I was able to secure $1 million in relief funds for small business owners on Taraval. They’ve been struggling to survive the entire street being ripped up to replace the train tracks and all underground utilities and infrastructure.
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It’s an honor to be given the opportunity to lead the next steps as a newly elected city supervisor. How we won.
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Do you still believe in San Francisco? I do. I’m running for supervisor to create our best San Francisco.
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Riding a bike in San Francisco can be perilous. There are speeding cars and potholes. Then there is the politics of cycling, which can be as unforgiving as the road. Consider what Brian Wiedenmeier faces as director of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.
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They're leaders who influence San Francisco's future. She’s an urbanist who likes density and fewer cars. He’s devoted to preserving single-family homes and parking. They represent opposite sides of the housing debate. Yet Christine Johnson and George Wooding agree on more than you think. Meet the not-so-odd couple.
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“People go to Paris and say how much they love it, but have no idea the housing was 80 feet high. They say it didn’t feel that tall.” Architect Eugene Lew thinks the Paris approach to city design can keep a lot of middle-income families in San Francisco.
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Armistead Maupin's "Tales of the City" celebrates baby boomers in the 1970s — when they could move to San Francisco as young people and re-imagine it. But what are the tales of our city today and who will write them? A new publication, The Bay City Beacon, promises to report the remaking of San Francisco by the millennial generation.
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“San Francisco likes to project paranoia and fear on a movie screen when it comes to change. Rise SF is offering an alternative movie. We embrace change because we believe that’s where the solutions are.”
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I believe bicycles are the future for transportation in urban areas, which is why I’m interested in how we can achieve a smooth transition while autos continue to dominate. When I wrote my column with the headline “Time to Mandate Bicycle Licenses” I was hoping to start a conversation about how to bridge the generational and geographic divide between older westside motorists and younger bicyclists throughout San Francisco so our roads can be safely shared.
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We regret not building enough BART tunnels 50 years ago. Our grandkids will thank transit planner Liz Brisson if she gets her westside tunnel built.
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By Joel P. Engardio -- Nick Josefowitz took a simple message -- Clean up BART -- and changed San Francisco politics. "We don’t have to accept that the crony insider is always going to win. We should live in a city where if we feel things aren’t working we can change them.”
Read MoreBy Joel P. Engardio -- A transportation system that serves the public well doesn’t greet riders with the stench of urine or ask them to climb broken escalators short-circuited by human feces. And it doesn’t paralyze an entire region by going on strike. Will voters hold BART accountable? Meet the two BART board candidates in an epic battle to represent riders.
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Joel Engardio speech on why moderates are the true progressives in San Francisco. Engardio was the guest speaker at the Golden Gate Breakfast Club in August 2014.
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By Joel P. Engardio -- There must be others like me in San Francisco who embrace liberal values but also crave a city that runs on common sense. Forward-thinkers who believe in progress and aren’t afraid of change. True progressives.
Read MoreBy Joel P. Engardio -- There are forces against change at the waterfront, especially projects that would increase height limits. But the fight over waterfront development shouldn’t derail E-line plans.
Read MoreBy Joel P. Engardio -- The new Central Subway will inexplicably end in Chinatown without going two more stops to North Beach and Fisherman's Wharf. When it's completed in 2019, disappointed riders will wonder why it was built with such tunnel vision.
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By Joel P. Engardio -- If you are excited about bike sharing coming soon to San Francisco, the best advice is to be patient. If our experience is anything like New York's version, expect plenty of glitches.
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