Posted in City politics on November 4, 2006 | No Comments »
During the Gold Rush, San Francisco was known as a place of debauchery: greed, gambling, brothels and crime. An early Las Vegas, if you will. Today, San Francisco is known as a place of peace and love: cultural diversity, social acceptance, progressive ideals, and urban environmentalism. The most European of American cities, [...]
Posted in Art, City politics on November 3, 2006 | No Comments »
Arts Forum exists to lift arts and culture into the forefront of public policy. Recently, Arts Forum developed a survey for all San Francisco supervisors up for re-election, to gauge their commitment to the arts. Read the results here.
Posted in City politics on October 2, 2006 | No Comments »
Board of Supervisor’s Hearing today:
City Hall, Room 263
Monday, October 2, 2006
10:00 AM
Regular Meeting
Police Foot Patrols
Ordinance adopting Section 10A.1 of the San Francisco Administrative Code to establish a one-year pilot program requiring foot patrols in crime-impacted areas within the boundaries of Northern Park, Tenderloin, Mission and Ingelside Police District Stations, [...]
Posted in City politics, Neighborhoods on September 21, 2006 | 4 Comments »
I’ve heard The Tenderloin of San Francisco described in many ways. Perhaps ‘excused’ is a better word. Many San Francisco residents accept it as an unchangeable part of the city’s terrain. It is what it is, and if you don’t like it, stay away. This attitude is so prevalent that it can be found even [...]
