Hi, Recently the city planted trees on 26th Street, and I was very pleased to see that happen.  Unfortunately, they have died and no city employee (or anyone else for that matter) has watered, fed or taken care of this.  I tried calling the number that was sent to the local neighbors (544-4336) no one ever picked up, nor was there a voicemail or even answering machine to leave a message.   What a waste of resources!  I would love to see those trees thrive on my street, and I water and feed the trees that I can reach from my house. Read This Posty »

The library seems to implement changes more rapidly, and more importantly their communication with the rest of the city seems more effectiveóperhaps because it is two-way communication not the one-way communication that seems to dominate our government. This communication has and will continue to result in a library system we can all be proud of. Paul Reeberg Read This Posty »

My pet peeve, at the moment and for the past 3 days, is that I sent you guys another pet peeve which implied that the hiring process in the city is rotten and you didn't print it.  I see the same issues over and over again on your site; dog leash/poop, pot holes, parking, muni.  Those problems are visible and tangible.  I'm trying to bring to light one of the problems you can't see coming a mile away.  Just about any city employee, and I know quite a few, will tell you that every agency, from the DPT to the Recreation and Parks Read This Posty »

Mayor Newsom, I called the streets dept in early February about a large dump of trash that buried the fire hydrant outside my business, it covered the sidewalk and half of the street.  I was told it would be cleaned up.  Two weeks later is was not cleaned up and I called again, this time I was given a number, (I can't locate it at the moment but I'm sure you can look it up unless my calls are just thrown out) I called again two weeks later to no avail.  It has now been almost two months and my street Read This Posty »

I live directly across the street from a basketball and tennis court. When I first moved here, excited about the prospect of getting a little exercise after work, I trotted down with a basketball to find that the gate was locked. Oh well, maybe I came too late, so I'll try again tomorrow, I thought. Turns out that the gate is always locked at night even though the park is technically open until 10 p.m. The lights are on and I see people playing, which means that they are consistently hopping the fence. I eventually tried this and enjoyed playing Read This Posty »

Dear Sirs,   My pet peeve in this city is agencies that do not follow through.   I have a neighbor who runs a business next door and he is not very law abiding.   Here are some of the examples.   1) He is providing massage services without a license.   I reported this to the health department, but two years later, nothing has changed. 2) He installed a cash machine on the street without a permit.  I reported this to the proper city department, but 1.5 years later, nothing has changed. 3) He is illegally providing space to two businesses in a residential apartment.   This was reported Read This Posty »

San Francisco has a myriad of problems, and potential…no one, to my knowledge, is looking at underlying organizational/structural concerns, as follows:  1)  SF uses an accounting system (FAMIS) that, I believe, is only in use in two polities – ours and Ft. Lauderdale.  What is needed is an integrated accounting/payroll/personnel data base system that will allow and enable managers to go back and forth between related data.  Our current system is one of add-ons, a ‘kludge’ that is neither easy to use, and prohibits efficiency and economy of scale.  Additionally, the care and feeding of this ‘beast’ requires resources and personnel Read This Posty »