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Elections and Voting

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Prop. 8 Appeals Court Ruling: Inside the Dissenting Opinion

    ​Same-sex marriage advocates rejoiced today as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker's 2010 decision that Proposition 8, the 2008 California ballot initiative banning gay marriage, is unconstitutional.The decision is almost certainly destine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Marijuana Legalization Measure Courts Billionaires for Vital Campaign Cash

    Close. But close enough?​Regulate Marijuana Like Wine, a marijuana legalization measure vying to get onto the November ballot, has only $80,000 in cash on hand, according to finance records. But in a poll released this week, it had potential support from 62 percent of likely voters -- and that, ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Election Roundup: Ed Lee in the Lead, Proposition C Wins

    Will Ed Lee get it done?​It will take a few days before San Francisco knows for certain who their next mayor will be, and like we saw in Oakland a year ago, rank-choice voting means anything could happen. But as of Tuesday morning, Ed Lee was in the lead, despite a flurry of allegations of unethic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    What Will It Take for Ross Mirkarimi to Lose the Sheriff's Race?

    Not an easy slide into first place​Barring a miracle, Ed Lee is on his way to becoming the next mayor --it's now the hotly contested sheriff's race that is the one to watch. As of this morning, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi had a narrow, 10 percent lead over Chris Cunnie, securing 38 percent of the vo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Ed Lee Elected Mayor, Ross Mirkarimi and George Gascón Win Their Seats

    Now let's see what we can make him do​Interim mayor Ed Lee became San Francisco's first Chinese American elected mayor. After 11 rounds of ranked-choice votes, Lee was declared the winner, garnering 61 percent of the vote. Supervisor John Avalos came in second with 39 percent of the vote, and City ... More >>

  • News

    October 5, 2011

    Almost Nobody You Know Will Vote For the Next Mayor of San Francisco

    Now let's see what we can make him do​Interim mayor Ed Lee became San Francisco's first Chinese American elected mayor. After 11 rounds of ranked-choice votes, Lee was declared the winner, garnering 61 percent of the vote. Supervisor John Avalos came in second with 39 percent of the vote, and City ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Pot Legalization Measure Has Support of Mendocino Growers

    Drug Policy AllianceThat's the idea​Can Protections for Medical Patients Help Succeed Where Proposition 19 Failed?Cannabis advocates promised they'd be back at the California ballot following marijuana legalization measure Proposition 19's historic failure in November 2010 (the measure received mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Jeff Adachi Is Running for Mayor

    Joe EskenaziThe pension candidate? ​In a last-minute maneuver, public defender and pension crusader Jeff Adachi has filled out the paperwork to run for mayor. Adachi -- both a lawyer and a politician -- has, since 2010, answered our queries of whether he'd run for mayor in the following way: "I ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Amazon.com Goes to War with State of California over Online Sales Tax

    ​Nobody expected that Amazon.com would take kindly to California legislators' decision to force the mammoth web retailer to collect state sales tax. As part of the recently approved, arduously deliberated state budget, California is now requiring out-of-state companies such as Amazon to slap the t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Economist Writer Talks about Why California Won't Split Up

    ​For those who missed our blog post on it last week, we'll say it again: The Economist correspondent Andreas Kluth's special report on dysfunction in California's government is worth a read. Earlier this week, we attended Kluth's talk at the World Affairs Council on Sutter Street, where he offered ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Scott Wiener Wants to Give Supes Power to Repeal Ballot Initiatives

    Supervisor Scott Wiener​Supervisor Scott Wiener says he plans to propose a charter amendment at today's Board of Supervisors meeting that would grant the supes power to amend or appeal ballot initiatives approved by voters --  a step he insists will help reduce the number of such measures San ... More >>

  • News

    December 1, 2010

    Fantasy Voter Fraud

    Supervisor Scott Wiener​Supervisor Scott Wiener says he plans to propose a charter amendment at today's Board of Supervisors meeting that would grant the supes power to amend or appeal ballot initiatives approved by voters --  a step he insists will help reduce the number of such measures San ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    Absentee Ballots Swamp City Hall

    Steve GarfieldPlenty more where that came from...​The concept of last-minute get-out-the-vote efforts loses its meaning when a hefty chunk of voters cast their ballots well prior to election day. That's a national trend -- and the hard numbers show San Francisco is no different. As of its last tal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Prop. 8 Ruling: Judge Vaughn Walker's Most Scathing Language

    MlinksvaJudge Vaughn Walker's greatest hits...​READ PROP. 8 ANALYSIS HEREA collection of Judge Vaughn Walker's most pointed statements from today's ruling: During closing arguments, proponents again focused on the contention that "responsible procreation is really at the heart of society's interes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Will Tea Partiers Kill Pro-Marijuana Measure?

