Four years ago I stood here at City Hall and said “Thank You” to my friends, family and supporters for electing me mayor of this incredible city. I look back now and realize it has taken the experiences of the last four years to truly appreciate the honor that you gave me that day. I knew it before – but now I’ve lived it. This place, our people, make up the finest city in this nation. There are bigger cities. But there are simply no better cities.  Serving as your mayor is the greatest honor I could ever imagine. In the past four years, I have looked at best practices throughout this nation. And I’ve learned – with both a growing pride and a profound sense of responsibility – that the nation is also looking back to us. Read more »

By Phil Ting
Assessor-Recorder, City and County of San Francisco

Lately, there has been a great deal of discussion in our local press and in the blogosphere about the emergence of signal sharing among wireless users in San Francisco. As Chair of the Free WiFi for All campaign, which is Prop J on this November’s ballot, I have been following these conversations and stories with great interest. As something of a tech geek and firm believer in open source, I agree that the proponents of signal sharing are on to something: without a doubt, the Internet should be freely and easily accessed by all San Franciscans. Read more »