Business
By Crosscurrents Producer on Mar 2 2010 - 4:25pm
Once you’re off MUNI and done with your busy day, you might go home and relax in your garden (if you’re lucky enough to have one). A rainy day is a blessing for any garden, so is sunshine. And last Friday, a brand new community garden in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley neighborhood got both.
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By Max Jacobs on Mar 2 2010 - 3:13pm
A new Field Poll released today shows that half of registered voters in California think the budget problems should be fixed primarily, if not exclusively, by cutting spending, not raising taxes. In order to fix the nearly $20 billion budget gap 31% preferred only making spending cuts, 19% wanted "...
By Nancy Mullane on Mar 2 2010 - 12:35pm
Late yesterday afternoon, Senator Leland Yee mediated on behalf of several protesting University of California students who participated in a sit-in in the office of Assemblyman Jim Nielson. The students refused to leave unless the Assemblyman promised to protect funding for higher education...
By Ben Trefny on Mar 2 2010 - 10:20am
After about 1,000 parents, teachers, administrators and politicians gathered to discuss San Francisco Unified School District's projected $113 million deficit, President Barack Obama weighed in on education issues Monday, saying he favors federal rewards for local school districts that fire under-...
By Nancy Mullane on Mar 1 2010 - 3:57pm
The first charter school in the state opened in 1992. Today, more than 800 public charter schools are operating in California, and there are more than 5,000 charter schools nationwide. Many people say that charter schools are one of the answers to school reform---and in fact, the...
By Rina Palta on Feb 26 2010 - 2:37pm
Job talk ruled the week, as the number of people seeking unemployment assistance nationwide went up 22,000--in the midst of an east coast snowpocalypse that some say is keeping higher numbers from wading out to file claims.
No snow in the Bay Area, but we certainly have unemployment, which has been...
By Rina Palta on Feb 25 2010 - 3:05pm
Last year, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom launched a job-creation program using $32 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. “Jobs Now” offers private companies, non-profits, and city agencies a unique opportunity: hire a new employee, and the city will reimburse you for their...
By Nancy Mullane on Feb 25 2010 - 9:21am
If you want to see democracy in action, get a take-out dinner and show up at Marina Middle School auditorium at 6:30 tonight. In fact, it might be better to show up at 6 if you want a seat, or even room to stand in the back. More than thousand people who've reportedly already signed up...
By Clinton Killian on Feb 22 2010 - 12:57pm
The budget deficit still looms large in Oakland as in other California cities. Currently, the City is facing a $15 million deficit in this year’s spending. The Council has taken steps to reduce the deficit to about $10 million with one-time cash transfers between agencies and programs.
This is a...
By Nancy Mullane on Feb 22 2010 - 12:11pm
Appearing before a meeting of the nation's governors, President Barack Obama called for a reauthorization and redesign of the federal governments, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, commonly known as the No Child Left Behind Act, enacted during the presidency of George Bush. In an effort...
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