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July 16, 2010
Gavin Newsom -- Who Had Workplace Affair -- Says Porn at Work a Firing Offense
Mayor Gavin Newsom affirms that viewing porn at work is a firing offenseIn a true head-shaker, Mayor Gavin Newsom yesterday said planning director John Rahaim was right to fire five veteran planners in an ongoing porn scandal involving sexually explicit images being sent around the office or down ... More >>
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July 28, 2010
Hunters Point, Taxes Get Supes' Approval
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors didn't need to wait until the wee hours of the morning this time to give the greenlight the massive Hunters Point Naval Shipyard redevelopment, as was the case earlier this month. Yesterday, the supes approved the Environmental Impact Report for the project at ... More >>
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July 30, 2010
Gavin Newsom Sweet-Talks Transbay Terminal Homeless Into Housing
It's hard to tell who's using whom....Before the crowds arrived for the last tours of the creaky Transbay Terminal Friday, Mayor Gavin Newsom showed up for his own private walk through ("private" in mayor's terms means followed by his spokesman Tony Winnicker, staffers, Chron reporters and us). A ... More >>
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August 3, 2010
Has Gavin Newsom Outfoxed Supes in Appointments Battle?
Gavin Newsom loves recess, too...Getting someone appointed to a city commission these days is a contact sport. Mayor Gavin Newsom dragged his feet filling gaping vacancies on the appointed boards that, ostensibly, run a big chunk of this city -- then progressive supervisors made some of those app ... More >>
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September 7, 2010
Alcohol Fee on Supes' Menu Today
Luke ThomasDon't count on support for the 'Alcohol Mitigation Fee' from Mayor Gavin NewsomAfter several weeks of vacation, one of the first items on the Board of Supervisors' schedule: a drink. The supes will today vote on Supervisor John Avalos' contentious alcohol fee, a charge placed on the ci ... More >>
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September 16, 2010
Could San Francisco Have Two Mayoral Elections in 2011?
Are two elections really better than one? With political junkies gearing up for next year's mayoral election, city movers and shakers have been talking about a scenario that'd give the aforementioned fiends an overdose. Imagine if you will, that Gavin Newsom wins the Lieutenant Governor's seat. T ... More >>
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September 23, 2010
'Big Soda' Pleased By Demise of San Francisco Soda Fee
Cheers, Gavin..."Big Soda" is celebrating a bit today. How about a Fresca? With Mayor Gavin Newsom announcing the curtailing of his plan to impose a fee on the sales of soda within city limits to fund anti-obesity efforts, the folks who sell said sodas are satiated. "We're very happy with his cha ... More >>
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September 23, 2010
Gavin Newsom Stars in Video Touting His Winery a Day After Vetoing Booze Fee
And if more of you buy my environmentally friendly, low-tax wines, I'll be richer still...One day after San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom vetoed a fee on alcohol sales aimed at paying for treatment of chronic drunks, he starred in a video on Forbes Magazine's website touting a Napa Valley wi ... More >>
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October 6, 2010
Caption Gavin Newsom's Fleet Week Pose!
Insert clever caption here...Mayor Gavin Newsom today announced the city's "biggest fleet week celebration in 20 years" via a drier-than-dry-oatmeal press release that concluded with him quoted as lauding "skilled naval aviators of The Blue Angels, with their extraordinary airborne maneuvers." Ca ... More >>
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October 15, 2010
Message to Gavin Newsom: Don't Make Flag Bet With Philly
Philly bound?The cleverer version of the old saying goes just so: It's not whether you win or lose, but whether you win. Gavin Newsom won -- and thank goodness for it, because his little wager was indexed to the San Francisco Giants winning, too. Per his bet with Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Newsom ... More >>
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October 26, 2010
World Series Bets We'd Like to See
Gavin Newsom, gamblin' manSan Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Arlington Mayor Dr. Robert Cluck have announced their good-natured wager on the pending World Series. And it's pretty unspectacular. I just read the article five minutes ago and I can't even remember all the details. That's how unspec ... More >>
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November 2, 2010
World Series: Giants' Political Power
Richard HaickA big win for the Giants -- and Gavin? The Bay Citizen had an interesting piece today about how the San Francisco Giants' thrilling World Series victory could boost Democrats' chances in today's election. We're not so sure about the repeated shots of George W. Bush's futile attempts ... More >>
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November 3, 2010
Gavin Newsom Cruises to Victory. Kamala Harris Tossup. Political Bedlam to Ensue in S.F.
