Michael Toren

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Michael Toren is a writer in San Francisco. He can be reached at michael.toren@gmail.com. Follow him @Michael_Toren

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A new crisis at City College

March 2, 2019

City College seems to perpetually be on the precipice of one disaster or another. San Francisco’s community college, cherished by many for its lifelong learning...

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Judge rules in favor of media in death-penalty case

August 17, 2018

A federal judge heard arguments Thursday afternoon to dismiss a lawsuit brought by several media outlets over the right to observe executions in California...

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Newsom’s agency folds on waterfront case

February 22, 2018

The proposed settlement agreement announced Wednesday in the State Lands Commission’s lawsuit to overturn Proposition B represents a near-total concession by the state. It also...

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Newsom’s final try at undermining voter control of the waterfront

January 18, 2018

A judge heard closing arguments Wednesday in the State Lands Commission’s lawsuit to overturn Proposition B, which requires voter approval for new construction on...

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Newsom’s agency keeps trying to tell voters they have no say on waterfront

January 17, 2018

The State Lands Commission continued to make its case in court Tuesday to overturn Proposition B, which requires voter approval for new construction projects...

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Newsom’s lawyer says SF voters are stupid

January 12, 2018

In a lawsuit challenging whether voters can reject commercial developments on the San Francisco waterfront, attorneys for the State of California called an expert...

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Caltrans strands bicyclists on the Bay Bridge

June 12, 2017

On May 31, at a little after 8:15pm, Isidro Magana rode his bicycle onto the Bay Bridge. He was doing what thousands have done...

Michael Toren

A new crisis at City College

Judge rules in favor of media in death-penalty case

Newsom’s agency folds on waterfront case

Newsom’s final try at undermining voter control of the waterfront

Newsom’s agency keeps trying to tell voters they have no say on waterfront

Newsom’s lawyer says SF voters are stupid

Caltrans strands bicyclists on the Bay Bridge

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