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April 18, 2012
Labor Unions Protest City Fat Cats' Raises, Democracy
At a time when thieves are tearing apart the infrastructure of our city for a few dollars worth of copper, it warrants mentioning that the glistening dome of San Francisco's City Hall is, literally, slathered in gold. Perhaps those who'd like to even the score should aim a little higher. That's the ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
Gold Dust Lounge Requests Historic Landmark Designation
Does this look modern to you?In effort to keep the iconic Gold Dust Lounge from shuttering, the bar owners have filed paperwork requesting the city recognize the bar as a historic landmark. Such a designation would, at the very least, make it more challenging for the landlord to turn the bar into ... More >>
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December 9, 2011
Plastic Bag Ban: How Much Outreach Do You Really Need?
Ross Mirkarimi's bag legislation may have just gotten the sackMom. Apple pie. Patriotism. No politician who doesn't wish to receive a crash course in the joys of seeking employment with the private sector will dare find him or herself on the wrong side of these notions -- and the political goals ... More >>
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November 9, 2011
Election Money -- Who Gave What in San Francisco
Invest, young man. Invest in politics! As of last night, San Francisco's election season is all over except for the shoutin' -- and recriminatin' and fulminatin' and tabulatin' who bought what. Assuming Mayor Ed Lee does pull it out, a number of observers will note he did so in spite of the actio ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
Meet the Brains (and Checkbooks) Behind That Bizarre Ed Lee Hagiography
The Kentucky Derby of political-action committees backing Ed Lee's run for mayor has a new horse in the race: The SF Neighbor Alliance for Ed Lee for Mayor 2011. Founded in mid-September, the committee has somehow already spent more than $100,000 - almost 20 percent of the amount spent by the act ... More >>
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October 5, 2011
What a Pushover
The Kentucky Derby of political-action committees backing Ed Lee's run for mayor has a new horse in the race: The SF Neighbor Alliance for Ed Lee for Mayor 2011. Founded in mid-September, the committee has somehow already spent more than $100,000 - almost 20 percent of the amount spent by the act ... More >>
Blogs
August 9, 2011
Who Isn't Supervisor Jane Kim Endorsing for Mayor?
Jane is known to eat several slices of cake at a timeNow that Mayor Ed Lee has made up his mind about running for mayor, it seems Supervisor Jane Kim is having a little trouble making decisions herself. A few hours after Lee declared his candidacy, Kim came out with a most unusual endorsement. Th ... More >>
News
July 27, 2011
Inefficient by Design: San Francisco's Commissions Are Uncountable — and Unaccountable
Jane is known to eat several slices of cake at a timeNow that Mayor Ed Lee has made up his mind about running for mayor, it seems Supervisor Jane Kim is having a little trouble making decisions herself. A few hours after Lee declared his candidacy, Kim came out with a most unusual endorsement. Th ... More >>
Blogs
July 26, 2011
Which Smurf Would Your Favorite S.F. City Hall Politico Be?
Creepy!If you have young kids or are some kind of weird serial killer, you've probably been eagerly anticipating the release of the 3D movie version of The Smurfs. Frankly, the appearance of these eerily topaz CGI gremlins on the big screen is not something we're so excited about. The same cannot ... More >>
Blogs
June 13, 2011
It Ain't Easy Being Green -- Even in San Francisco
In 2003, Green Party candidate Matt Gonzalez came tantalizingly close to knocking off Gavin Newsom in the mayor's race. It was the political equivalent of Chuck Wepner taking Ali to the final round. The campaign was the crowning moment for the Green Party, nationwide. To restate Hunter S. Thompson's ... More >>
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May 25, 2011
Will Julius Turman's Domestic Violence Case Hurt His Chances of Becoming S.F. Police Commissioner?
Julius Turman It's fair to assume every politician has skeletons in the closet -- Eliot Spitzer and his prostitute, Arnold Schwarzenegger and his lovechild.And then there is Julius Turman, a local lawyer, ambitious community activist, and a fixture in the Castro's gay community. While Turman isn' ... More >>
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May 13, 2011
San Francycle: Did David Chiu Drive on Bike to Work Day?
Wasn't Bike to Work day fabulous this year? We certainly saw a lot more cyclists out than usual, and we hope to see them out again on the remaining 364 days until next year. Let's do a quick roundup of the best of the bikes. According to the Chron, the mayor and "almost every member of the Bo ... More >>
Blogs
April 29, 2011
Bedbugs: What San Francisco Can Learn From New York City
What to do, what to do? San Francisco has spent a great deal of time trying to figure how best to resolve the growing bedbug problem -- particularly in SROs. But here is an idea. How about the Public Health Department take a look at how New York City is dealing with bedbugs. NYC's Health and Ment ... More >>
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April 29, 2011
Board of Supervisors: What Kind of Dog Would They Be?
