Agreed. This intersection has been significantly re-worked recently (inc. the creation of the bike lanes) and from a non-automobile standpoint, it's more challenging than it used to be (and it was never good). A lot of people in the area have complained- so much so that Channel 4 has had a reporter there on a regular basis talking to pedestrians and bicyclists. I guess they're putting together a segment about dangerous intersections. A coworker of mine with a physical disability wrote to the city and it was more or less brushed aside. The city feels it's safer/better, but it's definitely not.
In any case, the lane is good for the length of Staniford (I'll post more pictures later), but the intersections are still dangerous. Buses, duck boats, and a ton of trucks turn right at that intersection- it's a matter of time before a bike is caught.