While California looks for additional funding to cover the $43 billion price tag on our high-speed rail project, Florida Governor Rock Scott recently turned down $2.4 billion in federal dollars for a similar project in his state. We're going to go ahead and assume Florida's non-retired population is perfectly happy traveling by swamp boat or whatever it is they do. As for the snowbirds - well, they probably realized they won't be around long enough to see the project come to fruition anyway. No skin off our back though, Florida's funds will be divvied up amongst the 15 other states with HSR projects and $300 million of it will land in California's coffers. more ›

San Francisco's resident, big-budget, repertory theater, The American Conservatory Theater, announced today that they have successfully completed their $30 million endowment campaign dubbed "The Next Generation Campaign." With the help of repertory company alumna Annette Bening, and trustees Nancy Livingston and Alan Stein, A.C.T. raised just under $31 million by year's end, including a significant grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Fund for New Works. At the time of the campaign's launch in 2005, A.C.T. had no endowment funds at all. more ›

While this is old news, this map is a great way to navigate info on Recovery Funds affecting San Francisco. Signed into law by Obama on February 17, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is "an historic investment in America's infrastructure, energy technology, education and health care." Which is to say, San Francisco received money. Lots of it. more ›