The minimum wage in San Francisco will increase to $9.79 an hour for San Francisco's lowest paid workers starting Jan. 1, 2011. Of course, that won't make any difference to the 40,000 residents who are still looking for work.
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California is losing its edge over China and other countries when it comes to being the global innovator of clean technology. A new reported released Wednesday by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute shows that California will fall behind if state leaders hijack current climate policies. According to the analysis, California has attracted 70 percent of U.S. investment in clean tech and 50 percent of global investment.
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Mayor Gavin Newsom and the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants are expected to make a major announcement about the Commissioner’s Trophy on Wednesday at City Hall. It’s perfect timing, since Arlington, Texas, Mayor Robert Cluck will be in town to settle up on his bet with Newsom. The two mayors will coach a Junior Giants game at 1:45 p.m. at the Gilman Playground Baseball Field.esherbert@sfexaminer.com
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While the courts continue to debate the legality of same-sex marriage, the battle over gay civil rights is moving into another arena: the classroom.State Sen. Mark Leno, a San Francisco Democrat, introduced legislation this week that would amend the state education code, mandating that LGBT history be included in the curriculum of public schools. The bill — dubbed the Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful Education Act — calls for accurate and fair portrayal of LGBT historical figures who have contributed to shaping social and political issues across the nation.
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San Francisco is no Detroit when it comes to attracting money-making films, and it probably never will be. But that's not stopping San Francisco from spending money to make money. Mayor Gavin Newsom and the San Francisco Film Commission on Tuesday said they will start offering discounts to movie crews so they have a good reason to spend money while they are filming in The City. The logic being that local businesses will gain millions of dollars each year.
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Whatever happens with Proposition 8 and the same-sex marriage debate, Sen. Mark Leno wants future generations (gay and straight) to know exactly how this controversy unfolded. Leno has introduced legislation that would include the historical contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in school textbooks and materials.
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The true extent of violence in Golden Gate Park is unclear, police say, in part because many people who sleep illegally in the park aren’t reporting robberies and assaults against them.
The 1,117-acre park has been a hot spot of violence in the last year, including the July 7 dog mauling in the park that kicked off a police enforcement campaign. That same month, a man was stabbed to death in the park.
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Even if consumers aren’t feeling confident about the economy, businesses are.According to a new survey, Bay Area CEOs and executives are feeling much better about the local economy, despite the fact that California’s economy remains one of the worst in the nation.
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Beefed-up rules to crack down on crime in city parks are coming down the pipeline as Gavin Newsom works to tackle the issue in his waning days as mayor.Golden Gate Park in particular has been a hot spot for crime, with transients being involved in many violent incidents in the last year.The mayor on Sunday said he has drafted his own legislation that will address park crime by closing down — at the very least — San Francisco’s largest park. He will introduce the legislation as soon as Tuesday at the Board of Supervisors meeting.
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San Francisco is pushing ahead with a bid to host the America’s Cup sailing race on the northern waterfront despite threats that The City has jeopardized its lead position to host the event.Billionaire Oracle CEO Larry Ellison’s BMW Oracle Racing team won the cup in Valencia, Spain, in February and with it the right to select who will host the next cup race in 2013.
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Amid one of the nation’s worst recessions, an unsuspecting group has helped prop up local businesses as they struggle to recover from the weak economy — artists.While San Francisco’s jobless rate has hovered at 10 percent and storefront vacancies have turned into an epidemic, the arts community has managed to thrive, giving The City a much-needed economic boost.
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The Board of Education could soon ask voters to give its members a raise — a big one.
Board members get a $500 monthly stipend, but under a proposal introduced by Supervisor Bevan Dufty, that could skyrocket to $50,000 annually, plus benefits. The proposal is a charter amendment that would have to be approved by the Board of Supervisors and voters.
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Mayor Gavin Newsom will attend his final Disaster Council meeting where he will review the citywide emergency planning and preparedness. The meeting will be at 1 p.m. inside City Hall.esherbert@sfexaminer.com
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Muni drivers are increasingly dumping riders off at stops before their destination as a way to cope with train delays and traffic jams.In response to supervisors’ concerns, Muni has issued a report that details how often its light-rail vehicles turn around before reaching their terminus, a manuever called a short turn or switchback.
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For all of those who love to hate Supervisor Chris Daly, here is your chance to roast the man notorious for his incendiary speech. Daly is hosting his own roast where supporters and enemies can “kick him then kick it with him,” as the invite goes. The event will be Jan. 5 at The Independent.
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