Trash. It’s something everyone has to deal with. Unfortunately, in San Francisco we have a major problem with it getting into our streets and public spaces.
Commentary: Vince Yuen
Commentary: Paul Kozakiewicz
When politicians go sideways, due to corruption, malfeasance or gross incompetence, the people have a right to recall them. That right was established and incorporated into the State Constitution more than 100 years ago.
Commentary: Julie Pitta
Kasie Lee remembers the first time she encountered Chesa Boudin. It was 2019, and Boudin, a recently announced candidate for district attorney, attended a meeting of the “Chinese Six Companies,” the more than century-old alliance of Chinatown community groups officially known as the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association.
Commentary: Sandra Lee Fewer
Reason #1 to reject the recall: say no to the Republican takeover of our democracy. Do not let them buy our votes. Show them San Francisco democracy is not for sale.
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
In 1948, “The Complete Poetry and Prose of Walt Whitman” contained his utterance: “I know nothing grander, better exercise, better digestion, more positive, proof of the past, the triumphant result of faith in humankind, than a well-contested American national election.”
Commentary: Sloat Housing Project Should Put People Above Profits
Rather than expending energy on opposing new development, I wish neighbors would pressure the City to work toward a more sustainable future …
Commentary: Julie Pitta
Retired police Commander Richard Corriea calls for thoughtful solutions to complex problems.
Commentary: Sandra Lee Fewer
We often see news outlets in San Francisco, including the San Francisco Chronicle, report on anti-Asian crimes, but we seldom see those same outlets examine what motivates those crimes and how hateful rhetoric manifests into hateful action.
Commentary: Paul Kozakiewicz
The plot thickens as those with few ethical standards and a lack of a moral compass seize the reins of government to exploit and undermine the democratic process. Oh, and there’s treachery too.
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
“The phenomenon of corruption is like the garbage. It has to be removed daily.”
Commentary: The Time for Car-Free Spaces is Overdue
Growing up on Second Avenue in the 1950s, I played in the streets with a gang of kids in the Inner Richmond.
Commentary: Julie Pitta
A redistricting plan threatens to mute minority voices, including the Richmond’s Chinese Americans.
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
“So, let us not be blind to our differences – let us also direct attention to our common interest and to the means by which those differences can be resolved. And if we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.”
Commentary: Sandra Lee Fewer
A very important process in our democracy is taking place now, although most folks I speak to aren’t even aware that it is happening. I am talking about the process of redistricting.
Commentary: Paul Kozakiewicz
The closure of the eastern end of John F. Kennedy (JFK) Drive in Golden Gate Park has created a dangerous situation for couriers, delivery people and employees at the de Young Museum.
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