Richard Haick The Giants are coming home, and Gavin is leaving itMayor Gavin Newsom yesterday succeeded in his long quest to get out of San Francisco politics, handily winning his race for lieutenant governor -- and leaving an unknown and yet-to-be-determined successor to humiliate the mayor of A ... More >>
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November 5, 2010
San Francisco's Next Mayor Is Royally Screwed
Our new city flag? Much speculation is under way as to who the Board of Supervisors will tap to succeed Gavin Newsom, who has finally managed to flee San Francisco politics. Less attention has been paid to the gift-wrapped turd Newsom presents his successor, whomever it may be. With a foot out th ... More >>
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November 11, 2010
Gavin Newsom Is No Longer 'Mayor Twitter'
There was a time when Mayor Gavin Newsom used Twitter so often he required an @intervention. He tweeted out his daughter's birth ("Not sure [Jen] is happy I am on twitter"), sent out a tweet urging support for Barack Obama in the midst of a tense city Budget Committee meeting, and, one time, fire ... More >>
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November 17, 2010
San Francisco's Next Mayor: Hard Facts to Dispel the Hot Air
'You look like an able-bodied young gent. How's being mayor appeal to you?' It's amateur hour at City Hall. No, really. Yesterday, after a plan to quickly select Gavin Newsom's successor predictably fizzled --- homeless men passed out in the streets knew Supervisors Chris Daly, John Avalos, and D ... More >>
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November 29, 2010
Gavin Newsom's SUV Parked By Fire Hydrant Outside Tennis Club
Back when Gavin Newsom's failed gubernatorial campaign was in its infancy, they mayor was caught on tape in a Los Angeles strategy session. He was also caught parking his behemoth SUV in the red zone. Newsom's political weathervane has blown about -- currently, he's doing great -- but his penchan ... More >>
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December 2, 2010
Mayor's Office: Kamala Harris Will *Not* Name Her Successor
I didn't say that thing I said...Earlier today, SF Weekly noted that reports of Mayor Gavin Newsom allowing District Attorney Kamala Harris to name her own replacement came as a surprise to even the DA's office. Turns out the mayor was a bit surprised, too. Mayoral spokesman Tony Winnicker said t ... More >>
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December 8, 2010
List: How S.F. will pick its mayor
I didn't say that thing I said...Earlier today, SF Weekly noted that reports of Mayor Gavin Newsom allowing District Attorney Kamala Harris to name her own replacement came as a surprise to even the DA's office. Turns out the mayor was a bit surprised, too. Mayoral spokesman Tony Winnicker said t ... More >>
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December 9, 2010
Gavin Newsom Pushing ... Pension Reform?
Gavin's doing his pension dance again...Moments ago in a live interview on Channel 2, Mayor Gavin Newsom said he's hoping for a "third" pension reform deal to be struck before he leaves office. He reminded TV viewers he was working on pension reform before it was politically expedient to do so. Y ... More >>
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December 14, 2010
Gavin Newsom Could Delay Swearing-In. But Why?
Should he stay or should he go? The Chron this morning summarized a legal memo that backs up Mayor Gavin Newsom's oft-repeated threat of delaying his exit as San Francisco mayor if he's not satisfied with the Board of Supervisors' choice for his successor. The "Will he or won't he?" makes for gre ... More >>
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January 3, 2011
Mayoral Succession -- Questionable Legality, Unquestionable Hypocrisy
Get ready for some sausage-making...The next week or so at City Hall will be the sort that makes political junkies convulse -- and induces the predictable reaction in the population at-large upon being forced to watch junkies convulse. The Board of Supervisors' punt-a-thon regarding the mayoral s ... More >>
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January 4, 2011
Mayoral Selection: What the Hell Is Gonna Happen Today?
Should he stay or should he go?To paraphrase T.S. Eliot, the ongoing showdown between the progressive supervisors and erstwhile Mayor Gavin Newsom regarding the naming of his successor will end with a bang or a whimper. Or lots of whimpering. Or lots of banging. The supes are slated today to vote ... More >>
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January 5, 2011
Progressives Say Back Room Deals Selecting Interim Mayor Make Their Head Spin
Wizard Behind The CurtainUpon being elected as lite gov, Mayor Gavin Newsom swore off any back room deals to ensure that his replacement was politically untainted.But that message seems to have been lost on him. As the Chronicle detailed this morning, Newsom, even before Tuesday's meeting, was ap ... More >>
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January 5, 2011
Gavin Newsom Goes Back On His Word To Avoid Back Room Deals
After winning the seat for lieutenant governor in November, Mayor Gavin Newsom told reporters, point blank, that there would be no back room deals or political bargaining when selecting an interim mayor to fill the remainder of his term.He's also vowed to steer a clean-cut transition as he assume ... More >>
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January 9, 2011
George Gascon Is District Attorney
Shawn CalhounGeorge Gascon, who always seemed more comfortable in a suit than his police uniform, has found a novel solution to that problemPolice Chief George Gascon confirmed to SF Weekly moments ago he will be sworn in as District Attorney at 2 p.m. today by Mayor Gavin Newsom. The chief's nam ... More >>
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January 10, 2011
Newsom Did the Most Work in his Last Seven Days as Mayor?