This took us literally all afternoon to make.Earlier this week, city supervisors voted 10 to 1 to oppose the Golden Gate National Recreational Area's proposal to severely restrict dog owners from walking their pups off-leash in certain parts of San Francisco, namely Fort Funston and Ocean Beach. ... More >>
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April 21, 2011
Who Wants a Date with a Smokin' Hot Progressive?
How much would you pay for a date with him?The question of whether mayoral candidates can technically be bought has been answered. Yes, they can. Some of San Francisco's mayoral candidates will be auctioning themselves off at a fundraiser for the New Leaders Council on Wednesday, April 27 -- and ... More >>
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April 14, 2011
Eagle Tavern Closure: Supervisors Send a Letter of 'Deep Concern' to SFPD
Always a good crowd at the Eagle Supervisors Scott Wiener, Jane Kim, and David Campos sent SF Weekly a letter addressed to acting Police Chief Jeff Godown, instructing him to "closely scrutinize" any transfer of the liquor license to ensure that the Eagle Tavern remains as we know it today.The ... More >>
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April 14, 2011
S.F. Supervisors Fire Off Letter Aiming to Save the Eagle Tavern
The Eagle Tavern: It's only John Dwyer's favorite place to play.We saw this coming! Today, three San Francisco Supervisors -- Scott Wiener, Jane Kim, and David Campos -- began an official effort to defend the beloved gay bar/live music venue Eagle Tavern against a landlord who plans to shut it do ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2011
Twitter Tax Break Sails Through, Corporate Blackmail Does Work
A done deal As Supervisor John Avalos so bluntly put it: "The big boys won out today."Needless to say, Avalos ain't happy that his fellow supervisors approved a controversial tax-break deal that would surely keep Twitter from bolting San Francisco. SF Weekly previously reported on the deal, ... More >>
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March 25, 2011
Japan Fundraiser Brings in $11,000 -- Jane Kim More Popular Than Burning Man Tickets
An evening with Jane KimWe stand corrected. Someone can imagine cycling around the city with Supervisor David Chiu -- and paying $250 for it. Lunch with Supervisor Malia Cohen? Not so much. All in all, the Board of Supervisors pulled in $11,390 Wednesday night at a silent auction held for tsunami ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2011
Japan Relief Auction Stunts We'd Like to See
We'd buy that for a dollar...As reported earlier on this page, our Board of Supervisors raised $11,000 for Japan -- and did so by doing what it would do anyway. David Chiu was going to ride his bike. Now he gets some company, and $250 goes to disaster relief. Eric Mar was going to go to the Acade ... More >>
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March 23, 2011
Japan Relief Fundraiser Tonight: Win a Bike Ride with David Chiu
Photo by Greg Dewar Pedaling, but not for politics Maybe it's the last thing you could imagine doing -- spending one-on-one time with your city supervisors. Imagine lunching with Supervisor Malia Cohen (what would you talk about?), or taking a trip to the Academy of Sciences with the perennially ... More >>
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March 16, 2011
Asian Boom: Demographic Map Reveals Growth in Southeast S.F.
Last week, SF Weekly wrote about how the Asian-American ascendancy in San Francisco politics is reflected in demographic trends revealed by the latest census -- specifically, a growing proportion of Asians in the city.The above map gives us a quick but detailed snapshot of that change. Incorporat ... More >>
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March 16, 2011
Twitter Promises to Stay in San Francisco -- if City Gives Tax Break
Just a wink and a nodIt appears a sop to corporate blackmail does work. The Examiner is reporting that Twitter fired off a letter to city supervisors earlier today, saying it will stay in San Francisco if the city signs off on a deal giving the microblogging giant a mega tax break. "Twitter is co ... More >>
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March 15, 2011
Jane Kim Pulls a Jerry Brown; Looks to Dissolve City Committees to Save Money
A liberal penny-pincher? There is such thingSupervisor Jane Kim has thought of one possible way to help with the city's $380 million budget deficit: dissolve money-sucking committees.The freshman supervisor on Monday put in a request with the city's budget analyst, asking for a financial audit of ... More >>
Blogs
March 8, 2011
Booting Reporters From City Hall Meeting Is Perfectly Legal, City Attorney Says
Reporting from San Francisco City HallYesterday SF Weekly told you about an incident where Supervisor Jane Kim's staff kicked reporters out of a City Hall meeting as residents gathered to vent about the homeless problem in the Tenderloin neighborhood. It turns, the freshman supervisor's questiona ... More >>
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March 7, 2011
Reporters Kicked Out of City Hall Meeting
Government watchJust as a emotional community meeting over a Tenderloin homeless shelter was set to start at City Hall today, reporters were booted out -- and those are the facts. Ron Case, the president of Lower Polk Neighbors, reportedly walked outside with an aide from Supervisor Jane Kim's of ... More >>
News
February 23, 2011
What Questions Do People Really Want Ed Lee to Answer?
