SF Needs Citywide Strategy
Whole Foods’ closure in Mid-Market exposed the core problem: San Francisco’s leaders talk about closing drug markets but the city lacks a plan to do so.
A plan has clear markers for progress and accountability. A Read More »
How Rose Pak Impacted San Francisco
Rose Pak was among the most influential San Franciscans of the past forty years. She did more to shape the city than the vast majority of politicians, playing key roles in the elections of Read More »
Growing Support for CA’s SB4 and SB423
Hundreds of Californians rallied for more affordable housing, marching on the
capitol in the rain and hail last month to testify at the Senate Housing Committee.
Two bills this year aim to deliver Read More »
Whether proposing a Jormungandr-like penis sculpture or conducting the wind, Sir Ben Kingsley’s Salvador Dali gives Mary Harron’s “Daliland” its heart. The “naif in morally and ethically dubious environment” storyline adds nothing to Harron’s autumnal portrait of the mid-1970s high Read More »
Drug Dealers Killed the Market
“San Francisco must take urgent action to revitalize its Mid-Market and Tenderloin neighborhoods. There is no more time to waste.” Randy Shaw, “Urgent Action Needed for SF’s Mid-Market and Tenderloin,” August 1, 2022.,
The “urgent Read More »
Public Must Demand a New Path
“Thriving cities are always changing. They grow and evolve to meet today’s needs, values, and aspirations.” SPUR’s 2023 Annual Report
I wish I shared SPUR’s confidence that San Francisco is evolving in the right Read More »
Reporters Knowingly Falsified and Omitted
What happens when reporters sacrifice the truth for a more compelling story? The SF Chronicle has provided a troubling answer: you aggressively promote the false story and the reporters who knowingly lied win a journalism Read More »
Tents Move In, Residents Move Out
Walking around the City is not only a good exercise and healthy but it’s also a wonderful way to meet and connect with our community.
If you are running for an office, walking is Read More »
