Debra Walker

Carole Migden for Supervisor (Again)?

Political Satire, Like Prostitution, is Being Ruined By Amateurs

THIS is how you make fun of progressive supervisors! I have a message for the four new Supervisors: Hello. My name is Benjamin. And my job is to say much, much, funnier things about you than anybody did last night. Last night, of course, was the "Roasted Supes" party, which is a vaguely cle ... More >>

Sound and Fury: Parsing the DCCC's Immigration Stance

What happens when the shouting's over?San Francisco's powerful Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC) made headlines last week when, after heated debate, it passed a resolution assailing Mayor Gavin Newsom's take on the sanctuary city policy -- a decades-old commitment by local public officials ... More >>

Roasting the four new S.F. supervisors at Temple

What happens when the shouting's over?San Francisco's powerful Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC) made headlines last week when, after heated debate, it passed a resolution assailing Mayor Gavin Newsom's take on the sanctuary city policy -- a decades-old commitment by local public officials ... More >>

Department of Building Inspection Mutinies, Warns Mayor of Building Code Violations

Staffers' Letter Anonymously Asks Mayor For Investigation

Embattled Harvey Milk Democratic Club prez Brian Basinger starts another Democratic Club

Staffers' Letter Anonymously Asks Mayor For Investigation

Art Beat

Our critics weigh in on local exhibits

Love in Times of Choler

Political animals on both sides of the development wars snarl all the way to the bank

People Who Work in Glass Houses ...

The Bay Guardian has railed for years against the illegal use of live-work lofts. So guess who's using a loft as an office?

Cothran

Choke Hold on City Hall

What the Hell Is Guardian Thinking With Newsom-Police Chief-District 6 Love Triangle?

Pose with the mayor and he'll support your run for higher office. It's the law. Anyone who ever languished through a Rhetoric 1A course in college knows the joys of syllogisms: We won't delve into the ins and outs, but we do recall a few examples of spectacularly bad logic, along the lines of: A. My ... More >>

Transblazer

She just became the city's first transgender department head, but Theresa Sparks is already setting her sights on becoming the city's first transgender supervisor.

Are We Headed for Footloose Territory?

She just became the city's first transgender department head, but Theresa Sparks is already setting her sights on becoming the city's first transgender supervisor.

Do Chris Daly's Potential Successors Want His Endorsement?

Will District 6 voters still care what Chris Daly thinks?​Supervisor Chris Daly is a man toward whom few people in this city have an indifferent attitude. Despite the cursing, buying homes in Solano County, and abrasive behavior, he's still revered as the people's champion by plenty of folks in Di ... More >>

Chris Daly In No Hurry to Handpick His Successor

Eenie Meanie Miney Mo...​Last week, SF Weekly grilled Supervisor Chris Daly's potential progressive successors in District 6 about whether they desired the mixed bag that is Daly's official blessing. Both Debra Walker and Jane Kim hemmed and hawed. "Chris' endorsement really helps and it can reall ... More >>

Guardian Attacks Jane Kim for Defying Lefty Political Machine, Denies Existence of Lefty Political Machine

S.F.'s progressive machine wants to spread its wings​The San Francisco Bay Guardian, an organ of the far political left, is not pleased with Jane Kim. The Stanford-educated president of the San Francisco school board has thrown her hat into the crowded race for the District 6 supervisor's seat, ch ... More >>

Target Targeted By Angry S.F. Supervisor Candidates

Everyone loves the dog. Everyone hates his employer. ​When candidates running for the Board of Supervisors were asked what they thought about Target's plans to open a pair of San Francisco outlets, their opinions were like discount footwear at the big box store: plentiful, hard to miss -- and unco ... More >>

Supervisor Candidates Spill Love for Music Scene at Forum

District 8 Candidate Rafael Mandelman speaks on nightlife issues at Yoshi's​Last night, ten would-be S.F. supervisors gathered at Yoshi's on Fillmore to discuss how to keep this city's music scene thriving.Step back and think about that for a second. While the road to becoming a San Francisco City ... More >>

Cleve Jones Skips His Own San Francisco Political Event

Gil GoldsteinCleve Jones won't be here in San Francisco to recruit you​Iowa isn't the worst place to be for National Coming Out Day. Gay marriage is legal there, after all. That's just one of many reasons no one will confuse Iowa for San Francisco anytime soon. And instead of appearing today at a ... More >>

Attention, Guardianistas: Here are your endorsements.

Gil GoldsteinCleve Jones won't be here in San Francisco to recruit you​Iowa isn't the worst place to be for National Coming Out Day. Gay marriage is legal there, after all. That's just one of many reasons no one will confuse Iowa for San Francisco anytime soon. And instead of appearing today at a ... More >>

The Identity Card

Voting by race has made the city's political representation more Asian. It could be what puts 33-year-old Jane Kim on the board of supervisors.

San Francisco Besieged by Tons of Political Junk Mail

Crap​A colleague recently plopped his accumulated political mail of the last three-odd weeks down on our desk. Campaign fliers alone stacked more than an inch high and weighed around a pound. The voter information pamphlet for the city and state nearly tripled the poundage. That's a ton of politic ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

Crap​A colleague recently plopped his accumulated political mail of the last three-odd weeks down on our desk. Campaign fliers alone stacked more than an inch high and weighed around a pound. The voter information pamphlet for the city and state nearly tripled the poundage. That's a ton of politic ... More >>

Supes Races Too Close to Call

Four supes-to-be will be 'crowned' on Friday, leading to a memorable weekend. Their identities are not so clear. ​It's going to be a hell of a weekend for a quartet of San Franciscans. While the vast majority of San Francisco votes have been counted, late absentees and others will keep the city fr ... More >>

Ranked-Choice Voting Totals For San Francisco -- Are These Our Next Supervisors?

She's ranked Nos. 1, 2, and 3 in our voting​San Francisco's Department of Elections moments ago released its most up-to-date voting data yet -- and Mark Farrell, Jane Kim, Scott Wiener, and Malia Cohen are all smiling. Smiling nervously, but smiling.  Today is the first tally using ranked-cho ... More >>

San Franscisco Voting: All Leaders Expand Margins

​Earlier today, city election chief John Arntz told us that today's most recent round of ranked-choice voting tabulations determine "nothing." Fair enough. But it's better to win than to lose, and it's better to be ahead than behind. You can bet that all the politicos involved and their supporters ... More >>

Supe Races Over: Tony Kelly Concedes to Malia Cohen in District 10

Quelle désastre!​With yesterday's concessions by District 2 candidate Janet Reilly and District 10's Tony Kelly, the San Francisco supervisorial races are, at long last, kaput. The new supervisors on the 2011 board will be Jane Kim, Scott Wiener, Mark Farrell, and Malia Cohen. As for how this wil ... More >>

S.F. Voters Try to Protect Coit Tower with Ballot Initiative

​Some San Francisco citizens who are worried that the city's iconic Coit Tower is not getting the TLC it needs are hoping to force the city to shower the landmark with a little more money. And what better way to make sure that happens than through another ballot measure? The Protect Coit Tower Com ... More >>