Guest Editorial: Serial Inebriates and Community CourtsCarol Harveybyline‚ Mar. 07‚ 2007This is a story about image and spin, double standards for the rich and disparate treatment for the poor. It is also about whether, in regarding our public officials, we can truly separate the personal from the political. Community Courts Penalize Homeless Survival: In his October 26, 2006 State of the City address, San Francisco's Mayor Gavin Newsom emphasized The City's Quality of Life -- the banal, in-your-face issues of pot holes, litter, poor sidewalk and park maintenance --- and weightier concerns leading to the creation of "a new Focused Enforcement program to target and address ...quality of life infractions." |