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City College chancellor to leave
- City College of San Francisco has launched a search for a new chief, as the current chancellor, Philip Day, has announced plans to leave the community college by August 2008.
- City College of San Francisco has launched a search for a new chief, as the current chancellor, Philip Day, has announced plans to leave the community college by August 2008.
S.F. to open playground gates
- The gates of five public schoolyards will be unlocked on the weekends and open for public use starting as early as January, the first phase of a program championed by Mayor Gavin Newsom that has some parents and school staff concerned about vandalism.
- The gates of five public schoolyards will be unlocked on the weekends and open for public use starting as early as January, the first phase of a program championed by Mayor Gavin Newsom that has some parents and school staff concerned about vandalism.
School district adds superintendent for social justice
- Anthony Smith, the new deputy superintendent of San Francisco’s public schools, is outspoken, telling a group of principals Thursday morning that “schools have been a place of dehumanizing alienation for our kids.”
Initiative filed seeking approval of Bayview project
- Proposed language for a ballot initiative that would seek city voter approval for the redevelopment of Candlestick Point and the Hunters Point Shipyard — which could include a new stadium for theSan Francisco 49ers — was filed Tuesday.
Salary hike in sight for Ford
- The head of San Francisco’s oft-criticized public transportation agency — The City’s highest-paid public employee at an annual salary of $298,000 — is up for his first raise.
- The head of San Francisco’s oft-criticized public transportation agency — The City’s highest-paid public employee at an annual salary of $298,000 — is up for his first raise.
No clear funding for burying city’s wires
- A program to bury San Francisco’s overhead utility wires underground will end next year, and with no more state funding expected until 2019, a utility bill surcharge to continue the work could be on the horizon.
- A program to bury San Francisco’s overhead utility wires underground will end next year, and with no more state funding expected until 2019, a utility bill surcharge to continue the work could be on the horizon.
Mayor defends trip taken after oil spill
- Mayor Gavin Newsom publicly defended his decision to go to Hawaii last weekend upon learning last Thursday night that the Cosco Busan cargo ship had spilled 58,000 gallons of oil into the Bay after its crash into the Bay Bridge.
- Mayor Gavin Newsom publicly defended his decision to go to Hawaii last weekend upon learning last Thursday night that the Cosco Busan cargo ship had spilled 58,000 gallons of oil into the Bay after its crash into the Bay Bridge.
Giant spider is S.F.’s newest public artwork
- Stanlee Gatti, the former head of the San Francisco Arts Commission raised eyebrows 10 years ago when he said he’d like to see a 40-foot-tall spider by famed artist Louise Bourgeois on the dome at City Hall.
- Stanlee Gatti, the former head of the San Francisco Arts Commission raised eyebrows 10 years ago when he said he’d like to see a 40-foot-tall spider by famed artist Louise Bourgeois on the dome at City Hall.
Pundits deem city election predictable
- Low voter turnout largely uncontested offices, and ballot measures that came without campaigns contributed to predictable election results in San Francisco, according to political consultants gathered for a post-election rundown.
Mayor’s plans for next term shrouded in secrecy
- Mayor Gavin Newsom, who offered no new election-year promises while running for his second term, conceded that he doesn’t have a “specific strategy and plans” for the next four years.
49ers rehuddle in stadium hunt
- The 49ers’ plan to build a stadium in the South Bay has a new twist: Officials for the NFL team are now looking at a new Santa Clara site since the first plan to build the stadium on land currently leased by Great America as a parking lot received opposition from the amusement park’s owners.
Battle for board of supes underway
- With the outcome of this year’s municipal election mostly a fait accompli, San Francisco’s political factions are already preparing for November 2008, an expected battle for control of the Board of Supervisors.
Voting machine vendor under fire
- San Francisco’s city attorney announced Wednesday that he is prepared to sue the company that supplied The City with its voting machines, charging that the vendor’s failure to certify its machines resulted in an election day “travesty” without results because election workers are required to take extra steps to count each vote.