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Transbay plan bumps into 'sunlight ordinance'

Proposition K, the "Sunlight Ordinance," blocks construction of any building over 40 feet that casts an adverse shadow on Recreation and Park Department property unless the Planning Commission decides the shadow is insignificant. The proposed ...

From JOHN COTé, San Francisco Chronicle,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: University of California Berkeley

CITY INSIDER / Law and odor: Migden shows flash in verse about trash

Here they are, original spelling and all: "San Francisco's beleagered electorate is asking 'where or when,' scratching their heads from confusion and fear of lice ... wandering around with potty pail in hand and fumy leftovers, anxious to do right ... ...

From JOHN COTé, San Francisco Chronicle,  8 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Waste Management, Inc.,  Carole Migden,  Amiri Baraka,  Barack Obama,  Gavin Newsom

S.F. starts vaccinating for swine flu Thursday

San Francisco public health officials have received their first major batch of swine flu vaccine and are planning to offer it to people most vulnerable to the influenza strain at 10 sites starting Thursday. City officials received 28,000 doses of the ...

From JOHN COTé, San Francisco Chronicle,  27 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Gavin Newsom,  Kaiser Permanente,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

City OKs Santa Clara stadium bidding exception

The council, in a 5-2 vote, approved using a newly passed state exception that allows it to bypass city competitive bidding rules. The team, which will be responsible for the vast majority of costs to build the stadium, said the project would be in ...

From JOHN COTé, San Francisco Chronicle,  27 Oct 2009

Related Topics: NFL,  Gavin Newsom,  Elaine Alquist,  Bill Bailey

Plastic bags gone - next up, paper

Mirkarimi, who pioneered the city's ban on plastic bags at large grocery stores and pharmacies, introduced legislation Tuesday at the Board of Supervisors that would require those stores to offer a 10-cent rebate as an incentive for people to bring ...

From JOHN COTé, San Francisco Chronicle,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Mirant Corp

S.F. composting, recycling becomes law Wednesday

"It kind of just appeared one day," said Franz, 25. "I was taking the recycling out, and there it was." Welcome to the new reality in San Francisco, where landlords and property owners are scrambling to comply with a mandatory composting and recycling ...

From JOHN COTé, San Francisco Chronicle,  19 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Robert Reed,  Gavin Newsom

Woman killed, man arrested in Solano crash

Quick links to the best of SFGate | Still can't find it? see Site Index (10-11) 18:00 PDT DIXON -- An alleged drunken driver was arrested late Saturday after a crash in rural Solano County that killed his passenger, authorities said. The Solano County ...

From JOHN COTé, San Francisco Chronicle,  11 Oct 2009

Related Topics: California Highway Patrol,  Nissan

Blue Angels to fly today

(10-11) 13:06 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- The show will go on today. The Blue Angels just might not break out their most acrobatic stuff. That's the word from the Navy's elite flight team a day after its performance was cut short because of fog. A spokeswoman ...

From JOHN COTé, San Francisco Chronicle,  11 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Nissan

Young siblings die in apparent pool drowning

(10-11) 17:13 PDT SAN MARTIN -- Two toddlers died from apparent drowning after they were found Saturday in their family's pool in rural Santa Clara County, authorities said. The two children were siblings and both under the age of three, but Santa ...

From JOHN COTé, San Francisco Chronicle,  11 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Nissan

Coming storm has officials offering sandbags

Quick links to the best of SFGate | Still can't find it? see Site Index (10-11) 17:19 PDT BAY AREA -- Bay Area emergency officials are bracing for the first major rains of the season, with some even breaking out the sandbags. A strong storm is expected ...

From JOHN COTé, San Francisco Chronicle,  11 Oct 2009

Related Topics: National Weather Service,  Cesar Chavez,  Honda,  Nissan

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