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Articles by Patrick Monette-Shaw
(Rachel Garner/2016 Special to the S.F. Examiner)
Proposition B’s poison pill
By BY

Prop. “B,” billed as a “Privacy First Policy,” will be added to the City Charter as new Section 16.130 if…

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Trump International Hotel, built in the old Pennsylvania Avenue Post Office in Washington, D.C. (W. Scott McGill/Shutterstock)
San Francisco’s pension fund enriches President Trump
By BY

Who knew the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System (SFERS) and 10 other public pension funds across the United States are…

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St. Luke’s is operated by California Pacific Medical Center. (Mike Koozmin/2013 S.F. Examiner)
Dumping mom and dad out of county
By BY

Out-of-county patient dumping of San Franciscans following hospitalization is certain to increase. San Francisco is poised to lose its only…

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Over the past decade, San Francisco has spent $58.2 million settling a variety of “prohibited personnel practice” lawsuits. (Courtesy photo)
San Francisco slouches toward protecting whistleblowers
By BY

San Franciscans instinctively understand that city employees who whistle-blow about waste, fraud and abuse do so to prevent corruption and…

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Pier 29 is the only place on the waterfront the voter-approved Waterfront Land Use Plan calls for as a recreation site for use by residents and families, and visitors and tourists. (Jessica Christian/S.F. Examiner)
No ‘upscale’ wine bars on Pier 29
By BY

For decades, San Franciscans have vehemently opposed projects along the waterfront that were bad ideas. Here we go again ……

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Only city employees and retirees can vote in the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System election. (Courtesy photo)
Pension election lies may cost taxpayers dearly
By BY

An election underway may cost city taxpayers — who aren’t eligible to vote — dearly. Only city employees and retirees…

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The creation of a Public Advocate and the accompanying positions in San Francisco would likely cost less than one one-hundredth or one percent of The City’s $9.6 billion budget. (Jessica Christian/S.F. Examiner)
Public Advocate benefits would outweigh cost
By BY

If it cost The City $4 million to save $170 million, San Franciscans would heartily approve the cost. A Sept….

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New commission might help SF housing crisis
New commission might help SF housing crisis
By BY

A recent op-ed by Supervisor Mark Farrell in the San Francisco Examiner — “New, costly ‘Peskin Commission’ is not the…

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Department of Elections results show mayor without mandate
Department of Elections results show mayor without mandate
By BY

When the Department of Elections certified results of San Francisco’s municipal election on Nov. 19, I wanted to sympathize with…

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