Government watchJust as a emotional community meeting over a Tenderloin homeless shelter was set to start at City Hall today, reporters were booted out -- and those are the facts. Ron Case, the president of Lower Polk Neighbors, reportedly walked outside with an aide from Supervisor Jane Kim's of ... More >>
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February 9, 2011
Eight Top Things Twitter Wants from San Francisco
Government watchJust as a emotional community meeting over a Tenderloin homeless shelter was set to start at City Hall today, reporters were booted out -- and those are the facts. Ron Case, the president of Lower Polk Neighbors, reportedly walked outside with an aide from Supervisor Jane Kim's of ... 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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January 12, 2011
David Chiu Makes Committee Assignments That 'Complete the Coup'
Is the Coup Complete?Former supervisor Chris Daly noted on his Facebook page that the "coup is complete," referring to the new committee appointments for the Board of Supervisors.Board president David Chiu on Tuesday afternoon announced the new sitting members of the seven Board committees, makin ... More >>
Blogs
November 19, 2010
San Francisco's Political Winners and Losers
Once again, San Francicans gave Gavin what he wanted...With all of San Francisco's races decided, there's no excuse to not weigh in on who shat and who was shat upon in this electoral season. Other than the fact that San Francisco politics, like radium, slowly kills you over time by rotting your ... More >>
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November 17, 2010
Marlene Tran's success shows strength of Asian voters
Once again, San Francicans gave Gavin what he wanted...With all of San Francisco's races decided, there's no excuse to not weigh in on who shat and who was shat upon in this electoral season. Other than the fact that San Francisco politics, like radium, slowly kills you over time by rotting your ... More >>
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November 17, 2010
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 >>
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November 9, 2010
Elections Overtime: The Races That Haven't Finished
...And we're countingFunny thing about Instant-Runoff Voting: The results often aren't so instant. A number of elections around the state are still undetermined. What does the future hold? Gnashing of teeth, threats of litigation, and, of course, counting, counting, and recounting. In an Instant- ... More >>
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November 9, 2010
Today's Voting Updates Mean 'Nothing,' San Francisco Elections Chief Says
San Francisco election junkies are already well aware that today the city will again run Ranked-Choice Voting and give a clearer tabulation of who may be our next supervisors. But Department of Elections Head John Arntz isn't putting a whole lot of value in what he and his round-the-clock vote-co ... More >>
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November 9, 2010
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 >>
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November 5, 2010
Ranked-Choice Voting Totals For San Francisco -- Are These Our Next Supervisors?
She's ranked Nos. 1, 2, and 3 in our votingSan 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 >>
News
November 3, 2010
SF Weekly Letters
She's ranked Nos. 1, 2, and 3 in our votingSan 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 >>
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November 3, 2010
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 >>
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November 2, 2010
San Francisco Besieged by Tons of Political Junk Mail
CrapA 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 >>
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November 1, 2010
Jane Kim Stumps for Votes at Illegal Bicycle Parade
Electioneering on wheels San Franciscans have recently been reminded that it's not exactly normal, nationwide, to smoke weed at will during public sporting exhibitions. Perhaps that makes us better than other locales, perhaps worse -- definitely different. On that note, it's not exactly normal, n ... More >>
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October 27, 2010
Attention, Guardianistas: Here are your endorsements.
Electioneering on wheels San Franciscans have recently been reminded that it's not exactly normal, nationwide, to smoke weed at will during public sporting exhibitions. Perhaps that makes us better than other locales, perhaps worse -- definitely different. On that note, it's not exactly normal, n ... More >>
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October 27, 2010
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.
Blogs
September 15, 2010
Theresa Sparks and Jane Kim, Sisters of Secrecy
Photo of Jane Kim | Luke ThomasTheresa Sparks and Jane Kim would rather not receive your birthday greetings, it would seemWe weren't the only ones to notice something a bit odd in the most recent edition of the Central City Extra. In a two-page spread, a dozen would-be successors to District ... More >>
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June 30, 2010
Guardian Attacks Jane Kim for Defying Lefty Political Machine, Denies Existence of Lefty Political Machine
S.F.'s progressive machine wants to spread its wingsThe 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 >>
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June 8, 2010
Student Pukes in Class, Inspires Board of Education Resolution
Andie Rose Crug had to throw up one day in class at San Francisco School of the Arts, but she says the teacher gave students a tardy for using the bathroom. So she puked into the class trash can instead. Rose Crug also just happens to be a student delegate to the San Francisco Board of Education. ... More >>
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January 27, 2010
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 >>
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January 20, 2010
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 >>
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September 16, 2009
Public Defender Plugs Kamikaze-Mixing Skills For Tonight's Barroom Fund-Raiser
Adventurous drinkers should ask barkeep Chris Daly for 'The Jane Kim'We can't publicize every last political fund-raiser in this city. But when you've got elected public officials slinging alcohol and touting their drink-mixing prowess -- we'll belly up to that bar. The League of Pissed-Off Voter ... More >>
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October 27, 2004
The Ackerman Election
The school board races focus on a superintendent's future and progressive versus downtown political infighting. Kids aren't much mentioned.
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