BART’s ruling on platform begging will protect kids
It’s well and good to let members of churches and philanthropic organizations solicit funds from passengers as they climb onto BART trains. But if they’re children, and they’re being coerced into...
View ArticleEditorial had facts wrong on shark fins
I am shocked and concerned over your completely unfair editorial (“Soup ban about overfishing, not culture attack.” July 24). Both you and Gov. Jerry Brown seem to have swallowed hook, line and sinker...
View ArticleSensible tax reform compromise a victory for mayor
Mayor Ed Lee has been taking it on the chin lately. He was accused of perjury stemming from his testimony in the case of suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi. His deal with the California Pacific Medical...
View ArticleFree Muni plan’s defeat a setback for youths, city
A long-discussed and laudable plan to provide free Muni passes to The City’s low-income youths received a potentially fatal blow Wednesday, when the Metropolitan Transportation Commission denied a...
View ArticleColorado massacre highlights gun issues
When the government creates gun-free zones, they become sites of massacres that gunmen look upon as safe havens (“Suspect’s notebook sent to psychiatrist,” Thursday). In Colorado, a package with a...
View ArticleParking drives raise vital cash for ailing schools
As schools across the state struggle with finances, you would think that cities would avidly support their attempts to raise funds — particularly at any events put on by parents. At times, though, city...
View ArticleShark fin ban based in science; not racist
As a biologist studying sharks and a leader in the shark conservation movement, I can cite numerous studies countering the attorney for Chinatown Neighborhood Association and Asian Americans for...
View ArticleNew archbishop could learn from San Francisco
It is hard not to view the Vatican’s appointment of Oakland Bishop Salvatore Cordileone as archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco as a slap in the face of many city residents.True, the...
View ArticleCourse reversal badly needed at parking agency
As anyone who has driven in San Francisco can tell you, parking here is a mess. But what may be less noticeable is that the department in charge of enforcing the parking laws here is also...
View ArticleOne-Stop-Shop will help local businesses benefit from America’s Cup...
Steve Falk Special to the S.F. Examiner As the Summer Olympics continue with much fanfare in London, San Francisco is preparing for its own world-class sporting event — the 34th America’s Cup. In less...
View ArticleStop the traders from reigniting rolling blackouts
Californians will never forget the summer of 2000. A flawed electricity deregulation plan left a gaping opportunity for energy traders — including Enron, Duke and Dynegy — to game the electricity...
View ArticleGross receipts tax is wrong way to reform
As a former Bay Area resident, I read with interest your coverage of the Board of Supervisors’ decision to send a gross receipts tax to the November ballot in place of the existing 1.5 percent business...
View ArticleCity parks code curbs protests, full free speech
“It just seems to be a human trait to want to protect the speech of people with whom we agree. For the First Amendment, that is not good enough. So it is really important that we protect First...
View Article‘Wall of debt’ rises on Gov. Jerry Brown’s watch
Jerry Brown devoted the first months of his second governorship last year to dickering with Republicans on placing a multibillion-dollar tax increase before voters.The negotiations failed, and...
View ArticleCommercial buildings boost economy
Marc Intermaggio Special to the S.F. Examiner It’s high time to correct some of the myths that are perpetrated about commercial real estate, myths that can cause bad public policy.Myth: Commercial...
View ArticleMuni has made big inroads on line turnbacks
It can be a frustrating experience for Muni riders — the train stops short of the end of the line and drops them off, leaving them to wait for another vehicle to come along.A civil grand jury report...
View ArticleTake Hetch Hetchy measure off San Francisco's November ballot
It is quite saddening to see that the city attorney and the Election Department have decreased the traditional standards of reason when it comes to issues that may or may not be placed on the ballot...
View ArticleJerry Brown brings climate-change facts to deniers
Gov. Jerry Brown isn’t shooting for the moon on this one.On Monday, the governor used an annual summit in Lake Tahoe to launch a new website to rebut skeptics of climate change, commonly referred to as...
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