Golden Gate Park. The resolution would direct the department to establish a comprehensive parks recycling program using “the expertise, volunteer base and facilities” of HANC.
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A proposal to increase fares for Golden Gate Transit’s ferry and bus passengers moved forward last week, when the district’s Board of Directors approved a set of public hearings on the measure.
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Slowly (and we do mean slowly), the new Bay Bridge is starting to take shape, and on Monday, the rebuilt span will be one step closer to completion.
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Impacts on traffic, parks and the Bay’s biology were the questions on the minds of about 150 people who attended meetings about the America’s Cup.The City’s Planning Department held two separate scoping meetings about the 2013 yacht racing event, to prepare for an environmental review they are about to embark on.
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In an effort to help deter scammers who have been exposing the region’s new payment system, Clipper card users will now have to add a minimum of $5 when they reload at downtown transit stations.Because the cards have a negative-balance feature, some less-than-honest transit riders have added the bare minimum to the cards before taking off on a costly trip on the public’s dime.
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A proposal to eliminate the controversial labor practice known as “bumping” has faced a major setback. The Civil Service Commission is expected to officially withdraw the recommendation to eliminate the practice and do additional studies.
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Since Sheriff Michael Hennessey announced he would not run for re-election after 31 years in office, it set off some mild speculation that the popular lawman would seek another office.
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Progressive Public Defender Jeff Adachi may be taking a second run at pension reform, but he isn’t looking at throwing his hat into the crowded mayoral race this year, he said in an interview Tuesday.
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Confirming what many people already knew, BART’s Board of Directors will fess up and admit that a majority of their members asked General Manager Dorothy Dugger to resign earlier this month.
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The fate of BART General Manager Dorothy Dugger could go unresolved for at least another week.
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