Recent Articles

Recent Articles by Matt Smith

• Junk in the Trunk

  Donating your old car to charity may make you feel good, but it doesn't necessarily create a net benefit for the environment.

• Car Alarm

  After saying for decades that treated "shredder waste" from junked cars and old appliances was safe, state regulators now admit it isn't.

• Business Conductor

  The city needs to stop subsidizing the S.F. Symphony and other snobby arts organizations that cater to the rich.

• Change Hasn't Come to S.F.

  Blacks should look to Washington and not to City Hall for hope.

• Train Wreck

  Major public transit agencies around the country — including San Francisco's — may pay billions for risky deals with bankers.