    Fibonacci BlueSo paranoid. So uptight. So stiff. What could cure this? Hmmm...​On today of all days, marijuana is on everyone's mind. But that goes doubly for politicians: Just last week, state Democratic Party chairman John Burton told media that he and fellow Dems (like that Jerry Brown guy) ... More >>

  • News

    April 14, 2010

    The Humane Society and big agriculture slug it out over animal rights

    Fibonacci BlueSo paranoid. So uptight. So stiff. What could cure this? Hmmm...​On today of all days, marijuana is on everyone's mind. But that goes doubly for politicians: Just last week, state Democratic Party chairman John Burton told media that he and fellow Dems (like that Jerry Brown guy) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2010

    On Cue, Lt. Gov Candidate Hahn Plays Race, Gender, S.F. Cards vs. Newsom

    Too white and San Franciscan to win? ​Less than 24 hours after lieutenant governor candidate Gavin Newsom trumpeted an endorsement from Sen. Dianne Feinstein -- giving him statewide cred and appealing to female voters -- his opponent released polling data she commissioned claiming Newsom is a liab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Explained: The Clusterfuck That Lost the Proposition 8 Campaign

    ​During testimony, filings, and deliberations in the Proposition 8 trial, an unasked question reverberated through the federal courthouse in San Francisco: Why, exactly, are we here?A step outside into the reality of still separate and unequal California provided an answer: An inept anti-Prop. 8 c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Leno: Even if Maldonado Becomes Lt. Gov, Republican Voters Won't Back a Latino

    La respuesta del Senador Maldonado en español from CA Senate GOP on Vimeo. Sen. Mark Leno, the sole San Francisco legislator to vote in favor of installing Republican Abel Maldonado as the state's next Lieutenant Governor, said he has good reasons for casting his vote the way he did. But he said M ... More >>

  • News

    December 9, 2009

    A risky proposition: the Prop. 8 debate continues

    La respuesta del Senador Maldonado en español from CA Senate GOP on Vimeo. Sen. Mark Leno, the sole San Francisco legislator to vote in favor of installing Republican Abel Maldonado as the state's next Lieutenant Governor, said he has good reasons for casting his vote the way he did. But he said M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Oh Yes, There's an Election Today. A Guide For the Last-Minute Voter.

    Hey, lazy! It ain't too late to turn in that absentee ballot! ​Here at SF Weekly, we make a point of not telling you how to vote. Well, I'm going to break that taboo today. But not really. I'm not telling you who or what to vote for. I'm going to, literally, tell you how to vote. When we spoke wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Is LAFCo Getting Ready to Sue PG&E?

    LAFCo Chairman Ross Mirkarimi may not be smiling for long​Lawsuit, anyone? That could be the case, to judge from what took place at the most recent Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) meeting on July 31.LAFCo is a sort of energy task force controlled by supervisors who advocate municipalizin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2009

    Marriage Equality Non-Profit Publishes Stories of Psychological Fallout from Prop 8

      Since Proposition 8 passed, Marriage Equality USA, an Oakland-based non-profit, has been surveying people online and around California about the effects of the initiative's campaign on their lives. Today, MEUSA published a report entitled, "Prop 8 Hurt My Family -- Ask me How," w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2008

    Campaign for California Families' Efforts to Intervene in Prop 8 Litigation Denied

    By Ashley Harrell The California Supreme Court's reentry into the Prop 8 war satisfied almost everybody. Yes on 8 and its supporters figure that the three new court cases, which challenge the legality of a same-sex marriage amendment to the state constitution, don't stand a chance. No on 8 and it s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2008

    San Francisco Voters are Smarter Than They Look

    By Ashley Harrell The California Supreme Court's reentry into the Prop 8 war satisfied almost everybody. Yes on 8 and its supporters figure that the three new court cases, which challenge the legality of a same-sex marriage amendment to the state constitution, don't stand a chance. No on 8 and it s ... More >>

  • News

    October 8, 2008

    Will black neighborhoods in S.F. support the gay marriage ban — again?

