Politics & Government
What Kind of Job Did Our Leaders Do in 2010?
Log the crowning achievements and persistent failures of government this year.
We ask government to strike a delicate balance between respecting our freedoms and protecting our safety—in the courts, in the marketplace, in the environment.
How would you rate the impact of government on San Bruno over the past year?
Certainly, the gas pipeline explosion has dominated community life.
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California regulators warned Pacific Gas & Electric Co. about natural gas pipeline safety problems more than 18 months before the September disaster. Yet they failed to levy any fines against PG&E although the utility giant, which operates 42 percent of the gas pipelines in the state, piled up more violations over six years' time than all the rest of the pipeline operators combined. in the deadly explosion's aftermath, but why did the agency wait until then?
Who deserves praise? Certainly firefighters, who helped more than 100 residents evacuate as the heat of the conflagration bubbled paint off parked cars and cracked windshields. What about legislators? For instance, Assemblyman Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, and U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Hillsborough, each sponsored and upgrade equipment, and .
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Other local issues
The city came in for a drubbing by the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board, which charged San Bruno with and polluted waters into the Bay and the ocean over a five-year period. The upshot? A proposed $633,600 in fines.
Work finally began on the in San Bruno. The project includes elevating train tracks, a new train station and more parking spaces. The state, the federal government and the Measure A half-cent sales tax hike is funding construction.
Rate the best and worst of what has happened in San Bruno this year that is connected with government and its agencies.
- What were the best and worst development projects?
- Who are the city employees who have distinguished themselves by superior service, ideas, leadership or deeds?
- Which are the best and worst city departments and managers, and why?
- Lastly, what are your civic predictions for the coming year?
