A vision for the city's future, our 42nd anniversary special
In honor of our 42nd year printing the news and raising hell, the Guardian imagines a sustainable future for San Francisco, with visions for energy, land use, food, transportation, culture, and the economy.
A city transformed: Fighting the power structure, and building a sustainable community, for 42 amazing years [1]
People's power: A sustainable energy system is well within San Francisco's reach [2]
First, do no harm: A sustainable land use plan is about what we don't allow as well as what we do [3]
Beyond the automobile: The road to sustainability has lanes for more than just cars [4]
Just Food Nation: Transforming how we eat will address poverty, public health, and environmental sustainability [5]
Culture isn't convenient: Sustaining entertainment and nightlife in San Francisco requires awareness and a policy shift [6]
The money at home: A sustainable local economy starts with small business - and the public sector [7]
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: For 42 years, the Guardian has been writing about environmental issues, land-use issues, energy issues economic issues ... and when you read back issues, you can see the outlines of what we now call a platform for a sustainable city. We've gone back through the archives and pulled out some of our anniversary issues that fit into that theme. You can see the covers and read the main pieces here (all files PDFs):
Oct 6- 13, 1982 [8]
16th anniversary issue
Oct 12- 19, 1983 [9]
17th anniversary issue
Oct 10- 17, 1984 [10]
18th anniversary issue
Oct 23- 30, 1985 [11]
19th anniversary issue
Oct 22- 29, 1986 [12]
A Bay Guardian study showing that as highrises have gone up, downtown SF has lost jobs.
Oct 7- 13, 1998 [13]
33rd anniversary issue
Oct 10- 16, 2001 [14]
35th anniversary issue
Oct 16- 22, 2002 [15]
36th anniversary issue
Oct 22- 28, 2003 [16]
37th anniversary issue
Links:
[1] http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=7340&catid=&volume_id=398&issue_id=402&volume_num=43&issue_num=04
[2] http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=7339&catid=&volume_id=398&issue_id=402&volume_num=43&issue_num=04
[3] http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=7341&catid=&volume_id=398&issue_id=402&volume_num=43&issue_num=04
[4] http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=7343&catid=&volume_id=398&issue_id=402&volume_num=43&issue_num=04
[5] http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=7342&catid=&volume_id=398&issue_id=402&volume_num=43&issue_num=04
[6] http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=7344&catid=&volume_id=398&issue_id=402&volume_num=43&issue_num=04
[7] http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=7345&catid=&volume_id=398&issue_id=402&volume_num=43&issue_num=04
[8] http://www.sfbg.com/www.sfbg.com/PDFs/politics/anniv16.49.pdf
[9] http://www.sfbg.com/www.sfbg.com/PDFs/politics/anniv17.50.pdf
[10] http://www.sfbg.com/www.sfbg.com/PDFs/politics/anniv18.51.pdf
[11] http://www.sfbg.com/www.sfbg.com/PDFs/politics/anniv20.02.pdf
[12] http://www.sfbg.com/www.sfbg.com/PDFs/politics/anniv21.02.pdf
[13] http://www.sfbg.com/www.sfbg.com/PDFs/politics/anniv33.01.pdf
[14] http://www.sfbg.com/www.sfbg.com/PDFs/politics/anniv36.02.pdf
[15] http://www.sfbg.com/www.sfbg.com/PDFs/politics/anniv37.03.pdf
[16] http://www.sfbg.com/www.sfbg.com/PDFs/politics/anniv38.04.pdf