SF challenges PG&E’s power moves

PG&E is locked in a battle with San Francisco city officials over the cost of connecting city projects using public power to the grid.<ins> (Courtesy photo)</ins>
Utility uses expensive hookups to discourage public power use


The City
A worker carries a sheet of plywood to place over a storefront window at Nieman Marcus in Union Square on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)

Downtown businesses cover windows ahead of election week

Businesses moved to cover their windows on Friday amid fears of potential unrest.

The newly renovated Margaret Hayward Playground includes a new children’s play area, a community clubhouse with a kitchen and extra space for senior and youth programs, and a plaza that can also be used as a stage. (Courtesy SF Rec and Park)

City unveils newly renovated Western Addition playground

A park and community center in San Francisco’s Western Addition reopened Friday…

More in The City 

Marketplace
Vitaae

Vitaae Reviews: SANE Vitaae Brain Boosting Ingredients Truth

Vitaae is an anti-aging brain boosting health formula with potent ingredients based…

  • 11h ago
Blaux Heater

Why do I need this mini ceramic heater?

Basically the Blaux Heater device is a small ceramic heater. But on…

  • 11h ago
More in Marketplace 

News Columnists
A study published in the December 2016 Scientific Reports journal reveals that brain activity increases when people’s political beliefs are challenged. <ins>(Screenshot Scientific Reports)</ins>

Now is the time to make friends with enemies

 

Toilet (Shutterstock)

Table salt and poop: Testing for COVID-19 in S.F. sewage

 

Thankfully, playgrounds that were closed due to the pandemic during the summer have reopened.<ins> (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)</ins>

The perils of parenting, COVID-style

 

Tenderloin residents are finding benefits to having roads closed in the neighborhood. <ins>(Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)</ins>

Should there be fewer cars in the Tenderloin’s future?

 

More in News Columnists 

Most Read

 

Opinion

San Francisco voters have a multitude of issues to consider on the November 2020 ballot. (Shutterstock photo)

Examiner endorsements for November ballot measures

Here are our recommendations on issues from taxes to policing to sanitation

    It’s wrong to think that Uber and Lyft, which are behind Proposition 22, value public interest over shareholders’ profits. (Shutterstock ph

    Prop. 22 would help undo decades worth of worker protections

    eEdition

    SF Examiner, 10/30/2020

    Recent Issues

     

    More in Opinion 

    Arts & Entertainment
    The installation “Alexandre Singh: A Gothic Tale” is on view at the Legion of Honor, which reopens Oct. 30 with safety protocols in place. (Courtesy Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)

    Legion of Honor reopens in time for Halloween

    ‘A Gothic Tale’ among exhibitions on view

    Gillian Jacobs, left, and Azhy Robertson are good in the effective horror flick “Come Play.” (Courtesy Amblin/Focus Features)

    Solid scares in ‘Come Play’

    Impressive, well-made monster story is about loneliness

    More in Arts & Entertainment 

    Features
    Nate Durand of Chug Pub created an election-themed cocktail which has several names: Biden Harris, Barris, Hiden, and/or Dem Juice. (Saul Sugarman/Special to S.F. Examiner)

    Drink blue, no matter who

    But bar parties aren’t planned for Election Day

     

    More in Features