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San Francisco 49er’s to Host Superbowl 50, but in Santa Clara

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Tweet In sports news, the San Francisco Bay Area is going to host Superbowl L (50) in 2016– good news for the Bay Area.  This Superbowl won’t be the city of San Francisco, but in the new 49er stadium in Santa Clara, CA which is about a half hour drive south.  The city of Santa [...]

Tenancy in Common (TIC) Issue No Good Deed Goes Unpunished in San Francisco

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Tweet By Howard Epstein, Immediate Past Chairman, SF GOP Tenancies In Common (TIC) are a type of real property ownership where two or more parties own a building, and each party occupies or controls a portion of the building. Over the last several decades TICs have become a popular option for homebuyers, especially first-time homebuyers [...]

Controversial “Free Speech” Aimed at Radical Muslims on San Francisco Buses

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Tweet I have seen several of these buses driving around San Francisco. Although these ads are in bad taste, do you think they should be protected by Free Speech? Should they be allowed on San Francisco Muni buses? See CBS San Francisco Story Below:

THE WILLFUL IGNORANCE OF BUBBLES

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Tweet THE WILLFUL IGNORANCE OF BUBBLES By Bill Bowen This column, written by San Francisco Republican Party Secretary Bill Bowen, is reprinted here with permission. His website can be visited at www.RightInSanFrancisco.com. As in finance, political bubbles are characterized by willful ignorance followed by excess, a painful burst, and broad recognition that we should have [...]

California Republicans Need to Stop Fighting or Risk Staying Minority Party

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Tweet I have been advocating for some time more civility between liberals and conservatives, but in California, that civility needs to be pushed for inter-party operations.  Shrill comments made against party leaders may win some votes within a particular base of the party only hurt the Republican brand among those outside the party. Republicans in California [...]

Ed Lee Wants to Tear Down I-280 Portion in SF

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Tweet For those who commute to San Francisco, go to SF Giants games, or simply want an alternative route to Highway 101 listen up!  Our mayor Ed Lee is tossing around the idea of knocking down the end portion of the I-280 to make way for the ever underfunded and controversial high speed rail. I am [...]

Entry Level BART Police Position – $127,588

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Tweet Apparently, I am in the wrong business when entry level BART (Train Service) officer get paid between $127,588 and $160,392.  I worked in technology for many years and don’t make the kind of money or receive the kind of benefits these guys do.  I am a big fan of police protecting us, but this [...]

New Laws of 2013

Tweet 2013 will host a slew of new national laws along with those based by individual states.  More than 800 new laws will go into effect in California alone, and many more across the country. With all the laws they have passed this year, I wonder if these legislators will have the time to pass a national [...]

City College of San Francisco Trying to Stay Open

Tweet Back in September, I talked about the troubles the City College of San Francisco  was facing  prior to the elections (See Here).  Unfortunately, the situation hasn’t changed and things are looking dire from a fiscal perspective.  The college is on the verge of bankruptcy and in danger of closing its doors.  Leadership in the college [...]

Boehner and Pelosi in Agreement on Fiscal Deal?!

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Tweet It looks like there might be a glimmer of bipartisan ship as the House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi may have an accord regarding a “fiscal cliff” deal. It looks like Pelosi is willing to budge, unlike the President on a deal to get our fiscal house in order. For someone [...]

Historic Oyster Farm to Close in SF Bay Area

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Tweet A popular oyster farm that many in the San Francisco Bay Area frequent  was ordered to shut down by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. The federal government purchased the land 40 years ago and offered leases to companies working that area that is now expired.  Owner Kevin Lunny believes that there is wording that provides for a [...]

No more Free parking on Sunday or Holidays in San Francisco

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Tweet Leave it to San Francisco to figure out ways to push consumers out of the city or into parking garages. As of 2013, San Francisco will start enforcing parking meters on Sunday on top of enforcing many holidays already.  Weekend monitoring already happens in some touristy areas, but it is not going to apply everywhere, [...]

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