Although The City’s medical marijuana dispensaries were initially told to obtain permits nearly two years ago, the Board of Supervisors voted to grant another extension Tuesday.

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.

As informed citizens, we must always be wary of half-truths and false statements made by small interest groups.

More than 2,200 formerly homeless people have been placed into city-funded housing since 2004 through the Care Not Cash program championed by Mayor Gavin Newsom, who said Wednesday that panhandlers seen on the streets may be poor, but most are not homeless.

As an effort starts to raise revenue for a new downtown transit terminal that would eventually link nine public-transportation systems under one roof, city officials say the trade-off would be to approve up to seven new high-rise towers in the neighborhood that would exceed the area’s current 550-foot limit.

While San Francisco enjoys a reputation as a center for arts and entertainment, it often loses its chance to host big-name acts and some sporting events to other Bay Area venues including Oracle Arena in Oakland or HP Pavilion in San Jose, because those venues can fit more fans, according to city officials.

A new Tenderloin-based court proposed by the mayor to handle drug users and those with behavioral health needs could cost up to $2.8 million annually and face challenges of duplicating already existing programs, according to a Controller’s Office report released Thursday.

Mayor Gavin Newsom called for an investigation into “threatening” letters from the federal Drug Enforcement Agency to local landlords who rent space to medical marijuana dispensaries and called upon Capitol Hill officials to convene a congressional hearing.

In the past, San Francisco voters have shaped The City’s budget priorities by approving “set-asides” for everything from children’s services to minimum firehouse funding.