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the Debate!
Fiona Ma v. Sean Elsbernd/Prop H
questions from The debate at the West of twin Peaks central council
The Clean Energy Initiative: Assemblywoman Fiona Ma and Julian Davis spoke in favor of the ballot proposition, Supervisor Sean Elsbernd spoke against. The members asked many questions and offered pithy pertinent commentary, no unusual occurrence at this venue. To view the 19 minute blow-by-blow, visit our website: www.westsideobserver.com/propH.. Click Here
Fiona Ma's Opinion piece: Clean Energy Starts Here
A
Bond Dressed in Emperor's
Clothes
By George Wooding
As November’s election rapidly approaches, San Francisco officials grow increasingly desperate to pass Proposition A to rebuild San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH). The City must convince two-thirds of voters for passage, but support is vanishing by the minute, just like the Emperor’s new clothes. What happened? Read More...
Bring
Back Bengal Alley
Westside staff
“Bengal Alley between Miraloma and Lansdale is the main link for many Mt. Davidson and Sherwood Forest residents with the 43 bus which stops right at its gate on Miraloma Drive,” he said. “About two years ago, a cyclone fence, put up by DPW showed up blocking the way on Miraloma .” Read More...
Taraval
Street Festival Returns on
October 25th
By Mitch Bull
Food, fun and live music takes center stage as the 2nd annual Taraval Street Fair returns this month. The fair, organized by the Taraval Merchants Association, will take place on Taraval Street between 46th and 47th Avenues from 10:30 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. on Saturday, October 25th. Read More...
The Italian-American Social Club
a restaurant for everyone that makes you feel like you’re in the family dining room
By Mitch Bull This
month we take a trip to ‘old
Italia’ at the Italian
American Social Club,
a place where generous servings
of food, friendly staff and
a great bar offer patrons
an evening of dining the way
it used to be…and still is. Read
More...
Around the Town
Comings and Goings West of Twin Peaks
By Mitch Bull
You may have noticed some changes in the Observer last month, such as a change from the West of Twin Peaks Observer to the Westside Observer. That’s not the only thing to change. Read More...
NERT Announcement: Earthquake Awareness Month
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CartoonExclusive to the Westside Observer
Inside
the Tony Hall Investigation
Who's Really Behind the Ethics Commission Investigation?
ByDavid
Waggoner
...a new copy of a check — which Scanlon swore was a loan to Hall — that was different than the first version Scanlon gave to Mo. The new version of the check has the word, “Services,” written in the notation section of the lower left hand corner of the check. The “Services” notation is evidence that Hall was indeed paid by Cudden for consulting services. But the first version of the check that Scanlon gave to Mo three years ago did not have the “Services” notation. Neither Mo nor Scanlon has provided any explanation for why Scanlon provided a check which had apparently been altered to white-out the “Services” notation.. Read More...
Grand
Jury Decries Bond Oversight
Special Fiscal Report to the Westside Observer
By Patrick Monette-Shaw
Deeply concerned about November’s San Francisco General Hospital “Proposition A” bond measure, San Francisco’s Civil Grand Jury released its report, “Accountability in San Francisco Government,” on June 26, highly critical of the previous Branch Library Improvement project (BLIP) and Laguna Honda Hospital (LHH) replacement general obligation bonds. Read More...
Boondoggle II: General Hospital Rebuild
Special Fiscal Report to the Westside Observer
By George Wooding
Officially, San Francisco is claiming that the bond will “only” cost $887.4 million. But additional, remaining hidden costs haven’t been considered or discussed publicly: $30 million preparing the bond; $640 million to service the debt repaying interest; and $157 million for furniture, fixtures and equipment — all of which seem to have been forgotten. Read More...
Bike
Plan on Portola Draws Criticism
Guest Opinion to the West of Twin Peaks Observer
By Pamela Stone
San
Francisco is a “Transit First”
city, but due to location
and physical impairments,
not everyone is able to utilize
public transportation for
all purposes. It
is difficult to find parking
in the West Portal area to
frequent the merchants in
the area. Removal
of parking from Portola will
only exacerbate the problem. If
parking is unavailable, individuals
will go to other locales for
the purchases and services. Read
More...
Permission to speak freely
Tony
Hall Bows Out of District
Supervisor Race
Guest Opinion to the Westside Observer
By Tony Hall
...By now you know that I will not be a candidate because the City and State retirement systems informed me that after a 30 year career in local Government, as an executive in eight different Departments, the pension benefits that my family currently depends on would be permanently halved if I returned at the level of Supervisor. I even volunteered to return for no pay but was declined via an opinion by the City Attorney. Read More...
JROTC
Ballot Proposition Misleads
Guest Opinion to the Westside Observer
By Dr. Dan Kelly
Before phasing out JROTC, the School Board listened to students, parents and community members on both sides. It weighed the arguments and considered what might be lost and what might be gained. It learned that many students seek leadership and community service opportunities, and that they want electives and after school activities which confer skills that translate into careers later. Read More...
Cow
Palace: Not Dead Yet
Guest Opinion to the Westside Observer
By
Kevin Patterson, Friends
of Cow Palace
Mara
Kopp said..."When
it was threatened with destruction,
the outpouring of enthusiasm
and creative ideas for the
future showed us that the
Cow Palace is not only loved
for nostalgic reasons, but
people feel that it can change
with the times and become
an ever more valuable resource
to the community.” Read
More...
Around the Town
Comings and Goings West of Twin Peaks
By Mitch Bull
Festivals Galore…Pull out your calendars. September and October feature two community festivals to highlight the fall season.
On Saturday, September 13, 2008, the Sunset District Autumn Moon Festival Committee will present the 4th annual Autumn Moon Festival in the Sunset. Read More...
Business Corner
Back to Sports Fitness and Therapy
By Mitch Bull
We
live in an era where packed
waiting rooms are much too
common when dealing with
most medical practitioners.
And when you finally get
in, in many cases, you don’t
get to see the medical professional,
as aides, and assistants
do most of the evaluations. Read
More...
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Cartoon
By Doug Comstock
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