Posts Tagged ‘San Francisco’San Fran hunts down zombie candidatesThursday, April 5th, 2012 April 5, 2012 By Dave Roberts Zombies staggered around San Francisco during its 2011 election, feeding on unsuspecting taxpayers. These “zombie candidates” for mayor received millions of dollars in public funds for their campaigns, even though their chances of winning were slim to none.... S.F. Upholds Right to Hold Public Officials AccountableTuesday, March 27th, 2012Commentary MARCH 27, 2012 By MICHAEL WARNKEN I have been casually watching the events in San Francisco involving Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi and the county Board of Supervisors. The sheriff recently plead guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence in an incident involving his wife on New Years Eve.... Pelosi Backs Govt. Workers Over UsTuesday, February 21st, 2012John Seiler: Federal government workers, incredibly, make on average twice what we tax-slaves make in the private sector. Reported USA Today: "At a time when workers' pay and benefits have stagnated, federal employees' average compensation has grown to more than double what private sector work... Government Takes a Bead on SugarFriday, February 3rd, 2012 Feb. 3, 2012 Imagine driving home from a Super Bowl party and being stopped at a police checkpoint. You roll down your window and an officer asks what you’ve had to drink. “Just a couple Red Bulls,” you reply. “I’m the designated driver.” “Will you step out of the car please, ... Bureaucratic Octopus Grabs Bay AreaMonday, January 16th, 2012 JAN. 16, 2012 By DAVE ROBERTS Like a giant octopus grabbing helpless humans in a horror movie, a new bureaucracy is squeezing the Bay Area. One Bay Area is a plan to push Bay Area residents out of their cars and jam them into pack-and-stack high rises in the coming decades. The goal: cut gr... CA Can’t Keep NFL Game Lights OnTuesday, December 20th, 2011 John Seiler: The proof keeps coming in that California rapidly is descending into Third World Status. At yesterday's NFL football game in San Francisco between the 49ers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the lights in the stadium went out -- twice. How embarrassing. “Just wondering how this ha... S.F. Establishment Hits Pension ReformMonday, October 24th, 2011 Note: The following first appeared in City Journal-California. OCT. 24, 2011 By STEVEN GREENHUT To outsiders, liberal San Francisco may seem preoccupied with leftist protesters occupying prime real estate in the Financial District or with debating proper restaurant etiquette for the cit... Pension Wars Will Be Fought At City HallMonday, September 19th, 2011 SEPT. 19, 2011 Breathe a deep sigh of relief now that state legislators have headed home. As Judge Gideon Tucker (and also attributed to Mark Twain) exclaimed, “No man's life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session.” You are safer now than you were a little over a wee... Treasure Isle: Greed, Gold, Toxic WasteTuesday, July 26th, 2011 JULY 26, 2011 By RICHARD TRAINOR Yo ho ho and and a pot of redevelopment gold. For 15 years San Francisco has tried to transform Treasure Island from a sandy former Naval base into a gold and jobs-generating new urban community with 40-story skyscrapers interspersed by parks and marinas. The idea... S.F. Subway Derails Into BoondoggleFriday, July 22nd, 2011 JULY 22, 2011 By KATY GRIMES The California High-Speed Rail Authority isn't the state's only massive choo-choo boondoggle. San Francisco boasts the Central Subway project, a wasteful train system all its own. Fortunately, citizen volunteers, transportation and rail experts and local write... |