A Moderate WinGavin Newsom, who is this afternoon is departing his post as mayor, is leaving Room 200 with his prints all over it.As Former Supervisor Aaron Peskin -- a Newsom critic -- pointed out this morning on NPR: If Newsom's last seven years in office had been anything like the last s ... More >>
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January 17, 2011
Newsom Mania Comes to an End
Now that Gavin Newsom has finally cut the cord and left San Francisco, one can only wonder how long it will be before we see his face on TV again.It's been well-stated that for such an ambitious politician, Newsom landed a politically impotent position as California's lieutenant governor. And as ... More >>
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January 26, 2011
Gavin Newsom: Talk of Sarah Palin's Breast Implants 'Demeaning'
Our lips are sealed.It never bothered former Mayor Gavin Newsom that his slick-back hairdo sometimes got more media attention than his policies. But Newsom, who is now lieutenant governor, says people need to tone it down when attacking a female politician's physical appearance -- even Republican ... More >>
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February 1, 2011
Tony Winnicker Says 'Farewell' to Everyone but SF Weekly
You don't write, you don't callMayoral spokesman Tony Winnicker has quit his job after working for the last year as former mayor Gavin Newsom's mouthpiece and then Mayor Ed Lee. Will we miss him? Not really, and here is why: He never calls us back!The fact that Winnicker has frozen out SF Weekly ... More >>
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February 3, 2011
Supervisors Want Mayor Ed Lee to Take a Stand on Sanctuary City
Newsom's gone. Will Campos' law get a second chance?With former Mayor Gavin Newsom gone, city supervisors are hoping to convince Mayor Ed Lee to enforce their version of the San Francisco's Sanctuary City policy. Let's rewind to the drama: Three years ago, Newsom reversed a city policy that shiel ... More >>
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February 3, 2011
Gavin Newsom -- You Can Still Watch Him on Demand
Technologically active againWhen former Mayor Gavin Newsom left City Hall, his staid YouTube addresses that people had grown accustomed to went right with him. But Newsom's hiatus from YouTube was short-lived. Just barely a month as the state Lieutenant Governor, Newsom sent out his first video a ... More >>
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February 9, 2011
A Moderate Move: S.F. Supervisors Try to Lure Twitter with Tax Breaks
Moderately progressiveYesterday was the first real showing of how the political pendulum on the Board of Supervisors has swung the other way -- toward the moderates. Supervisor Jane Kim rolled out business-friendly legislation, which sparked criticism from progressives; even former Supervisor Chr ... More >>
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February 22, 2011
Newsom Behind Deal to Keep Twitter in San Francisco
Newsom is behind the curtainTwo weeks ago, SF Weekly reported that the Twitter tax break deal reeked of former Mayor Gavin Newsom -- and now we know why. City supervisors had proposed legislation with sweet tax breaks for microblogging giant Twitter that would entice the company to remain in San ... More >>
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February 24, 2011
Gavin Newsom's Daily Homeless Connect Now a Disconnect
You won't get services here Update: Barbara Garcia, director of the Department of Public Health, tells SF Weekly that no decision has been made as to whether the Daily Homeless Connect program will go forward. An internal meeting on the issue was scheduled for today but has since been canceled. O ... More >>
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March 7, 2011
Will Gavin Newsom Still End Homelessness by 2014?
Newsom asked for budget cuts, and that's what Newsom is gettingSo it seems that not all of former Mayor Gavin Newsom's "head-spinning" machinations have worked in his favor. Before leaving office, he was successful in lining City Hall with an administration that would deliver a Newsomesque agenda ... More >>
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March 10, 2011
America's Cup: Gavin Newsom's Changes to Deal 'Could Be Very Significant'
What's it going to cost, Gavin?At a late January America's Cup press conference, Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom said something a bit odd regarding the city's dramatically hammered-out deal to host the race: "We made a lot of promises. A lot of them have been reported. Candidly, a lot of them ha ... More >>
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March 15, 2011
Gavin Newsom: Friend or Foe of Illegal Immigrant Youth?
