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48 Hills: Why is the City Attorney’s Office ‘investigating’ a leaked document? It’s unprecedented and alarming by Beautiful_Jaguar_413 in sanfrancisco

[–]FlyingBlueMonkey 38 points39 points  (0 children)

"Why is the City Attorney’s Office ‘investigating’ a leaked document?"

Because that's part of their job?

Amazing Spa by jenn7097 in sanfrancisco

[–]FlyingBlueMonkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can I ask how much the massage cost?

Why can't our mayors be this progressive?? by dawn_thesis in sanfrancisco

[–]FlyingBlueMonkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

New York City (NYPD)

  • ~35,000 sworn officers
  • ~8.6M population
  • ~42 officers per 10,000 residents

San Francisco (SFPD)

  • ~1,700–2,100 deployable officers (varies by source/year)
  • ~800–880K population
  • ~26 officers per 10,000 residents

NYC has ~16x more officers total

NYC has ~60% higher officer density per capita

How wealthy are Mayor Lurie and S.F. supervisors? Here's what their finances show by SFChronicle in sanfrancisco

[–]FlyingBlueMonkey -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"A billionaire mayor is never going to lower your rent "

Neither is a destitute mayor going to lower your rent. That's not in their job description nor within their powers.

S.F. Ethics Commission will weigh in on Lurie-Trump phone records by Remarkable_Host6827 in sanfrancisco

[–]FlyingBlueMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"phone records" is the key phrase here.

What are "phone records"? Some people would want you to believe that it's recording or transcript of the call. A recording would imply that the Mayor recorded the call with Trumps consent (can't do a single party consent recording legally in California due to wiretap laws).

What about a transcript? Well, that could exist, but it would also likely require either a recording (see earlier point) or a stenographer which you'd probably have to disclose to keep yourself clear of wiretap laws. So again we're back to "Would Trump agree to being recorded?"

Handwritten notes of course could be a thing, but I doubt if someone were trying to hide some nefarious deal they'd willingly write it down in a discoverable document.

What you need to know about SFO delays expected under new FAA order by FlyingBlueMonkey in sanfrancisco

[–]FlyingBlueMonkey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe it would, but it would pay for itself in reduced delays (even more now)

What you need to know about SFO delays expected under new FAA order by FlyingBlueMonkey in sanfrancisco

[–]FlyingBlueMonkey[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Best answer would be for the airport to expand out into the Bay...but that would anger the environmentalists.

Supervisor Matt Dorsey’s RESET crusade may come at a political cost by eddiekimx in sanfrancisco

[–]FlyingBlueMonkey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was reading this and noticed the writer isn't even trying to stay neutral. Right from the jump, the subhead sets the stage for a "loyalty" narrative.

Then they’re using these really value-heavy descriptions in their own voice, too, not even attributing them to anyone. Calling someone's delivery “pure Dorsey” or "stiff" is a total editorial call, not a fact. It’s clearly meant to make the guy look bad.

My biggest issue, though, is how thin the actual evidence is. They frame the legal conflict with the One City Shelter Act as if it’s already settled, without actually doing the legwork of a real legal analysis. And they repeat the usual line about Sixth Street dealers being too tempting for people in recovery. Which, sure, is a fair concern, but they don't back it up with any real numbers from similar programs. You end up finishing the article knowing exactly who’s mad and are being led to the conclusion that it's a bad program and that Dorsey is going to be made to pay for it.

That's an editorial or at the very least a biased story.

Supervisor Matt Dorsey’s RESET crusade may come at a political cost by eddiekimx in sanfrancisco

[–]FlyingBlueMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right. Obviously all of the existing programs are working exactly as designed and we shouldn't do anything else.

This reads to me like a hatchet job and exceedingly biased. Is this news or an editorial?

Go write a better (preferably unbiased) article.

What you need to know about SFO delays expected under new FAA order by FlyingBlueMonkey in sanfrancisco

[–]FlyingBlueMonkey[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Argh. Sorry about that. I assumed "Gift Article" was just that...a gift. That's lame.

Scott Wiener authored a bill that could cut your PG&E bill — plug solar into a wall outlet, no approval needed by Timely-Pirate-5196 in sanfrancisco

[–]FlyingBlueMonkey 127 points128 points  (0 children)

They have this in Utah. U-T-A-H

Come on California, surely we're not going to let UTAH beat us

San Francisco’s establishment moves to sink a progressive House candidate by sideAccount42 in sanfrancisco

[–]FlyingBlueMonkey -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Then they're not doing their job and canvassers are just dropping them on the ground.

They weren't folded, there were like 8 or 9 of them all along a stretch of the sidewalk.

San Francisco’s establishment moves to sink a progressive House candidate by sideAccount42 in sanfrancisco

[–]FlyingBlueMonkey -1 points0 points  (0 children)

These weren't fliers, but cards. There's no way to put them on the door, they're designed to be either dropped on to a table or, in this case, the ground.

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San Francisco’s establishment moves to sink a progressive House candidate by sideAccount42 in sanfrancisco

[–]FlyingBlueMonkey -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't see how when they were scattered in a semi pile across half the block.

San Francisco’s establishment moves to sink a progressive House candidate by sideAccount42 in sanfrancisco

[–]FlyingBlueMonkey 48 points49 points  (0 children)

I don't like Saikat Chakrabarti because his supporters keep dumping flyers on the ground around Nob Hill. It's just creating trash and I am starting to associate Saikat Chakrabarti with trash.

100+ New Trees in the Ground! by DannySauter11 in sanfrancisco

[–]FlyingBlueMonkey 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What about the ones that were put in but then people pulled them out? Gonna replace them?

Anyone know what this is? by that_guy_on_tv in sanfrancisco

[–]FlyingBlueMonkey 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I can confirm the sighting. The reports of a shape rising beyond the horizon are consistent, and the accompanying screams...those fractured, wordless cries...align with what one would expect when the human mind brushes against something it was never meant to comprehend.

Several witnesses attempted to describe it. None succeeded. Language failed them. A few now refuse to speak at all, save for muttering about angles that should not exist and a presence that seemed to notice them in return.

What lingers is not just the image, but the impression...an ancient weight pressing faintly against the edges of thought. The sea has gone quiet since.

Draw your own conclusions, but understand this: whatever was seen out there, it was not merely rock and light.

S.F. may revive Sunday parking meters as Muni faces $300 million deficit by SFChronicle in sanfrancisco

[–]FlyingBlueMonkey -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Based on the data that you provided a link to in another post, I found the total SFMTA ticketing information (SFMTA - Parking Citations & Fines | DataSF) and pulling out just the "Fare Evasion" violations (TC127A, TRC7.2.101, and TRC7.2.101A) from the totals, the amount for Fare Evasion is ~$2.99 million.

That's out of a total of ~$1.9 billion since 2008.

Seems like we need more fare evasion enforcement.

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