A San Francisco Public Utilities Commission report foresees big benefits and potential savings from the city buying PG&E’s electrical grid. But the costs and risks are also big.
Author Archives: Michael Winter
Senior editor of the Public Press. Done some other things, too.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Law & Justice, Open Government
Justice Dept. Responds to Public Press Request for Mueller Report on Trump
We filed a Freedom of Information Act request for the complete report by Robert S. Mueller III hours after Attorney General William Barr released a four-page summary of the special counsel’s investigation into President Trump and his 2016 campaign. Here’s the official reply — and the 448-page redacted report, which was released April 18.
Posted inCity Hall, Climate Change, Environment, Government & Politics
Climate Summit Coverage: A Roundup of Links
San Francisco hosted the two-day Global Climate Action Summit at the Moscone Convention Center. We gathered links to articles about the meeting and affiliated events, along with related climate news and research.
Posted inBay Area, City Hall, Elections, News
Election Day Roundup: The Best of the Links
Still haven’t voted? Still undecided? Not sure where to cast your ballot or to register first? Just hungry for anything about the Big Day? We’ll point you to sources that can help feed the need and satisfy the cravings. Polls close at 8 p.m.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Immigration, Public Safety
Trump Ends Legal Protection for 200,000 Salvadoran Immigrants
The Trump administration on Monday ended a three-decade program that provided temporary legal protection to more than 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants who built lives in the United States after fleeing civil war and devastating earthquakes.
Posted inCity Hall, News
Coverage of Acting Mayor London Breed and the Death of Ed Lee
Board of Supervisors President London Breed becomes acting mayor of San Francisco after the death of Ed Lee. She is the city’s first female African-American chief executive, and the first woman in the job since Dianne Feinstein took over in 1978 after Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk were assassinated in City Hall.
Posted inBilingual Schools, News
Language Education Evolves in U.S., California
Key developments in American languages, from early U.S. history through the November 2016 passage of state Proposition 58, which ended English-only instruction in California. See How San Francisco Paved the Way for California to Embrace Bilingual Education for the overview, and other stories in this reporting project at sfpublicpress.org/bilingualschools.
Posted inCampaign Finance: The Rising Cost of Winning Votes, City Hall, Elections, Housing, Media, Technology
Slick, Misleading TV Ads Paid Off
The 2015 election united the political clout of two rich, powerful industries that will exert an enduring in uence across the city, Bay Area and nation: real estate and technology.
Posted inCity Hall
Measure to Raise Sales Tax Qualifies for November Ballot
A measure to raise the city’s sales tax to 9.25 percent qualified for the November ballot on Friday.
Posted inNews
UC regents back furloughs and pay cuts; staff protest
More than 108,000 full-time University of California faculty and staff face extended unpaid furloughs and pay cuts under an emergency plan endorsed Wednesday by a Board of Regents’ committee. Senior managers would also see their salaries cut an additional 5 percent.
The plan passed, 11-1. The full board will vote Thursday.
If approved, the plan would take effect Sept. 1. UC faculty and staff would be required to take from 11 to 26 unpaid days by Sept. 1, 2010, which works out to a pay cut of 4 to 10 percent. Higher earners would take more furlough days and deeper pay cuts.