Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Carmen Chu

Drunk Driver Kills Hanren Chang, 17, on Sloat Boulevard

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 4, 2013 | 45 Comments

Updated 11:16 p.m. An allegedly drunk driver was arrested for hitting and killing 17-year-old Hanren Chang on Sloat Boulevard near Vale Avenue on Saturday night. According to CBS 5, 29-year-old Keiran Brewer was driving westbound on Sloat at about 11:20 p.m. when he hit Chang, who was crossing the street in the northbound direction, and dragged […]

New D4 Supervisor Katy Tang: Curbing Muni Switchbacks a Top Priority

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 1, 2013 | 7 Comments

Katy Tang was sworn in Wednesday as the supervisor for District 4, comprised of the outer and central Sunset. Tang, who grew up in the district, was appointed this week by Mayor Ed Lee to replace Carmen Chu, who Lee recently picked to serve as the city’s assessor-recorder. Chu spent five years on the Board of […]

SF Concrete Commissioner: Stop Parking on the Sidewalk!

By Matthew Roth | Jan 11, 2010 | 52 Comments

Photos: San Francisco Department of Sidewalk Parking Parking a car on the sidewalk is illegal and unsightly, as many San Franciscans know too well, but it also causes a hazard for those with visual impairments, as Lighthouse for the Blind illustrated when they began their campaign to eliminate the practice in the Sunset. And while […]

Supervisor Carmen Chu Wary of Parking Meter Extension Proposal

By Matthew Roth | Oct 20, 2009 | 19 Comments

It shouldn’t be too surprising to those who have followed the debate on extending parking meter hours that Supervisor Carmen Chu is not a big fan. A tipster forwarded us an email from Chu’s office sent out last night to constituents encouraging them to show up at today’s MTA Board meeting and give their opinion […]

MTA and SFPD Launch Campaign to Improve Safety Near Muni LRVs

By Michael Rhodes | Oct 9, 2009 | 7 Comments

Supervisor Carmen Chu, with a demonstration of the new safety sign in the background. Photo: Michael Rhodes The Municipal Transportation Agency and the San Francisco Police Department have launched a new initiative with Supervisor Carmen Chu to improve pedestrian safety around Muni light rail vehicle (LRV) boarding islands. The MTA has added new stickers to […]

Supervisors Give Golden Gate Park Meter Study the Go-Ahead

By Michael Rhodes | Jul 22, 2009 | 5 Comments

Could parking meters ruin this view? Flickr photo: morganthemoth In a vote that signaled both San Francisco’s new direction on parking policy and the severity of current budget shortfalls, the Board of Supervisors yesterday approved an ordinance giving the MTA authority to study installing parking meters in the eastern portion of Golden Gate Park. By […]

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