    By Ashley Harrell The California Supreme Court's reentry into the Prop 8 war satisfied almost everybody. Yes on 8 and its supporters figure that the three new court cases, which challenge the legality of a same-sex marriage amendment to the state constitution, don't stand a chance. No on 8 and it s ... More >>

  • News

    April 30, 2008

    Party Crashers 08

    Ralph Nader and running mate Matt Gonzalez are looking to make a difference in the upcoming presidential election. Early polling suggests they just might.

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2007

    Dave Matthews Band Voter Registration: So Begins Another Inane 'Rock the Vote' Season

    Ralph Nader and running mate Matt Gonzalez are looking to make a difference in the upcoming presidential election. Early polling suggests they just might.

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2007

    Bring Out Your Dead: S.F.’s Swelled Voter Rolls Were Possibly Stuffed With Stiffs

    Ralph Nader and running mate Matt Gonzalez are looking to make a difference in the upcoming presidential election. Early polling suggests they just might.

  • News

    October 31, 2007

    Voter Turnout Predicted at 25 Percent This (Non)Election

    Ralph Nader and running mate Matt Gonzalez are looking to make a difference in the upcoming presidential election. Early polling suggests they just might.

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2007

    Matt Smith: Leno Accuses Migden of Wrongly Using $1 million

    Ralph Nader and running mate Matt Gonzalez are looking to make a difference in the upcoming presidential election. Early polling suggests they just might.

  • News

    July 11, 2007

    Profits for Developers Initiative

    Take a closer look at this truly awful measure funded by Don Fisher before signing on

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2007

    Josh Wolf announces plans to run for mayor

    Take a closer look at this truly awful measure funded by Don Fisher before signing on

  • News

    October 20, 2004

    Yo Soy Centroamericano

    Why vote Kerry? Exhibit No. 1: George W. Bush has shamelessly hired the dangerous figures behind the Iran-Contra Affair into senior diplomatic posts.

  • News

    March 3, 2004

    Lesson Learned

    Beaten in the mayor's election, S.F. lefties vow to sign up absentee voters for future campaigns

  • News

    February 25, 2004

    Dead Man Running

    "Kucinich is, like, The normal laws of physics don't apply to me.'"

  • News

    November 26, 2003

    Making Nice

    City and state elections officials finally strike a harmonious note in their erratic efforts to roll out IRV

  • News

    September 24, 2003

    The Past and Future Fraud

    Yes, punch-card voting machines are error-prone. The touch-screen systems planned to replace them may be just as bad.

  • News

    September 17, 2003

    Blowing It

    How San Francisco elections officials dropped the ball on instant runoff voting

  • News

    August 27, 2003

    Recalling Reagan

    In trying to remove Gov. Ronald Reagan from office, liberal activists spawned the Davis recall and a host of other political ills

  • News

    July 30, 2003

    Recalling a Historical Mistake

    Why voters should defeat the move to recall Gov. Davis -- and then work to eliminate the recall and initiative provisions from state law

  • News

    May 8, 2002

    Whore vs. Bore

    Californians have refused public campaign financing, and we've gotten what we deserve: a governor's race between a fund-raising slut and a clueless rich guy

  • News

    November 1, 2000

    Fear, Loathing, and Non Sequiturs at Chico State

    Or, how humanoids, hemp, and Ralph Nader will save us from Propositions I, L, and M

  • News

    August 16, 2000

    Death and Taxis

    Why can't Hattie Neelon get to a funeral? Well, have you ever tried to get a cab in S.F.?

  • News

    December 15, 1999

    An Endowed Chair

    Sen. John McCain's push for campaign-finance reform has helped his presidential bid. Donations from special interests haven't hurt, either.

  • News

    December 1, 1999

    Rage Against the Machine

    Tom Ammiano's mayoral bid: inside the campaign that has become a cause

  • News

    November 3, 1999

    South to the Future

    Rubber-stamp Voting Complicates Mayoral Ballot Count in San Francisco

  • News

    January 1, 1997

    La Nueva Fuerza

    With attacks on immigration and affirmative action, the GOP has fueled a new Latino political apparatus. But can the Democrats master the machinery?

  • News

    October 23, 1996

    What's Your Preference?

    S.F. voters may really get a choice

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