Chris Kelly

Thank You, Deftones, For Your Sincere Cover of Kris Kross' "Jump"

Man, this has been a rough few weeks for musician-related deaths. First there was Deftones bassist Chi Cheng, who passed after battling for five years to recover from a horrific car accident. Then yesterday, Slayer guitarist, Jeff Hanneman, died at the age of 49. And the day before that, the world l ... More >>

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Election 2010 Results: Demon Sheep, Gavin Newsom, Open Primaries Triumph

Meg Whitman never liked voting, but plenty of Californians voted for her​Results are starting to roll in from today's voting on ballot initiatives and primaries for statewide office. Wanna know the latest, greatest bad decisions California's electorate has chosen to impose upon itself? SF Weekly h ... More >>

An Odd Political Pitch For 'Auntie Kamala'

Meena Harris, left, with Auntie Kamala, is not 12 years old​As we round third in the primary election season, candidates making that mad dash toward home are liable to whatever it takes to make it. So you're going to see some very odd ads in the next week or so (though maybe not as odd as this ad ... More >>

Kamala Harris Calls AG Opponent Chris Kelly Liar, 'Rookie' in Latest Attack Ad

San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris has launched a new television ad attacking former Facebook executive Chris Kelly, her foremost adversary in the Democratic primary for the California Attorney General's race.In this latest bout of mud-slinging between Harris and Kelly, the D.A.'s campaig ... More >>

New Chris Kelly Ad Attacks Kamala Harris' Conviction Rates, Crime-Lab Blunders

D.A. Kamala Harris is pushing back hard against a new television ad from Chris Kelly -- one of her opponents in the upcoming Democratic primary for state attorney general -- that capitalizes on a blitz of negative coverage Harris has received in the local media this month.The ad, titled "Kamala Harr ... More >>

Kamala Harris Complaint: Chris Kelly Illegally Financed Campaign with Facebook Stock

Shady financier?​San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris has filed a complaint with state regulators, crying foul over the method former Facebook honcho Chris Kelly is using to direct millions into his campaign for state Attorney General.In a letter sent today to the state's Fair Political P ... More >>

Is Kamala Harris Scared of Chris Kelly?

Hey, Kamala Harris...​In politics, as in life, smart folks pick their battles. If you're winning the race, it doesn't do to get caught jawing with some little-known also-ran. So the recent, persistent efforts of Kamala Harris -- the Democratic front-runner in the Attorney General's race -- to deep ... More >>

Will Big Winners in Facebook Privacy Flap Be Politicians?

And Facebook users are making it easy for him...​We've written a bit about how the furor over Facebook's opening of more user data to prying eyes could cost Attorney General candidate -- and former Facebook Chief Privacy Officer -- Chris Kelly. But for politicians who don't have high-profile Faceb ... More >>

Will Facebook Privacy Ties Wreck Chris Kelly's AG Campaign?

Chris Kelly claims he's not being private about his Chief Privacy Officer gig at Facebook​These days, touting the title "Chief Privacy Officer at Facebook" on one's resume must feel a bit like being the Head of Safety for BP or Lead Acting Instructor at the William Shatner School of Drama. Followi ... More >>

A Lack of Conviction

As D.A. Kamala Harris campaigns to be attorney general, her success rate in felony trials has dropped below that of any big-city prosecutor in California.

Dwindling Dollars in Attorney General Race May Not Be Due to Recession

Do I have any money? Not for you!​Guess what? Jackie Speier isn't running for Attorney General. Who knew? Now that we've gotten that out of the way, on to the article. We thought it was interesting last week when the campaign of San Francisco District Attorney -- and would-be AG -- Kamala Harris s ... More >>

Poll: Harris Is AG Front-Runner -- Until Pollster Starts Talking Dirty

With how much salt shall we take Ted Lieu's new poll?​It's not every day that a political candidate eagerly publicizes a survey revealing he's polling in the single-digits and trails the leader by double-digits. And yet, this has turned out to not be a typical Attorney General's race. Would-be AG ... More >>