California’s agenda this week was cutbacks, with announcements of a possible end to unemployment benefits and money-saving efforts in prisons. On Thursday CBS 5 reported on California prisons closing their doors to visitors June 26-27 in an effort to save the state $400,000 in overtime costs. Lawyers and family members of terminally ill or juvenile […]
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Keen questions from judge in Prop. 8 closing arguments
Five months after it began, closing arguments in the Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial are taking place today. U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker, who is deciding the case, recently submitted dozens of probing legal questions for the teams representing both sides in the case to address in this final phase.
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Heart, neuroscience buildings to boost UCSF economic impact
The University of California, San Francisco, is slated to begin several large new projects at the Mission Bay medical center, including buildings dedicated to cardiovascular and neuroscience research. UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, who shared a new report on the impact the university has had on the city, said the university is the second biggest employer in the city.
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Muni ending fast passes; BART police resume carrying tasers
Bay Area transit agencies reported major policy changes this week, with Muni ending the monthly fast pass and BART once again allowing its police officers to carry taser guns. On Wednesday, Muni Diaries reported that the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is switching from the fast pass system to TransLink. Online sales for monthly passes end on June 22. Muni […]
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Radio interview: San Francisco Public Press in big print
“Media Minutes,” a national radio program from the nonprofit media policy group Free Press, aired a show June 11 that included an interview with Lila LaHood, director of operations and development at the Public Press, about the upcoming print pilot edition launch. Below is a transcript of the program: click here to download The San Francisco […]
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Car-Free Challenge gets drivers walking, biking and onto mass transit
A Bay Area-wide challenge to get people out of their cars and into public transit, riding bikes or just walking is wrapping up today. On the event’s Web site, participants log their miles for walking, biking, riding public transit and driving, car mileage goals and why they are taking the challenge
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SF Public Press print edition coming Tuesday, June 22!
Our pilot print newspaper hits the streets in less than three weeks! We have more than 50 stories lined up from our reporters and more than two dozen independent and public media partners — so much great content that we’re expanding the paper from 24 to 28 full-size, broadsheet pages. That’s 28 pages filled with […]
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State lawmakers seek to protect children from pot dispensaries, sexual predators
The state Assembly approved bills this week designed to protect children from pot dispensaries and sexual predators. On Thursday, the Associated Press reported on a bill that bans medical marijuana storefronts from being within 600 feet of a school in order to shield minors from drugs. Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan, D-Alamo, told the Associated Press that […]
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SF budget plan cuts 993 jobs, finds hidden funds
Mayor Gavin Newsom announced his proposed annual budget Tuesday, with some new money and lots of cuts. By cutting 993 jobs and reducing some salaries, the city will save $64.2 million, he said. Full-time employment will be the lowest it has been in more than 10 years, he said, adding, “In the last decade, whatever we’ve done, we’re back to where we were in 1998.”
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Rollbacks could bring BART and Muni back from brink
Partially restored transportation budgets in San Francisco and the Bay Area put buses and trains back at the top of the news agenda this week. The Municipal Transportation Agency plans to gradually roll back this year’s budget cuts by July 2011, and BART is still contemplating how it should use an unexpected operating budget surplus […]