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A rendering of a new high-rise development at 50 Main Street near Salesforce Tower as seen from Mission Dolores Park. (Courtesy Foster + Partners)
What does it take to build a skyscraper in S.F.?

Engineering to protect against earthquakes, wind vortexes and, of course, sinking

By Benjamin Schneider
San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds reacts after hitting his 756th career home run, breaking Hank Aaron’s record during a game against the Washington Nationals at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Aug. 7, 2007. Though he was arguably the best hitter of his generation, Bonds was not voted into the Hall of Fame on Tuesday. (Peter DaSilva/The New York Times)
I voted for Barry Bonds to get into the Hall of Fame. Here’s why it didn’t matter

Giants star falls short in his 10th and final season of standard eligibility

By Al Saracevic
Gavin Newsom helped expand health coverage to all residents through the Healthy SF program when he was mayor in 2008. Now, Gov. Newsom is looking to expand health coverage at the state level to all residents through Medi-Cal, leaving experts wondering what that will mean for the future of Healthy SF. (Kevin N. Hume/The Examiner)
San Francisco’s universal health care may soon become redundant

‘Why should The City pay for health care if their residents can get it from the state?’

By Sydney Johnson Examiner staff writer