The most recent reconfiguration of the M streetcar plan, presented in February, is a great improvement over the elevated solution that preceded it. With the M and K streetcars now going underground, congestion is relieved at both the Ocean Avenue […]
Regarding “Ambitious BART let nuts, bolts go ignored” (March 20): San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency did even worse, cutting Muni service throughout the city while taking $1.12 billion of state and local matching funds for the Central Subway. The Central […]
Why is this being built? Despite San Francisco’s housing crisis, a faltering Muni, increasingly clogged streets and the homeless problem, SPUR. a local planning group, says that “things in San Francisco are going well.” We are advised to let City Hall […]
Every ad for or against a ballot measure or candidate clearly disclosing the top three actual donors of $50K or more on the ad itself – not just a misleading committee name. Enhanced collection and accessibility of campaign finance data […]
Our iconic, coherent U.S. Constitution was written on four sheets of parchment, listing our obligations and responsibilities for governance. Counting the Preamble and all 27 Amendments, our Constitution comes to 20 typed pages. The First Amendment alone covers a multitude […]
It’s a good idea to let the turning of the new year inspire you to renew your resolve and focus it on the most pressing problems of the City. These are necessarily very abstract objectives; we invite you to fill […]
“Livability” was the main theme on the minds of attendees at SFT’s Open Space Committee meeting in November. The word was dropped by Planning Commissioner Kathrin Moore at a November 5 hearing on the proposed Affordable Housing Bonus Program, and […]
Gung Hay Fat Choy! Year of the Monkey Hello Everyone, New Year’s a good time for reflection. Below are some thought-provoking articles and a brilliant, creative, entertaining, funny, sad and inspiring music video about San Francisco gentrification. Cheers, Howard “Hello […]
Can we get the horse in front of the cart? We all are aware of the TEP Muni Transit “effectiveness” project, or “ineffectiveness” as many MUNI riders often chide due to cuts in station stops and effects on routes, and […]
Don’t Forget! San Francisco Tomorrow’s 2015 Holiday Party is coming Wednesday, December 9. As usual, we’ll have lots of local politicians and journalists to talk to, as well as prominent people from many of your favorite NGOs and city departments. […]
