Does the Food Network Care About Public Health?

Posted July 31, 2013 by Randy Shaw

In the Food Network’s popular show, Restaurant Impossible, star Robert Irvine visits a failing restaurant that is poorly managed, has depressing décor, and which serves inedible food. He and his staff completely transform the business, and by show’s end there
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COMPUTER CHESS—Review

Posted July 31, 2013 by Peter Wong

“The Adventure Continues” may be the motto of the annual computer chess tournament that’s the setting of Andrew Bujalski’s ensemble comedy “Computer Chess.” Yet the tournament players’ inability to handle the unexpected leads to some interesting destinations in Bujalski’s new
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Guest Editorial: Better Market Street Falling Short on Disability Access

Posted July 31, 2013 by Bob Planthold

Recently, the Better Market Street [ BMS ] project finished its first scheduled series of public forums. Regarding planning for disabled access, one City Hall insider said afterwards “This time, we want to get it right. ” Somehow, they widely
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House Republicans Defund the Nonexistent ACORN, Yet Again

Posted July 31, 2013 by Asawin Suebsaeng

In the Friday the 13th film series, psycho killer Jason Voorhees lumbers around destroying lives with his machete. He is seemingly indestructible, reanimating even though he dies at the end of almost every movie in which he appears. The sexy
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To the Editor…

Posted July 31, 2013 by

Thanks for covering this side of Plan Bay Area. In case you missed it, PBS just broadcast a story that should get more play. Government officials excuse for dense building is that it is green (?) and it is the
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To the Editor…

Posted July 31, 2013 by

Regarding the second BART strike, I am pessimistic. While I support the right of the workers to raises and agree that BART can afford to give them a reasonable raise, the unions involved have done nothing to garner my support.One
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San Francisco’s Outdated Police Districts Hamper Anti-Crime Efforts

Posted July 30, 2013 by Randy Shaw

After San Francisco’s District 6 gained 26,000 new residents in the 2010 census, the city was legally required to reduce its boundaries so as to match the population of adjacent districts. But District 6’s sharp population increase did not cause
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Numbers Don’t Support “Massive School Lunch Fraud” Claims

Posted July 30, 2013 by Dana Woldow

“Free lunch fraud runs rampant” blared the headline of a recent article about a government audit in Indiana, but the facts prove that headline wrong. The article estimates that one third of Indiana students receiving free or reduced-price school lunches
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