271 days ago - A competitive broadband provider is breathing new life into plans to launch a service providing public wireless Internet access across Silicon Valley and the Peninsula.
451 days ago - Mayor Gavin Newsom confirmed Wednesday that the deal he championed to create a free, citywide wireless Internet system is dead — but he said he’s not giving up on the dream of providing universal Wi-Fi to San Franciscans.
500 days ago - The high-tech company that proposes to blanket San Francisco in a free wireless Internet network is being asked to agree to a number of changes, ranging from a shorter contract term to faster free service.
542 days ago - San Francisco residents may have to wait at least another year for free citywide wireless Internet access, if an appeal by a group calling for more review is successful.
558 days ago - Countering the wishes of Mayor Gavin Newsom, members of the Board of Supervisors have postponed until at least July a vote on his high-profile agreement with EarthLink and Google to blanket San Francisco in a free wireless Internet network.
562 days ago - The Public Safety Committee will hear a report Monday from the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice on public safety conditions and crime levels citywide. Statistics on the criminal justice system, data on progress of crime fighting measures and reports on the arrests and prosecutions of violence-based offenses will be provided.
648 days ago - Mayor Gavin Newsom’s agreement with two high-tech giants to blanket The City in a free wireless Internet network is coming under attack as city supervisors focus on another option — a city-owned network.