Fredericksen: Witches, cats, chainsaws, and All-Clad

At Halloween, the storefront windows at Fredericksen Hard-ware may be better known than Avila Street trick-or-treating. In one window, you’ll see a witch chainsawing off a sa... Read More

Election

Proposition F: Fix the Airbnb mess

San Francisco’s former mayor takes aim at the current mayor’s handling of the short-term rental revolution

By Sen. Dianne Feinstein

City Hall asserts that it is protecting neighborhoods from short-term residential rentals to tourists, like those offered by Airbnb. It claims it’s protecting the availabilit... Read More

Election

What the props mean to you: From Airbnb to affordable housing and beyond — a concise overview of the key questions voters are being asked to address this November

By John Zipperer

Below is a guide to the key propositions on this fall’s ballot. For additional propositions not covered here, see the links at the end of this article. PROPOSITION A: AFFORDA... Read More

Election

Your next District 3 supervisor: Why undue influence should influence your vote

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

In next month’s race for the District 3 supervisor’s seat, voters have two extremely capable and passionate candidates to choose from. Both have their pluses and minuse... Read More

Election

Meet Your Candidates for Sheriff

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Vicki Hennessy Why are you the best person for San Francisco Sheriff? Because I have the best qualifications for the job, period. I was part of the department for 32 years. I work... Read More

Election

Fall 2015 San Francisco voting information

The Nov. 3, 2015, election actually starts well in advance of that date, with in many places a majority of voters casting their ballots early. We have compiled some information to ... Read More

Election

Politics roundtable: Housing and Mirkarimi’s future

By John Zipperer

This November, San Francisco voters will vote on a long list of offices and ballot propositions (see voter guide below). The Commonwealth Club’s Week to Week political roundt... Read More

Supervisor's Report

Ensuring clean and safe parks for San Francisco

By Supervisor Mark E. Farrell

Parks are one of our city’s great equalizers. Residents of any age group, demographic, and from any neighborhood can access and use any city park that they wish. From Golden ... Read More

Police Blotter

News

Immigration crisis: Up close and personal, A letter from Germany

By Sevan Minasian

I do not know how much the American news has to say about it, but there is much going on with refugees here in Germany at the moment; tens of thousands crossing from Austria and Hu... Read More

2015 October