San Francisco Public Press (https://www.sfpublicpress.org/2010/06/)
Commuters on the Bay Bridge will have to shell out more cash starting Thursday, a result of toll hikes on all seven state-owned bridges in the region.
Tolls will rise to $6 during rush hour periods from 5 to 10 a.m. » Read more
The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, named after a rock promoter in 1992, will now be leased to a music promotion company.
Originally named the San Francisco Civic Auditorium, the building has been a staple of San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza since it was constructed in 1915 for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. » Read more
Reporting by Shawn Gaynor; illustration by Andrew Goldfarb
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Many Treasure Island sites have been decontaminated through soil removal or capping, which entails covering the remaining toxic soil with a clay cap. But there is growing concern that coastal sites once considered sufficiently remediated may become problematic as sea levels rise. » Read more
There is a high probability that a Loma Prieta magnitude or greater earthquake will shake the Bay Area during the projected 18-year redevelopment of Treasure Island. However, city development officials say the island will ultimately be safer than the liquefaction-prone areas of downtown San Francisco and the Marina. » Read more
Most of Treasure Island will be inundated by the end of this century, if the documented progression of the ocean’s rise caused by climate change continues as predicted. Studies foresee sea-level rise ranging from as little as five inches to as much as six feet. The lowest parts of Treasure Island lie just four feet above the Bay’s low tide. » Read more
A 3.3 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco this morning at 7:47, according to the U.S. Geological Survery. The quake originated off the coast of Northern California; people reported shaking from San Francsico to Daly City. A preliminary report by the USGS had the quake at 3.5. » Read more
Master plan aims high. Will big money and hardball politics bring it down?
What does the massive redevelopment of Treasure Island give to San Francisco?
First and foremost, it funnels public money into jobs for construction workers and profits for the contractors who will do the building. » Read more
Kellogg’s Co. announced Friday morning that it was voluntarily recalling 28 million boxes of its cereal brands because of an unusual smell and taste. The affected cereals include Apple Jacks, Froot Loops, Corn Pops and Honey Smacks.
The recall be seen by consumers who purchase the cereal brand in San Francisco, as Lucky Supermarkets will be taking the affected cereals off the shelves. » Read more
This week two local measures aimed at promoting consumer health in San Francisco moved forward — a law on disclosure of cell phone radiation and an alcohol tax. On Tuesday the Associated Press reported on a new San Francisco law that requires cell phone retailers to post the amount of radiation emitted from handsets they sell. The ordinance requires stores to post the specific absorption rate of each phone. Though experts debate whether radiation from cell phones causes cancer or other health problems, advocates hope labels will dissuade consumers from buying high-emission phones until the matter is resolved.
And San Francisco might be California’s first city or county to put a tax on alcohol.