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Wade Crowfoot Leaves Mayor’s Office for EDF

By Matthew Roth | | 1 Comment
Photo: Bryan Goebel Wade Crowfoot, Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Director of Climate Change Initiatives, quietly transitioned out of his role in city government last Friday to become the West Coast Legislative and Political Director at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), a new post created just for him. His portfolio will be primarily climate, water safety, and […]

ZipCar Starts Second Annual Low-Car Diet Challenge

By Matthew Roth | | 1 Comment
Participants in the Low-Car Diet at Justin Hermann Plaza. One participant in a random drawing won a Swiss Bike donated by Montague Bikes. Photos: Matthew Roth Zipcar kicked off its second annual Low-Car Diet challenge today in the 13 cities around the country where the company does business. The challenge asks participants to give up […]

17th Street Plaza Trial Extended Four Months

By Matthew Roth | | 29 Comments
Photo: geekstinkbreath At yesterday’s Interdepartmental Staff Committee on Traffic and Transportation (ISCOTT) meeting, where decisions about temporary street closures are decided by all the agencies that have anything to do with streets and events on streets, the trial pedestrian plaza at 17th Street and Market Street received easy approval for a four month extension. Heads […]
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