In the face of these challenges, I want to share with you a message of hope and provide information about city resources that you may find useful.
We will get through this together.
Commentary: A Message of Hope from Mayor London Breed
Commentary – Kevin Frasier
At a time of immense change, we ought to ask if this temporary trend of redistribution can become more permanent.
Commentary – Quentin Kopp
Quentin Kopp shares his dismay over government investment in education and corruption among government officials.
Commentary – Kevin Frazier
Millennials may not earn the title of “greatest generation,” but we have most certainly earned the moniker: “first generation.” We are the first to have every stage of our life upended by the powerful and modern mix of climate change, digitization, and globalization – let’s call this the connected world.
Commentary – Jonathan Farrell: SF’s Deep Irish History
As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, many Irish (and Irish-for-a-day) celebrants will be out at pubs and restaurants throughout the City eager to enjoy the day’s festivities. A popular spot in the Sunset District becomes the epicenter of the “wearing of the green” festivities: the United Irish Cultural Center on 45th Avenue near Sloat Boulevard.
Commentary – Quentin Kopp
It reflects eloquently on City Hall corruption, now revealed not by our district attorney, city attorney or Ethics Commission, but by United States Attorney David Anderson, who elevated the notion of honest government in San Francisco at the cost to national taxpayers
Commentary – Kevin Frazier
The remedy for the Richmond’s retail woes requires two actions: (1) enumeration and (2) experimentation.
Commentary – Quentin Kopp
As the March 3 primary election looms large – or small, depending upon your outlook – my voting recommendations clamor (in my mind) for expression. It was once observed: “An election year is when a lot of politicians get free speech mixed up with cheap talk.”
Commentary: Year of the Rat Brings Prosperity for Those Who Plan
While most people in the U.S. don’t have a positive association with rats, in Chinese symbolism, rats are considered a sign of wealth and surplus. So with the Chinese zodiac’s 2020 being the Year of the Rat, this year is expected to be the year for prosperity and new beginnings.
Commentary – Kevin Frazier
Confronted with a potential recall election, Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer has yet to confirm whether she’ll run for re-election. In the fog created by Fewer’s ambiguity, the supervisor and her team are greasing the wheels to let Fewer’s preferred successor ease into office.
Commentary – Kevin Frazier
There’s a new community-building tactic underway in Oklahoma City – conversations with strangers. It’s remarkably cheap, easily implementable and has anecdotal support for its effectiveness.
Commentary – Quentin Kopp
Although she has ended her fanciful campaign for president of the United States, the heuristic Kamala Harris remains a United States senator. As Savannah Blackwell, SFProgressive editor, wrote 15 years ago: “… by law, Harris should not even be the city’s district attorney.
Commentary – Kevin Frazier
By designing our city government to facilitate participation rather than political pandering, more residents will have a chance to add their unique and diverse perspectives to how our City governs, acts and plans.
Commentary – Quentin Kopp
Former President Herbert Hoover responded to a 1964 interview: “Honesty is not the exclusive property of any political party.” We don’t elect local officials in California on the basis of a political party, but Mr. Hoover’s answer applies federally with an incumbent president confronting certain articles of impeachment and a predictable U.S. Senate trial in January 2020 (Mr. Hoover’s opinion is undoubtedly irrelevant in California, which has only one political party, for all intents and purposes.)
Commentary – Quentin Kopp
As I write, local election results are unknown, including the sickening process of replacing the former district attorney who resigned last month to take his prosecutorial ignorance to Los Angeles County to oust a two-term incumbent,
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