Westside Observer

07/10/2024

Panel Pans SFMTA MUNI Plan • DPH Reveals Shameless Granny Dumping • Merchants Want Cameras & Cops • Bike Lanes • Build Artist Housing • Quentin -

06/25/2024

LHH: Dr.s Open Letter to City Hall • D7 Supervisorial Candidates: Breed's Upzoning • Bayview Can;t Wait for Climate Action • America's Last Birthday? -

06/07/2024

05/17/2024

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02/23/2024

https://westsideobserver.com/24/2-new-class-action-lawsuit-rebukes-laguna-honda-management.php

10/06/2023

https://westsideobserver.com/23/10-Follow-the-money-to-SFs-deceptive-political-influencers.php

11/13/2022

DPH ... fantasized a $1.7 million annual savings by foisting SF General’s unruly non-paying patients upon Laguna Honda – without extra resources. Whatever the DPH Flow Project “saved” is being wiped out by; the cost of consultants (now totaling $14.3 million), the compelled hiring of more staff, additional training requirements, the blockade on admissions, increased security costs, legal fees, fines, onerous inspections ...

by Dr. Derek Kerr
https://westsideobserver.com/news/watchdog.html

07/22/2022

https://westsideobserver.com/news/watchdog.html -City-Hall's-Tepid-Response-to-Patient-Transfers-at-Laguna-Honda

11/14/2021

Given the prevalence of trauma among the homeless, it’s understandable that many will seek respite in chemical euphoria. Homelessness itself is so grueling that getting high brings welcome relief. But this new form of m**h surpasses all other street drugs in raising dopamine levels in the brain’s pleasure centers. When the high wears off, a dysphoric “crash” ensues along with a craving for more m**h.

Dr. Kerr, awarded the James Madison Freedom of Information Award from the Society of Professional Journalists for the Westside Observer, has an uncanny ability to find our what's going on behind the scene

08/27/2021

Alvin Duskin -- the man who taught us to fight City Hall -- dies at 90.
https://westsideobserver.com/news/people.html

01/02/2021

West Side Neighborhood Newspapers Interview Supervisor Elect Myrna Melgar—Meet your new Supervisor as she answers the questions neighbors want to know.
Text:
https://westsideobserver.com/news/election.html
Video:
https://westsideobserver.com/video/zoom_0.mp4

12/16/2020

Supervisors' Attempt to Blacklist a Neighborhood Newspaper Foiled
-Preston accused the Marina Times of being "an entity that has proven time and again that they are a mouthpiece for disinformation, doxxing public officials, and personal attacks. I consider them on par with the likes of Breitbart News and Tucker Carlson in serving to the public fact-free and often hate-filled propaganda."
https://westsideobserver.com/news/watchdog.html

09/11/2020

ETHICS AUDIT’S UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
Does the Ethics Dept. Fight Corruption?
The audit fails to mention that no retaliation claims have ever been sustained by the Ethics Commission. That startling fact has been hidden by reporting only that cases are “dismissed” or “closed.” The public is never told if a case was substantiated, partially-substantiated or not substantiated.
READ IT: https://westsideobserver.com
Ethics hasn’t explained this shady track record, apart from implying that every retaliation claim is unfounded ... investigations are tainted when under-trained and over-worked Ethics staff seek counsel or coaching from City Attorneys who are sent copies of complaints.

08/28/2020

Subpoena Sniffs Out Skullduggery at SFPUC

On June 15th, 2020, US Attorney David Anderson delivered a Grand Jury subpoena to the City's Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC ) ... The federal subpoena demanded the resumes, job descriptions, and performance evaluations for any PUC employee who earned at least $100,000 since 2010 ... as well as credit card reports and requests for reimbursement. Evidently, the feds are probing cronyism as well as self-dealing.

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12/05/2019

The December/January issue is now available in your local newspaper boxes. Have a terrific holiday season and thank you for your continued support of your neighbor paper.