Friend of students, foe of alleged felons.Update: Newsom's spokesman responds. Read below. Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom has come out today supporting a group he threw the book at during his time as San Francisco mayor: illegal immigrant youth. Newsom has sent a letter to Assemblyman Gil ... More >>
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March 29, 2011
City Finds Homeless Woman Housing -- One Down, Thousands More to Go
Needs a lot more than just a bed for the night We already know it's wishful thinking that the city will reach former Mayor Gavin Newsom's pie-in-the-sky idea to end chronic homelessness by 2014 -- for plenty of reasons. But Chronicle columnist C.W. Nevius points out that city leaders are trying, ... More >>
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March 30, 2011
Gavin Newsom Planning a Run For Governor -- Surprise, Surprise
Gav for gov: take 2Chronicle duo Matier & Ross today gave us the scoop -- Gavin Newsom is planning a run for governor. Even though it doesn't feel like news to us, we were still intrigued by the column, which cites an anonymous source who said Newsom had recently asked him for money to help w ... More >>
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May 2, 2011
Gavin Newsom "Blindingly Handsome" to New Yorkers
We cannot see!Gavin Newsom never got along with the local press, especially when asked about uncomfortable topics. Actually, he seemed to prefer to get into huffy fights with them, or attempt to bite their microphones. But the New York City press loves our ex-mayor. The New Yorker wrote a feature ... More >>
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May 6, 2011
Gavin Newsom Hearts George Gascón
Degree of difficulty: No jokes about hair in this story!In a move every bit as awe-inspiring as a magician pulling a rabbit out of a rabbit hutch, District Attorney George Gascón today trumpeted an election endorsement from the lieutenant governor. "I'm endorsing George Gascón for the same reas ... More >>
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June 8, 2011
So Long, Gavin Newsom
Where's Gavin? Good question.It doesn't come as a surprise that Gavin Newsom, who made every effort to get out of San Francisco short of mailing himself to parts unknown, is leaving town. What's unexpected is he couldn't come up with a better excuse. Apparently, the Newsom's $2.7 million abode is ... More >>
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June 17, 2011
Aaron Peskin Questions Whether Gavin Newsom Can Be a Member of Local Democratic Party
Dear Gavin ... Upon hearing news that Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom would move his family to the ritzier county of Marin, you'd expect to hear his political rivals say something like "Don't let the door hit you on the way out." Instead, they are going to great lengths to remove any remaining t ... More >>
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June 22, 2011
Where Does Gavin Newsom Live?
No matter where he lives, Newsom will still be a Giants fanThere seems to be much confusion about whether Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom is officially a resident of San Francisco or a resident of Marin County, or both. News reports have consistently claimed Newsom is now a resident of Marin Cou ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
Gavin Newsom to Woo Winter Olympics to Lake Tahoe
Newsom tests the latest aerodynamic hair style for speed skatersOur ex-mayor Gavin Newsom proved that he could bring the prestigious America's Cup to San Francisco -- even in the face of vociferous opposition. Now, in his new capacity as lieutenant governor, Newsom is taking on the bigger task of ... More >>
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July 14, 2011
Gavin Newsom's House Sells
It's official: Newsom's outLieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom can no longer play coy about whether he is or is not a resident of San Francisco. According to news reports, the former San Francisco mayor's house has officially sold, which means he is officially no longer a denizen of our fair city. S ... More >>
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July 29, 2011
Gavin Newsom Booted from S.F. Democratic Party
Don't let the door hit you on the way outWhether Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom is living in San Francisco no longer seems to be a question -- or at least it's not a political concern. Aaron Peskin, chairman of the local Democratic County Central Committee, removed Newsom from the committee thi ... More >>
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December 9, 2011
Is Medical Marijuana a Low Priority for Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, Gov. Jerry Brown?
Blindsided as he was during a "bloodbath" of a House Judicial Committee hearing, in which U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was hung out to dry over the teeny-tiny issue of injecting American-made weaponry into the Mexican cartel wars, you could forgive the Justice Department head for mincing his wo ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
Gavin Newsom on Ross Mirkarimi: 'I understand his ... feeling he's being picked on'
Gavin NewsomCalifornia Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, San Francisco's former mayor, said on a local radio program today that he feels news outlets are being unfair to Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, who is facing charges of domestic violence. On KQED radio's "Forum" talk show, Newsom expressed a surprising degre ... More >>
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