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PUBLIC PRESS ISSUE 11
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LEGISLATIVE PUSH TO RAISE WAGES
An effort is gaining momentum in Sacramento to set a $9.25 statewide pay floor, but it would still lag behind San Francisco’s minimum wage PAGE B1
SUMMER 2013
CALIFORNIA’S CAP-AND-TRADE EXPERIMENT
CARBON OFFSETS a forest. COULD LET POLLUTERS Clear-cut Plant some trees. Cash in. OFF THE HOOK PAGE A3
IN FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE, STATE STRUGGLES TO CUT GREENHOUSE GASES
MORE PEOPLE + MORE CARS = LESS POLLUTION?
It’s all in how planners count it — and how it gets sold to the public PAGE A3
A SPECIAL REPORTING PROJECT BY THE PUBLIC PRESS, WITH EARTH ISLAND JOURNAL & BAY NATURE. PAGES A3-A8
TRANSPORT FUEL LOBBYING WINS BIG
Concerted effort has changed rules PAGE A4
ENERGY CONTRACTS HARD TO MANAGE
Pollution may be shuffled to other states PAGE A4
CARBON CREDITS HELP SEAL LAND DEAL
19,000 acres in Sonoma County spared PAGE A6
POWER PLANT WOULD BURY CARBON
Foes fear effects of other air pollutants PAGE A6
ALSO: CALIFORNIA CAP-AND-TRADE, THE BOARD GAME: MAKE A PROFIT BY MONOPOLIZING THE CARBON MARKET PAGE A8
CIVICS
A HOMELESS BILL OF RIGHTS CLEARED AN EARLY HURDLE IN THE STATE CAPITOL BUT IS NOW ON HOLD OVER COST CONCERNS. PAGE B1
MEGA INDEX
FOR THOUSANDS LIVING IN SINGLEROOM-OCCUPANCY HOTELS IN SAN FRANCISCO, OPTIONS ARE LIMITED FOR MAKING HEALTHY MEALS. PAGE B2 <SRO RESIDENT FRANK CRONEY USES SOME CREATIVE METHODS TO WHIP UP NUTRITIOUS REPASTS. PAGE B2
PUBLIC MEDIA PARTNERS IN THIS ISSUE READ MORE ON PAGE A2
<THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE IS SHELLING OUT $320,000 FOR A NEW DATABASE TO TRACK OFFENDERS AND THE PRODUCTIVITY OF PROSECUTORS. PAGE B3
ECONOMY
THOUSANDS OF BAY AREA HOMEOWNERS ARE FIGHTING TO SAVE THEIR HOMES FROM A FLAWED FORECLOSURE SYSTEM. PAGE B5
^DESPITE LOWERED EXPECTATIONS, OFFICIALS STILL SAY AMERICA’S CUP WILL BRING JOBS TO SAN FRANCISCO. PAGE B5 ^ALL 10 S.F. POLICE DISTRICT STATIONS ARE NOW LGBT SAFE ZONES. PAGE B3 LAND SCHEDULED TO BE DEVELOPED ON TREASURE ISLAND HAS HIGHER AMOUNTS OF A NUCLEAR BYPRODUCT THAN PREVIOUSLY DISCLOSED. PAGE B4
GREEN
THERE IS NEW HOPE FOR FRESH AND HEALTHY FARE IN THE ‘FOOD DESERT’ OF THE BAYVIEW-HUNTERS POINT NEIGHBORHOOD. PAGE B6 THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS WANT TO MOVE FROM OAKLAND TO THE S.F. WATERFRONT — IS IT A BOON OR BOONDOGGLE? PAGE B6
^DURING THE DRY SEASON, VOLUNTEER FIRE WATCHERS TAKE TO OUTPOSTS HIGH ABOVE SAN FRANCISCO BAY. PAGE B7 ALAMO SQUARE IS KNOWN FOR PHOTOGENIC HOUSES — BUT A MAJOR PROBLEM GURGLES BENEATH ITS NAMESAKE PARK. PAGE B8 THE PRESIDIO’S NEW RULES RESTRICTING DOG WALKERS ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR SOME ENVIRONMENTALISTS. PAGE B8 THE PUBLIC PRESS CROSSWORD. PAGE B8
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