Watching my dog's fascination with all of the discarded Christmas trees in the neighborhood as we walked this morning...

e proposal is to charge cars for driving on main corridors and for traveling in and out of the north east part of the city.  This area includes downtown, the Embarcardero,
parts of South Beach and SOMA, Nob Hill, Russian Hill, North Beach,
Telegraph Hill and Fisherman's Wharf.

I noticed my irritation when I was walking down Stockton Street towards Union Square last Saturday, and I noticed it was rising.  There was a huge crowd blocking the sidewalk near the corner of Post Street, and I was planning to zip in and out of a store to run one quick errand.

Ok, not a pleasant, uplifting topic to discuss.  I am surprised at how many people in the Bay Area are hungry--and how they are supported by local food banks, including SF Food Bank. 

To read about the recent Hunger Challenge, where several Bay Area food bloggers agreed to eat all of their meals for $21--an average of $1 per meal.  Please donate money to the Food Bank and participate in the Tyson's Food Challenge.  Thanks.

One of the biggest challenges that San Francisco is likely to face is that many people in the city still renovate without using permits.

It seems like almost every day we are bombarded by reports of the crisis in the housing market, the impending recession, and other forms of doom and gloom.  I often wonder how much of this we create by putting our attention on how bad things are when they really aren't. 

why do we elect officials, only to have them bring key legislative items to voters by ballot?

Go 49ers!  I Mean, Please Stay...

Is San Francisco capable of Smart Growth?