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John Burton

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    The Daily Show: John Burton, Democratic Party Chair, Explains How F**ked Up California Is

    -- John Burton​It's always a great day to be a reporter when politicians are dropping F-bombs, especially when they are dropping them in reference to California's depressing finances. Of course, it makes even better fodder for The Daily Show, which did a hilarious segment last night explaining jus ... More >>

  • News

    October 6, 2010

    Labor Pains

    A fight between two unions here could set the course of the U.S. labor movement.

  • News

    August 25, 2010

    Her House Divided

    The most powerful female politician in the country now teeters between long-term victory and instant defeat.

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2010

    August Longo, Democratic Party Official with Checkered Past, Dies at 65

    August Longo​August Longo was a man who presents challenges for an obituary writer. The wheelchair-bound 65-year-old died of undisclosed causes on or around April 6 according to his Facebook page. A straight accounting of his past, obituary style, would be to note that he was San Francisco's regio ... 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

    September 30, 2009

    Stimulus Wreckage

    Despite having been accused of deceptive business practices by the attorney general, former students, and ex-employees, Corinthian Colleges are getting millions in federal stimulus dollars.

  • News

    September 9, 2009

    The Wrong Stuff

    Candidate Newsom is “narcissistic,” “thin-skinned,” “disloyal,” and “friendless.” And that’s from his former supporters.

  • News

    April 22, 2009

    Democratic Party contest pits bad boy Chris Daly against dark-past-lugging August Longo

    Candidate Newsom is “narcissistic,” “thin-skinned,” “disloyal,” and “friendless.” And that’s from his former supporters.

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    Intriguing Matchup for Next Democratic Regional Director: Chris Daly (Hothead) vs. August Longo (Convicted Felon)

    FacebookAugust Longo believes his criminal past will not influence the coming race for Democratic Party regional directorWhen Supervisor Chris Daly tossed his hat into the ring for the low-profile position of Democratic Party Regional Director earlier this week, much of the ensuing media coverage fo ... More >>

  • News

    October 29, 2008

    The Class of 2000

    Eight years after being swept into office, a once-disorganized band of neighborhood leftists tries to create a citywide political machine.

  • News

    October 3, 2007

    Willie Brown Declares London Breed a Contender for Mark Leno's Seat

    Eight years after being swept into office, a once-disorganized band of neighborhood leftists tries to create a citywide political machine.

  • News

    December 20, 2006

    They Put Up a Parking Lot

    Chris Daly made his rep getting arrested at a garage protest that somehow ended up creating a coffee kiosk

  • News

    November 22, 2006

    Fall Gal

    A money-laundering scandal may have helped bring down former Secretary of State Kevin Shelley. But indicted political maven Julie Lee stands to pay the ultimate price.

  • News

    June 28, 2006

    Mean People's Court

    On many fronts, the spiteful are doing harmful things that you should know about

  • News

    April 27, 2005

    The Politics of Cynicism

    SEIU lobbies for nursing home chains. Clint Reilly vs. Jack Davis, redux. Kerry raises money for Reilly's wife. Fabulous. Absolutely Fabulous.

  • News

    October 29, 2003

    The Migden Chronicles

    One of the last standing Democrats writes the treatment for a flick in which a befuddled sci-fi hero helps California to a better future

  • News

    October 8, 2003

    The Great Left Hope

    Matt Gonzalez wants to be mayor. And he doesn't mind climbing over fellow progressives to get the gig.

  • News

    August 20, 2003

    The Chick Factor

    He's idealistic, he's good-looking, and he's even a great listener

  • News

    April 2, 2003

    San Quentin Blues

    The prison guards' union angrily ripped the rug from under the governor in February

  • 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

    March 20, 2002

    No Parking Zone

    UC's Hastings College of the Law proposes a huge Tenderloin garage; most everyone else gags

  • News

    March 6, 2002

    The Chess Man of Market Street

    Every morning the old man brings the boards, pieces, tables, and chairs. All you need to bring is 50 cents.

