San Franciscoâs Mayor Proposes Fee on Sales of Sugary Soft Drinks
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In a move he says is necessary to trim the cityâs waistline, Gavin Newsom has proposed charging big stores a fee when they sell sugar-sweet soda.
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By Nicole C. Wong, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Mar.
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By Nicole C. Wong, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb.
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Nice fit, but too expensive, reckons City
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San Francisco is considering charging stores 17 cents for each bag to discourage the use of plastic bags.
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That&#39;s what city officials offered Tuesday to those who behave lawfully at the Republican National Convention. But the plan doesn&#39;t guarantee that only peaceful protesters will get the reduced prices and the free felt-tip pens.
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By Steve Reilly, The Sun, Port Charlotte, Fla.  Feb. 6--PUNTA GORDA -- With the city's goal of encouraging more retail  and other commercial growth downtown, the Community Redevelopment Agency board  will decide Wednesday whether the city's "in-lieu-of-parking" fee is too high.
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By Terri Hardy, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 27--City Councilman Robbie Waters' campaign finance records show he's paid himself $500 each month since July 2004 to house a district office for constituents in his framing shop in south Sacramento -- a potential violation of state law.
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The fast-food leader is paying the price for its unhealthy ways, but it just isn't fair.
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Plus: San Francisco mayor vows to bring Wi-Fi to the city, free computers to housing projects.
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By The San Diego Union-Tribune  Feb. 21--     Mayor Jerry Sanders says it's essential that San Diegans  pay an additional $430 million in water and sewer fees over the next four  years.
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SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco may become the first city in the nation to charge shoppers for grocery bags.  The city's Commission on the Environment is expected to ask the mayor and board of supervisors Tuesday to consider a 17-cent per bag charge on paper and plastic grocery bags.
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City officials are considering billing the campaigns of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry for more than &#36;200,000 to cover police department costs for visits by the candidates, their running mates and spouses.
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QUESTION: I&#39;ve been trying to avoid artificial sweeteners, so I&#39;ve been buying regular soft drinks. Now I hear that they can lead to diabetes.
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Forget the foam and make that latte skim, and sugar-free. Right now, Starbucks stock is really out of shape.
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday proposed raising spending in the next fiscal year by 3.7 percent to $58.5 billion, despite falling tax revenues due to Wall Street's sinking profits.
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San Francisco, which has long  prided itself on environmentally friendly policies, is debating  whether it should become the first U.S. city to tax grocery  bags to encourage recycling.