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Bids to build SF Central Subway are $100 million over city's estimates

Isabel Angell — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 05:04:30 +0000

The bids are in to build San Francisco’s Central Subway project – and the price tag will be over $100 million more than the city expected.

Mayor pledges to fix Muni

Isabel Angell — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:48:32 +0000

When he came into office last year, San Francisco mayor Ed Lee said fixing Muni wasn’t a priority for him. But in his 2013 State of the City address, Mayor Lee devoted alm

Listener Feedback: Golden Gate Park bike lanes

Hana Baba — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:40:24 +0000

Last week, we aired a story produced by KALW’s Ben Trefny and Rai Sue Sussman that discussed Golden Gate Park’s new biking lanes, and it prompted an unprecedented response. Here are some thoughts from our listeners:

Taxi alternative Uber faces legal hurdles

Isabel Angell — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:19:34 +0000

Hailing a taxi in San Francisco can be nearly impossible if you’re not downtown. Calling ahead isn’t a guarantee either – often, the cab is late and sometimes it never comes.

Connecting the Dots: Top news stories for June 18, 2012

Zoe Brezsny — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:51:03 +0000

(SF Bay Guardian) // Creative, artistically minded people are leaving San Francisco in search of affordable housing in the East Bay. Oakland is fast becoming the new hip location for the working class and young artists driven out of San Francisco by sky-rocketing rents. Oakland City Council member Rebecca Kaplan says those moving into Oakland and surrounding East Bay cities are of many different ethnicities including Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Vietnamese...