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Van Ness lanes remove trees, hurt Union Street shopping

By John Zipperer

The construction on Van Ness Avenue intended to improve mass transit and safety has irked neighborhood businesses and residents. Beginning on Dec. 19, the San Francisco Municipal T... Read More
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GGNRA readies off-leash limits for dogs

By John Zipperer

In mid-December, the National Park Service (NPS) released its preferred plan for restricting off-leash areas for dogs in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Once the plan is ... Read More
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day in S.F.

Although martin luther King Day was established in the 1980s, it wasn’t until 1994 that it became known as a Day of Service, where we are encouraged to engage in service acti... Read More
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City looks for $60 million in Academy of Art Settlement

By John Zipperer

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced in late December an agreement on a proposed settlement of the city’s suit against Academy of Art University that would se... Read More
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Mayor Lee on Trump

By John Zipperer

San Francisco leaders have been out front in their condemnation of the election of Donald Trump (see supervisors Mark Farrell and Aaron Peskin, pages 7 and 9). The common message o... Read More
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Hate crime at Fort Mason

By John Zipperer

A Nov. 14 incident involving an alleged assault and hate crime against a Latina woman at Fort Mason’s Great Meadow has drawn the condemnation of District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrel... Read More
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The crimes they are a-changin’

By John Zipperer

Between August and September, San Francisco saw an increase in some high-profile crimes in the city, with homicides going from zero to 6 and rapes climbing from 27 to 33. Things we... Read More
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Correction

By John Zipperer

In Real Estate Roundup, “Market Report,” October 2016, homes were described as selling for “106.6 percent above asking.” It should have read “106.6 of asking.” ... Read More
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Farrell fine slashed

By John Zipperer

At its Oct. 17 meeting, the San Francisco Ethics Commission voted 3–2 to reduce its fine for Supervisor Mark Farrell’s 2010 campaign over allegations of campaign finance violat... Read More
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$11 Million from feds for anti-congestion projects

By John Zipperer

In mid-October, Mayor Ed Lee welcomed an award of $11 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to help the city try to deal with traffic congestion. The funding will supp... Read More
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Fight over political money

By John Zipperer

District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrell called for a federal investigation into a local nonprofit housing group’s political contributions. The Todco nonprofit housing group, active in... Read More
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Polk, Van Ness construction underway

By John Zipperer

The city has two major road reconstruction projects underway simultaneously, presenting some commute challenges for locals and visitors. At the end of October, the San Francisco Mu... Read More
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Real Foods loses lease battle, closes store on Fillmore

By John Zipperer

Despite pulling out the stops to fight the closure of its Fillmore Street location, the Real Food Company announced that it was closing that store for good (see News Briefs, Oct. 2... Read More
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If you want to get things done

By Evan Wallitt

A couple years ago, a truck rammed into a traffic light at the intersection of Franklin and Vallejo Streets, causing the light to spin 180 degrees. As cars flew down Franklin Stree... Read More
Election

A short history of ‘those people’

By Chris Trayhorn

In August 1956 at a White Citizens Council rally in Phoenix, the organizers invited up on stage the mothers of 10 white people, each of whom, it was claimed, had been killed by an ... Read More

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