As politicians and the public gear up for the budget season, City Hall must work to ensure that everyone gets a real voice in the process. In past years, city officials have dominated hearings that drag on for hours and
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Tenderloin Housing Clinic held a tenant and staff picnic Friday at the SOMA Recreation Center. The picnic is believed to have been the first all-tenant picnic or large event held by a major supportive housing provider in San Francisco.The event,
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Four years ago, six new Supervisors joined incumbents Tom Ammiano and Mark Leno in creating a progressive Board majority. This majority quickly enacted land use reforms and new budget priorities, and won new limits on mayoral power. But today, the
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Reader opinion was split between two designs for a poster that highlights the Redevelopment Agency’s diversion of funds from schools, parks and public safety to its own coffers. As a result, we combined the strength of both into a single
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Following two extraordinary mobilizations of parents, students and teachers the School Board decided to delay a vote on the possible closure of Treasure Island School until June 14th. Several compromises aimed at keeping the important neighborhood school have been proposed;
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Some may say that Whoop-Dee-Doo is a musical like no other– and it is. However, that does not mean that it lives up to its hype of being hilarious. The Howard Crab designed costumes are at times on par with
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