  • News

    February 27, 2002

    Mark of Effectiveness

    Why Mark Leno ought to serve in the Assembly, and Harry Britt should go back to New College

  • News

    August 15, 2001

    Dog Bites

    Pier Pressure; S.F. Unwritten Rule No. 24

  • News

    June 13, 2001

    Getting the Treatment

    Proposition 36 is based on a noble idea: substituting drug treatment for prison sentences. But the measure needs practical help.

  • News

    April 25, 2001

    The Return of the Screw

    PG&E is doing to New England what greedy, polluting, out-of-state energy suppliers have done to PG&E and California

  • News

    February 16, 2000

    Mecklin

    Get Me Rewrite

  • News

    August 25, 1999

    Political Economy

    How a Willie Brown real estate venture snagged tens of millions of dollars in government subsidies and opened the way for Democratic heavyweight Angelo Tsakopoulo to make even more money

  • News

    August 11, 1999

    Shut Up or Park

    Want to escape cell-phone-wielding drivers? Move to Ohio.

  • Calendar

    February 3, 1999

    Cothran

    Want to escape cell-phone-wielding drivers? Move to Ohio.

  • News

    March 25, 1998

    Block Party

    Rose Tsai, Julie Lee, and the Neighbors' Association are set to tuck into a heaping helping of Willie Brown's majority

  • News

    September 10, 1997

    Giving Away the Hospital

    University of California regents are set to vote next week on finalizing a merger of the UCSF Medical Center with Stanford University's health service. Supporters claim the merger -- a transfer of $380 million in public assets to the private sector -- is

  • Calendar

    April 9, 1997

    Unspun

    University of California regents are set to vote next week on finalizing a merger of the UCSF Medical Center with Stanford University's health service. Supporters claim the merger -- a transfer of $380 million in public assets to the private sector -- is

  • Calendar

    January 29, 1997

    The Grid

    University of California regents are set to vote next week on finalizing a merger of the UCSF Medical Center with Stanford University's health service. Supporters claim the merger -- a transfer of $380 million in public assets to the private sector -- is

  • Calendar

    January 15, 1997

    The Grid

    University of California regents are set to vote next week on finalizing a merger of the UCSF Medical Center with Stanford University's health service. Supporters claim the merger -- a transfer of $380 million in public assets to the private sector -- is

  • Calendar

    December 18, 1996

    The Grid

    University of California regents are set to vote next week on finalizing a merger of the UCSF Medical Center with Stanford University's health service. Supporters claim the merger -- a transfer of $380 million in public assets to the private sector -- is

  • News

    April 17, 1996

    Dog Bites

    University of California regents are set to vote next week on finalizing a merger of the UCSF Medical Center with Stanford University's health service. Supporters claim the merger -- a transfer of $380 million in public assets to the private sector -- is

  • News

    February 14, 1996

    Making the Democratic Party Safe for Democracy

    Reformist Dems pour sand in the machine's money gears

  • News

    January 31, 1996

    Blowing Smoke, Breathing Fire (Part I)

    The Fang family rides tabloid journalism and hardball politics to the winner's circle

  • News

    January 17, 1996

    Investing in Willie

    Integrated Health Services of Maryland puts its stock in Brown

  • News

    December 13, 1995

    Money for Something

    Willie Brown's A-list donors and what they may want

  • News

    November 1, 1995

    Letters

    Willie Brown's A-list donors and what they may want

  • News

    August 30, 1995

    Achtenberg's Third Act

    Roberta Achtenberg bristles when anyone dares say that Williw Brown is the one who gets things done. "I have gotten things done my entire life, right?" she says, citing when her accomplishments as a law school dean, her 800-page book on sexual orientatio

  • News

    July 5, 1995

    City Slackers

    A guide toSan Francisco political corruption -past, present, and future

  • News

    May 10, 1995

    The Last Tycoon

    Walter Shorenstein's skyscrapers shaped San Francisco. His cash configured City Hall. Publicly, he's pristine. But there's more than meets the eye to the man behind the megaliths.

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