Commentary: The Blowback From Prop. K

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What we saw in the fight over Prop. K was a clash between affluent, self-interested, ideological activists and everyday San Franciscans – working families, small business owners, seniors and people with disabilities – whose lives will be negatively impacted by the longer commutes, more traffic headaches, quiet streets becoming cut-through zones and decreased access to business corridors. 

Legion of Honor Celebrates Reaching the Century Mark

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On Nov. 9, the Legion of Honor began its 100th anniversary celebration with festivities including a cake picnic, screen-printing press and portrait station with the museum’s most prominent sculpture, a bronze cast of “The Thinker,” by Auguste Rodin (1904). A performance from the George Washington High School marching band ushered in the party with heavy drums and harmonic brass. As part of the Free Saturdays program, Bay Area residents delighted in free admission to the museum.

Seawall Plan Near Wastewater Plant Approved

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While the rest of the country debates the reality of climate change and sea levels rising, San Francisco is moving ahead with a plan to keep a sewage-water treatment plant from falling into the ocean. The Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant sits just east of what remains of the Great Highway extension between Sloat and Skyline boulevards.