San Francisco Weekly

Film Documents Inner-City Baltimore Youth -- In Kenya

'The Boys of Baraka' chronicles the lives of four at-risk boys as they travel from their crime-infested neighborhood to a special school in Kenya.
22 February 2006 - 8:00am
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'Special' Segregation

In San Francisco schools, some African-American and Latino children are mislabeled as 'learning disabled' due to cultural and behavioral differences from the mainstream.
4 February 2006 - 1:00pm
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Friday Funny: Parrot Quiz

Take San Francisco Weekly's quiz to find out if you are an apologist for the Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill.
27 January 2006 - 2:00pm
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Condofication: The New Index For Gentrification?

In San Francisco, legislation aimed at stopping conversions may actually increase evictions of renters, as more groups enter into 'tenancy-in-common' agreements.
25 January 2006 - 9:00am
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Stuck Between NIMBYism And Anti-Gentrification

Neighbors don't want public housing, public housing residents don't want their homes gentrified -- not quite a win-win situation.
14 January 2006 - 11:00am
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Dynamically Pricing Parking, Or The Goldilocks Principle

Will new curbside sensor technology make it possible to price parking spaces based on demand and usage?
22 August 2005 - 9:00am
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An Urban Real Estate Cartel For Affordable Housing

To succeed in 2008, Democrats must establish a disciplined, national, urban real estate cartel.
18 December 2004 - 1:00pm
San Francisco Weekly

Wanted: Utilitarian City Planning

Will a San Francisco bus plan beneficial for the city as a whole be stopped by the protests of a few?
1 December 2004 - 11:00am
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Lessons from San Diego's Downtown Building Boom

Condo developers have tapped into a previously unrecognized condo market, and the infusion of development money is reshaping California's southernmost big city.
6 May 2004 - 8:00am
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San Francisco Bans Segway

San Francisco bans the use of Segways on sidewalks and bike trails. One columnist calls the Segway as dangerous as Iraq.
29 December 2002 - 5:00am
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