Caille Millner: 666 is still on the loose
AP The taxi driver for cab number 666 had his car blessed, as this Franciscan friar is doing. It didn’t work. I read a great story about how San Francisco’s Taxicab Commission just voted to keep the...
View ArticleMisinformed about Laura’s Law
Mayoral candidates in San Francisco are sadly misinformed about Laura’s Law, the state law that would compel treatment for seriously mentally ill and often violent individuals, according to D.J. Jaffe,...
View ArticleSan Francisco Presidio Memorial Day notes the end of the war in Iraq
As the war in Iraq ends and the war in Afghanistan continues, Memorial Day is an important reminder to each of us of what we are asking when we decide to send our troops to war. The Veterans of Foreign...
View ArticleTree wars in San Francisco
It’s an unfortunate truism that almost every proposed change in San Francisco results in a spat, and the current spats are over trees. At least some call them trees. Others refer to them as weeds. Joel...
View ArticleParking war: Residents vs. commuters in the northeast Mission
Few topics raise hackles (and voices) more than parking. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will wade back into a particularly contentious parking battle in the northeast section of the...
View ArticleCity College of San Francisco faces its future
City College of San Francisco is just hours away from its March 15 deadline to fix its budgetary and managerial problems — and chart its future. That’s the date that the Accrediting Commission for...
View ArticleWhose turf at San Francisco’s Beach Chalet fields?
San Franciscans’ reputation for unending political battles is legendary. How many local planning decisions have been decided, undecided, reversed and decided again either at the ballot box or in City...
View ArticleThe Legend of the Irish Newsboys
It all began with a chance encounter on a yacht on the bay during Fleet Week. Dr. Eugene Schoenfeld (alis “Dr. Hip”) throws a party on his floating home, where I am introduced to the legendary rock...
View ArticleThe Old Mint — S.F. museum in waiting
San Francisco’s Old Mint was a mighty building. As a result, it still is. It’s one of two existing edifaces, both sturdy government buildings made of stone, to live through the earthquake and...
View ArticleIs San Francisco a national park?
The ideas and factoids were flying at a debate/discussion of San Francisco’s changing character courtesy of a booming economy. Partisans, axe-grinders and civic deep-think types all had plenty to...
View ArticleTech Boom: Good or Bad for San Francisco? Recap
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View ArticleTake our poll: A toll for biking on Golden Gate Bridge?
Helmet? Check. Bike lights? Check. Bike Pants? Check. Toll fare? No thanks. On Friday, Highway and Transportation District directors said they are considering charging a toll for bicyclists and...
View ArticleLive chat with John King and Caille Millner: A year of change in San Francisco
2014 brought a lot of change to San Francisco. Let’s talk about it. At 1 p.m. on December 17, the Chronicle’s urban design critic, John King, and I are hosting a live chat right here about the city’s...
View ArticleMore money, more problems in Bay Area
Here’s one of those “yeah, you think?” studies that should make you feel better about your intuition: people in the Bay Area really are getting worse, and it’s because they’ve got more money. Wealthier...
View ArticleChron quiz: Show me the money
A poll showed what woman was the favorite for a place on a redesigned $10 bill?Jennifer AnistonHarriet Tubman Amelia Earhart Eleanor Roosevelt What are major airlines doing about the killing of Cecil...
View ArticleChron quiz: California scheming
California has half of the nation’s electric cars. What else do we have 50 percent of? Avocado trees Solar panels Whole Food stores Cargo shorts What corporate name is going on future Warriors arena in...
View ArticleChron quiz: Big kitty chow time
What’s the favorite food of California mountain lions, according to stomach contents examined by state wildlife experts? Dogs and cats Deer Trash can fast food Road kill Fuel stingy cars are producing...
View ArticleChow down on the Chron quiz
\ What foodie trend is coming San Francisco’s way? Scooter-only drive ins Organic fast food Fine dining on tech shuttle buses Vomitoriums For the first time, Google admitted it was partly responsible...
View ArticleChron quiz: A rental deal in S.F.
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