Politics trumps police oversight
EDITORIALA proven advocate for the public interest was removed from the San Francisco Police Commission last week. Not only was this a missed opportunity for stronger civilian oversight at a time when...
View ArticleStop wiggling around the bike debate
EDITORIALOur blog post last week about traffic cops ticketing bicyclists riding the Wiggle on Bike to Work Day (see "Bike sting on BTWD," page 13) triggered heated reader reactions on both sides, as...
View ArticleLet's share, for real
EDITORIAL Global capitalism is a wasteful system that produces way too much stuff and uses too much energy shipping that stuff all over world, causing problems ranging from global warming and pollution...
View ArticleProgressives challenge mayor's abuse of authority
EDITORIAL Mayor Ed Lee has repeatedly overstepped his authority on behalf of the entrenched political and economic interests who put him into office, and we're happy to see Sup. John Avalos and his...
View ArticleEnd the open primary experiment
EDITORIAL This week's primary election on June 3 occurred after Guardian press time for this issue, but there's one conclusion that we can draw about it without even knowing the results: This is a...
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