8 hrs ago- How is it possible that Muni’s suggested changes, based on an 18-month study, can be altered based on some squeaky wheels who want to keep a bus line, such as the 26-Valencia, because “it’s very calm”? (“Public voice may alter Muni’s plans,” Examiner, May 7) That’s nonsense. It is similar to telling a doctor who just notified you, after running a battery of tests and analyses, that you have a terminal disease that his diagnosis is wrong, because you feel fine.
1 day ago- Sunday night on the Channel 5 “Eleven O’Clock News,” we were told the heartbreaking story of a severely injured sea lion suffering all through the night on a pier at Fisherman’s Wharf.
2 days ago- Will anti-tobacco fanatics ever be satisfied? Their strategy of piecemeal prohibition has driven smokers from jobs, bars, clubs, restaurants, cafes, parks and bus stops. Now they threaten to harrass smokers in drugstores, tobacco shops, housing and on sidewalks.
4 days ago- The case of Muni fare inspectors is a perfect example of local leaders’ inability to think in a businesslike manner. The sheer waste of the inspector program is not a case for an elaborate study or audit — it’s simple business arithmetic.
7 days ago- In an unguarded moment, the nation’s chief executive, George Bush, told millions of viewers on “ABC News” that he had approved torture of U.S. detainees — including waterboarding. In his interview, Bush freely admitted that Dick Cheney, Condoleezza Rice, Donald Rumsfeld, Colin Powell and George Tenet collectively approved the decision and by doing so, had committed high crimes — for which there is one constitutional remedy — impeachment.