Tag: Corruption
SFFILM fest spotlights Rita Moreno, Muppets, ‘Lost Landscapes of Oakland’
2021 installment of the super-fest beams from drive-in and laptop, with plenty of star power.
Screen Grabs: Tragedies of global market capitalism on display
From Lesotho to Ohio, new films draw a damning through-line. Plus: Oscar nominated shorts
More parks privatization: The horses of Golden Gate Park
Private vendor takes over public space for high-priced concession -- and workers get to live in trailers in the park (while homeless people are kicked out).
The lessons of the Ferris Wheel
Does SF need to overhaul its City Charter to create better departmental oversight -- and limit the potential for corruption?
Oversight — of Recology, the Ferris Wheel deal ….
... and commercial landlords. Plus the Chron's neo-liberal editorial page editor retires. That's The Agenda for March 15-22.
The Ferris Wheel is about a lot more than some rides in the air
Chan, Peskin say any contract needs a vote of the board. The bigger issue is privatizing the parks.
Supes call for investigation of Ferris Wheel money
Revenue goes not to the city, but to a private entity that's part of an FBI corruption probe.
Foreign Correspondent: What Trump and the Myanmar coup have in common
The Asian country’s military overthrew its government over baseless claims of voter fraud. Sound familiar?
Are SF departments ‘corruption resilient?’
Despite assurances from the Controller's Office, it sure doesn't look that way.
Screen Grabs: Shudders from around the world
Trapped in a 4x4 in Argentina, a bananas contraption from Indonesia, more global chills in new horror flicks
