Proposition K — Authorize Great Highway to Become Car-Free, Possibly a Park
See our November 2024 SF Voter Guide for a nonpartisan analysis of measures on the San Francisco ballot, for the election occurring Nov. 5, 2024. The following measure is on that ballot. Proposition K...
View ArticleProposition L — Tax Ride-Hailing and Autonomous Vehicle Companies to Fund...
See our November 2024 SF Voter Guide for a nonpartisan analysis of measures on the San Francisco ballot, for the election occurring Nov. 5, 2024. The following measure is on that ballot. Proposition L...
View ArticleAnalysis: What Would Really Happen to Traffic if SF’s Great Highway Closed?
Perhaps no local issue in this election is more contentious than Proposition K, which would permanently close a 2-mile stretch of the Great Highway to cars and move it closer to becoming a park....
View ArticleWhat Binds People to Great Highway, and Divides Them on Proposition K
Are you preparing to vote? Read our nonpartisan Voter Guide, analyzing Measure K and San Francisco’s other local ballot measures. This article is adapted from an episode of our podcast “Civic.” Click...
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Proposed Ruling on Substandard Uber Luxury Rides Would Threaten Public...
UPDATE: On Dec. 2 the California Public Utilities Commission postponed considering the appeal from Dec. 5 until Dec. 19 at the request of Commissioner Darcie L. Houck, to allow for “further review”...
View ArticleAttempt to Recall SF Supervisor Engardio Faces Uphill Battle
For months, the writing was on the wall: A cadre of west side San Franciscans wanted to recall District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio for supporting Proposition K, which would begin the process to turn a...
View ArticleState Commission Gives Green Light to Close SF’s Great Highway to Cars
The California Coastal Commission on Thursday approved a permit that will allow San Francisco to close a section of the Great Highway to car traffic permanently. The permit allows the city to close...
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It’s Not Just the Great Highway. Some Chinese American Voters Have Felt...
On a sunny Saturday afternoon in November, a vibrant crowd gathered on the sand-covered median of the Great Highway. Young families, cyclists and seniors formed a sprawling half-circle along the...
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Advocates Win Fight to Keep Chinatown-SOMA Bus Connection
Mr. Zhang and his wife were used to taking the 30 Muni bus regularly to Chinatown from their home in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood. The bus would take them directly to the heart of...
View ArticleUber Submitted False Information to Regulators, Used Substandard Limousines,...
Uber must pay a $50,000 fine for submitting false information to state regulators about numerous substandard rides it provided on its Uber Black luxury limousine service, a violation that officials...
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