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Nov. 8, 2016, general election: Voter details

Learn more about casting your ballot

The nov. 8, 2016, election is really the culmination of voting, because early voting by mail and in-person at City Hall is an increasingly popular way to cast a ballot. We have com... Read More
Election

Voters in the hot seat

Our election roundtable dissects the people, policies, and politics of the 2016 fall election
By John Zipperer

This nov. 8, san francisco voters will cast their final ballots in one of the most momentous elections of our lifetimes. On the national level, Americans will choose between two ma... Read More
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Crime Report

By John Zipperer

In March 2016, the FBI reported that San Francisco topped the nation with the highest increase in rates of property crimes. Much blame has been placed at the feet of Proposition 47... Read More
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City Honors Rose Pak

By John Zipperer

Chinatown activist Rose Pak, one of the city’s most colorful and powerful figures, died Sept. 18 at the age of 68. Though her reputation made her a revered and feared figure in C... Read More
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Real Foods in Real Trouble

By John Zipperer

For 19 years, the Real Food Company has operated its natural foods store at the corner of Fillmore and Filbert streets, but that could be coming to an end soon. The company’s own... Read More
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Tunnel Vision

By John Zipperer

A new website is seeking San Francisco residents’ input on the future of our subway plan. Called Subway Vision, the site (connectsf.org/components/subway-vision) includes a m... Read More
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Crime Update

By John Zipperer

Crimes in San Francisco continued to drop across most categories between May and April of this year. In the Northern District, all categories of violent crime dropped during that p... Read More
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Mayoral Recall

By John Zipperer

The mayors of Oakland and San Francisco have been confronted with recall efforts this year, and in the case of San Francisco, “confronted” is an appropriate word. At a ... Read More
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New Future for Bridge Motel?

By John Zipperer

The Bridge Motel is not one of San Francisco’s hottest properties. Long known for crime, drugs, and other issues, it has been the problem child of city residential real estat... Read More
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SFMAP Rejected for Palace of Fine Arts

By John Zipperer

The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department has rejected plans by the San Francisco Museum At The Palace (SFMAP) Consortium. According to the Marina Community Association, the... Read More
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We’ve Got Budget

By John Zipperer

In early August, Mayor Ed Lee signed the budgets for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 fiscal years. The balanced budgets came in at $9.6 billion and $9.7 billion respectively, meaning that ... Read More
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New Future for San Francisco Reservoir

By John Zipperer

Russian Hill’s Francisco Reservoir will finally have a new life as a city park, following a go-ahead from the Board of Supervisors in July. The board supported Supervisor Mar... Read More
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Everyone Loves Their In-Law Units

By John Zipperer

Two Northside supervisors often on the opposite sides of issues managed to find consensus on the matter of accessory dwelling units, commonly called “in-law units.” Dis... Read More
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Tech Workers on the Move

By John Zipperer

Nearly 70 percent of tech workers don’t think it’s important to be in Silicon Valley, and fewer than half of Millennials consider it important to work in Silicon Valley... Read More
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Crime Continues to Decline

By John Zipperer

Most categories of criminal activity citywide and in the Northern District have recorded declines between April and May of this year. According to Northern Station Captain John Jai... Read More

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