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Nov 20, 2024 | 
westsideobserver.com | Glenn Rogers |Richard Knee |Carol Kocivar |Steve Lawrence
• • • • • • • November 20, 2024 • • • • • • • Many members of the Coastal Commission live outside San Francisco and may not be aware of the foibles of the SFPUC. This Open Letter to the Coastal Commission is an opportunity to showcase the poor management of that department and ask the Coastal Commission to no longer give deference to the decisions of the SFPUC.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
westsideobserver.com | Richard Knee |Glenn Rogers |Carol Kocivar |Steve Lawrence
Separation of church and state, shaken • • • • • • • • November 19, 2024 • • • • • • • • Our country’s political divisions are again raising basic questions about American values, including the separation of church and state. Religion and public education have long been kept separate in America, like oil and water. What are the rules about religious freedom and our schools? Should all students be required to say a prayer specified by the state?
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
westsideobserver.com | Glenn Rogers |Richard Knee |Carol Kocivar |Steve Lawrence
• • • • • • • October 29, 2024 • • • • • • • In the Board of Supervisor Meeting on October 1, 2024, numerous cab drivers spoke about their plight. In 1999, there was no charge for a medallion which would allow a cab driver to operate. In 2010, the SFMTA launched its medallion program. Cabbies were forced pay $250,000 to obtain a medallion to operate a cab in San Francisco. Uber and Lyft drivers do not have to pay fees to provide the same transportation services.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
westsideobserver.com | Richard Knee |Glenn Rogers |Carol Kocivar |Steve Lawrence
How the Navy Made Parcel F Radiation Contamination Completely Disappear • • • • • • • • October 2024 • • • • • • • • Derived from the combination of “presto,” an Italian word meaning “quickly” and “change,” “Presto Chango” is a phrase used in magic shows and performances where objects or situations appear to change instantly. The Parcel F Radiological Impaction map above was excluded from the Parcel F Record of Decision released on September 26, 2024.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
westsideobserver.com | Richard Knee |Glenn Rogers |Carol Kocivar |Steve Lawrence
Introducing: The Nuclear Cluster @ Hunters Point • • • • • • • • September 25, 2024 • • • • • • • • The Nuclear Cluster @Hunters Point was unveiled to the San Francisco Health Commission on September 03, 2024.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
westsideobserver.com | Richard Knee |Glenn Rogers |Carol Kocivar |Steve Lawrence
• • • • • • • • September 25, 2024 • • • • • • • • Let’s suppose: White Christian nationalists believe they know better than the NAACP on how to teach about the black experience in America. Or The National Rifle Association knows better than Moms Demand on how to teach about gun safety issues in America. Both of those are examples of Chutzpah: behavior that is extremely confident and often rude, with no respect for the opinions or abilities of anyone else: As in…..
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
westsideobserver.com | Steve Lawrence |Richard Knee |Glenn Rogers |Carol Kocivar
• • • • • • • • • • September 25, 2024 • • • • • • • • • • The SFPUC (water sewer power) is a City department of about 2800 employees and annual budget on the order of $2.1 billion. It is in the midst of a sewer improvement program of about $8 billion, and seeks to take over the electrical distribution assets in San Francisco of PG&E, which will likely cost perhaps $3 billion. (Price is being set by a state agency.) SFPUC is large, and enlarging. So are your rates.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
westsideobserver.com | Glenn Rogers |Richard Knee |Carol Kocivar |Steve Lawrence
• • • • • • • September 25, 2024 • • • • • • • There is a new invention by the researchers at the University of Tokyo. They have developed a revolutionary new kind of concrete. Professor Ippei Maruyama led the development of this product at the university. This new concrete removes many of the wasteful steps commonly used in producing concrete. For example, when existing buildings are replaced, they go into the landfill.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
westsideobserver.com | Richard Knee |Glenn Rogers |Carol Kocivar |Steve Lawrence
• • • • • • • • August 28, 2024 • • • • • • • • Maybe it's the Kamala factor but I feel optimistic. After too many years of ignoring a self-created financial crisis, a new SFUSD school board and new superintendent are biting the bullet. The district calls its effort resource realignment and I think it is a good idea.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
westsideobserver.com | Glenn Rogers |Richard Knee |Carol Kocivar |Steve Lawrence
• • • • • • • August 28, 2024 • • • • • • • Visitors come to San Francisco to enjoy many worthwhile places, including Fisherman's Wharf, Coit Tower and the Ferry Building. Turn your attention to the splendor of Sisterhood Gardens! SISTERHOOD GARDENS AND WHAT YOU CAN FIND THERE Originally, it was just a border of California native plants around the garden's perimeter, providing habitat and nourishment for local fauna.
