Progressives should care about pension reform
It's tricky to raise pension contributions for "new employees" since Mayor Gavin Newsom has been firing people then rehiring them at lower payOPINION In today's failing economy, with double-digit...
View ArticleProp. B will save healthcare
Even with contributions required by Prop. B, city employees will receive a benefit package that is unparalleled in the private sectorBy Jeff Adachi and Jim IlligEditors note: Last week we ran an op-ed...
View ArticleWhy I'm pushing pension reform
"In the next 12 months, pension costs are projected to increase by nearly $100 million more than last year."OPINION Some have questioned why I, as a long-time supporter of progressive policies and...
View ArticleOpinion: Let reporters into prisons
As a young public defender, I represented an innocent man who was convicted ofmurder.John Tennison was serving a sentence of 25 years to life when, in 1997, Icontacted a 20/20 news producer, who agreed...
View ArticleSan Francisco to provide right to counsel for tenants facing eviction
OPINION San Francisco is the second most unequal city in the nation. Working and middle-income people and families are being forced to flee the city they love. Between 2010 and 2013, Ellis Act...
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