Politics (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
By Rebecca Bowe Here’s what Mayor Gavin Newsom told the Chronicle after yesterday’s 8-3 vote by the Board of Supervisors to temporarily save city workers from the bitter sting of job loss during the holiday season: "As mayor, I don't...
Politics (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
By Rebecca Bowe Department of Public Health employees who are affected by budget cuts have reason to breathe a temporary sigh of relief after today's Board of Supervisors meeting. Eight supervisors, the two-thirds majority needed to pass the item, voted...
Politics (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
By Rebecca Bowe This afternoon, a special meeting of the Budget & Finance Committee will be held to determine whether to take roughly $8 million out of the Department of Public Health reserve -- money that’s already spoken for, but...
Politics (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
By Rebecca Bowe and Steven T. Jones BART police are once again embroiled in an excessive force controversy, this time for an incident yesterday involving a BART cop, a belligerent passenger, and injuries on both sides from a powerful collision...
