Closure of the Great Highway has INCREASED carbon emissions and hurt working people — but a compromise is possible.
Commentary: Westside Residents Push Back Against Tone-Deaf Politicians
Commentary: How the SFPUC Flooded Stern Grove – the Untold Story
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) should be really embarrassed to allow a commonplace air release valve, essential for controlling pressures in every pipeline and pump station, to fail thereby causing the pipeline to rupture.
Commentary: A Chinese Neighbor’s Perspective on 2550 Irving St.
ion of Sunset neighborhood groups has voiced major concern about the size and density of the proposed building, and its adverse effects on the neighborhood and the small single-family homes that would surround it.
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
In a 1958 book about Sir Winston Churchill, the author described a woman who gushed to Churchill: “Doesn’t it thrill you, Mr. Churchill, to know that every time you make a speech the hall is packed to overflowing?”
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
John Adams observed: “Public business must always be done by somebody. It will be done by somebody or other: if wise men decline it, others will not; if honest man refuse it, others will not.” Someone else proclaimed: “Nothing intoxicates some people like a sip of authority.”
Commentary: Shining a Light on ‘Illuminating the Arts’
What, and who, is Illuminate the Arts? It wouldn’t be a big deal except that they are taking over our public spaces, causing light pollution and using corporate dollars to influence City government.
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
Crime seems to be the only San Francisco big business that escapes city government meddling, which is why District Attorney Chesa Boudin must be recalled. Like his predecessor, George Gascon, currently the subject of a recall campaign in Los Angeles County, Boudin acts as if it’s not among his responsibilities to prosecute criminals as he protects lawbreakers rather than criminal victims.
Commentary: The Benefits of Restorative Justice
Restorative justice is often misunderstood and frequently misrepresented. A simple explanation is that it shifts the goal of criminal justice from punishment to repairing the damage done to victims and communities by crime.
Commentary: Outdoor Dining Spaces Add New Flavor and Art to SF Neighborhoods
Recent additions to the architectural landscape – built during the challenges of a globally redefining pandemic – are new, vital structures that represent the spirit of local communities that are ready to revive and reinvigorate.
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
As the beat goes on at City Hall, the “City Family” has already begun to arrange office exchanges. Lack of professional experience is no impediment.
Commentary: A Compassionate Approach to Homelessness
Julie Pitta discusses interesting alternatives to how San Francisco can respond to unhoused people in crisis.
Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp
The language destroyers decry “equality,” as in “equality of opportunity” (long an American virtue), replacing it with “equity,” which means a result, not simply opportunity.
Commentary: School Board Needs to Focus on Education
The Board’s number one and only goal should be about education for our students, but it seems they are just looking to further their political careers.
Commentary: Work Together to Stop Burglaries in the Richmond District
You don’t have to have lived in our neighborhood very long to realize that home burglaries have spiked dramatically since the pandemic began.
Commentary: Saving City College
Founded in 1935, City College was established to offer an accessible and quality education to all San Franciscans. Among the roles it served was training students for middle-skill jobs which require more than a high-school diploma, but less than a college degree.
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