AltWeeklies Wire
Governor Newsom?new
Aside from polls saying Gavin Newsom enjoys about two thirds voter approval and faces no viable opponent, the mayor's re-election campaign is unfolding disastrously -- that's because it is merely a preamble to his likely bid for the 2010 race for governor.
Corporate Pollution Absolutionnew
Planktos is dumping questionable materials into the ocean so that you can buy forgiveness in the form of carbon credits.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
07-18-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Profits for Developers Initiativenew
San Franciscans should take a closer look at this truly awful measure funded by Don Fisher before signing on.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
07-11-2007 |
Commentary
San Francisco's New 'New Deal': Privatizing Public Parksnew
Mayor Gavin Newsom's proposal to give up Harding Park and Lincoln Park in a long-term lease to a private corporation is a phony money-saving gesture that will end up costing the city millions of dollars more than it would save.
Larry Mazzola Is Slipperynew
The union boss has once more escaped punishment for funds diversion.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
06-06-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Lefty Factions & Phony Conventions Do Not an Effective Political Party Makenew
By holding a quasi-political convention under the meaningless and misleading rubric of San Francisco "progressivism," the Supervisor Chris Daly all but guarantees Gavin Newsom another four years on the job.
Gavin Newsom Yells Firenew
The mayor keeps talking about the terrible condition of San Francisco's public housing, but won't take action.
Flip That Housing Authoritynew
Local officials are resisting a federal takeover of the Housing Authority -- they should stop.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
05-02-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Somebody, Please Run for Mayor!new
Just six months before this November's mayoral election, Gavin Newsom is running virtually unopposed on a record as a near-absentee mayor who's governed via press release -- the time is right for Matt Gonzalez or Art Agnos to step into the race.
The SEIU's Union Disunitynew
The secret deal worked out between Service Employees International Union bosses and nursing home owners denies union members the right to speak out, strike, or protect patients.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
04-11-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
San Francisco's Wi-Fi Plan is About to be Blocked by a Group of Activistsnew
Folks who think it would be better to install an expensive, city-owned fiber network than to rely on radio waves have obtained backing on the Board of Supervisors to kill the mayor's Wi-Fi plan -- this is a bummer for San Francisco.
Tags: computers & technology
A Walk in the Parknew
Cynics use the retarded to keep cars in Golden Gate Park.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
03-16-2007 |
Commentary
Free Trade (in Doctors)new
If physicians really cared about our health, they'd drop their iron wall against immigrant doctors.
Tags: Health & Science
Harboring a Land Bonanzanew
Do union members know their boss stands to benefit
from turning their pension fund investment into a gambling casino?
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
02-20-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Burnt Mannew
One of the founders of Burning Man is suing and makes a case for opening up the cultish event to more subversive fun.
Tags: lifestyles
