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San Francisco Better Government

How can we make sure our tax dollars are spent effectively and wisely? Join the conversation with fellow San Franciscans on Reset San Francisco.

With a lagging economy, vital public services in …
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Raspberry Pi: The $25 Computer For Kids
14 years ago

Raspberry Pi: The $25 Computer For Kids

By  •  Education

While we often discuss the digital divide in terms of access to high-speed Internet service (or lack thereof), the digital divide also includes lack of access to the hardware …
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Is Congestion Pricing a Good Idea?

The Transportation Authority has been proposing various congestion pricing models in the past.  A few years ago, they proposed a plan which London uses and New York piloted which was …
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Clipper Card BART scams

Today’s edition of The Examiner has an article about the Clipper Card scam that has been affecting the BART system lately.

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/BART-positive-about-negative-Clippers-109118644.html

Apparently, the BART system is losing money because …
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Keep RCV (instant runoff)

A previous comment here made a bad suggestion — stopping Ranked Choice Voting (instant runoff). What an awful idea

The critic that it allows only a small percentage of people …
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Get rid of Instant Runoff!!!

I would like to see the instant runoff practice stopped altogether.  While it seemed like a good idea as it was a way to get rid of a second and …
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