Subject: Sophie Maxwell

• Is San Francisco Seeing a Spike in Firearm Clumsiness?

  July 11, 2007

• Will "The Hook Up Neighborhood Service Fairs" Help Suppress the Rising Tide of Deadly SF Violence?

  July 13, 2007

• Inner Richmond vs. Starbucks

  August 7, 2007

• It was the best of metaphors, it was the worst of metaphors: what we can learn from “1858 Black Exodus Commemoration Week”

  April 15, 2008

• How San Francisco got might be getting its groove back to fight summer homicides

  May 13, 2008

• SF Gov't InAction: This Week It's All About Troops ... and the Budget

  May 26, 2008

• SF Gov InAction: Supes to Investigate Crucial Wooden Decks, Celebrate Sea Otters, and Look like They're Reading Reports

  September 15, 2008

• SF Government InAction: Supes to "Commend" Department Head Accused of Sexual and Religious Harrassment...

  September 22, 2008

• SF Gov InAction: Supes Divide the City Amongst Themselves, have Big Plans for 19th Avenue, Try to Ban Smoking in Small Steps

  September 29, 2008

• SF Gov InAction: Superheroes, Stereotypes, and all of San Francisco to become One Giant Tourism District!

  October 27, 2008

• SF Government InAction: We blame everybody. EVERYBODY!

  By Benjamin Wachs San Francisco has managed to come out of the most hopeful election in US memory more divided than ever. It’s not because Prop 8 passed – everybody loses at some point in a Democracy. It’s because our search for someone to blame has now got us hating each other even more than we did two weeks ago. Instead of using this loss to reflect on ways we can build better, stronger, more vibrant movement and establish new connections, our very first reaction … right out

  November 17, 2008

• SF Gov InAction: These Are Not the Budget Numbers You're Looking For

  The excitement stops here. I know ... I know ... that today's the day Gubernatorial Candidate Gavin Newsom releases his budget for San Francisco (a California city he occasionally resides in for campaign purposes). And I know that, when he does, we're all going to die a little. I know. But, the action's still not likely to happen this week.The budget will be a big document. People will need time to go through it. Oh, sure, someone's likely to start shouting about it any second now, b

  June 1, 2009

• How Could Progressive Coalition Shatter? Let Us Count the Ways

  Will it be the House of Harmony or the House of Pain? The answer is: Yes. Progressive Supervisors banded together last week to elect a compromise-candidate Board President, which raises a crucial question: "Since when have progressives compromised on anything?" In a town that views compromise as moral weakness (No Justice, No Peace), the fact that progressives were willing to make concessions to the people they hate most - each other - shows how concerned they are about their coalition fr

  January 14, 2009

• SF Gov InAction: Supes Stand by Each Other After Little John Avalos Has His Bar Mitzvah

  This is the week the new Board of Supervisors goes from JV to Varsity. I know it felt like they'd hit the big time before, what with hundreds of people crowding the hearing rooms to yell at them about stuff they hadn't done -- but that's just the crowd getting fired up by San Francisco's airheaded cheerleader, Gavin "I'm really a Mayor!" Newsom. I know they thought that holding big hearings on potential budget cuts -- without actually doing anything about them -- was a big deal: But no, it

  February 9, 2009

• SF Gov InAction: Supes Huddle in Closed Session to Gossip About Catholic Church and Landmark Trees

  I wish I were a supervisor. Then I could have only three meetings this week. I kid, of course: It's hard work pretending to take this stuff seriously. Monday, Feb. 22 10:30 a.m. -- City Operations & Neighborhood Services Committee If I had to pick one word to describe this meeting, it would be "quirky." As well as accepting various grants (my favorite is a grant for "children's dental disease prevention services"), Ross Mirkarimi has a bill "urging San Francisco's Congressional and

  February 23, 2009

• SFEC Wants More Power to Regulate Nightclubs

  EKAphotographyAs reported yesterday in the Chronicle, the SF Entertainment Commission is seeking greater authority to regulate nightclubs. New legislation, written by the commission and introduced by Mayor Gavin Newsom and Supervisor Sophie Maxwell, proposes doubling the area outside a venue the club is legally responsible for, from 50 to 100 feet. It would also give the SFEC the power to close a club temporarily for a three-day period, and impose fines for violating noise limits. Yet while res

  March 11, 2009

• SF Gov InAction: Another Battle in the War on Fun, Children, and Food Made with Real Organic Cruelty

  Monday, March 23, 10:30 a.m. - City Operations & Neighborhood Services Committee It's hard to figure out what Sophie Maxwell and Gavin Newsom have in common. Sophie, after all, is a black woman who doesn't like technology but will answer her land line to talk to friends and critics alike, while Gavin is a white man who thinks that everything he texts should be secret because, hey, he did it on his iPhone, and you don't come between a man and his iPhone. That's personal -- way more pers

  March 23, 2009

• SF Gov InAction: What Kind of MONSTER Wouldn't Get a Candle Permit? Plus: Save the Budget Analyst!

  Monday, April 6 11 a.m. - Public Safety Committee Who watches the watchers? Why, the Public Safety Committee does. Every other week. Its recent agendas haven't actually involved DOING much -- there's not much legislation coming out of these meetings -- but they've been crammed with hearings looking into things. They've examined police procedures, crime trends, and best practices - to the extent that the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice has any. Today's agenda continues the committe

  April 6, 2009

• The Failed Experiment

  The Class of 2000 made San Francisco its political petri dish.

  October 29, 2008

• Public Power Grab

  Why some "progressives" are putting energy into a bad idea.

  July 16, 2008

• Building Racism

  Segregation and racism are used to pit black and Latino carpenters against each other at a low-income-housing site

  March 26, 2008

• San Francisco's Slave-Disclosure Ordinance Reveals Little

  February 27, 2008

• The Bayview Battler

  More than ready to take on politicians and redevelopers, Willie Ratcliff is in the most important fight of his life.

  July 5, 2006

• Not for Sale by Owner

  Visitacion Valley might have its dream transit village in a few years, if only Ingersoll-Rand will get out of the way

  March 8, 2006

• Letters to the Editor

  Week of Wednesday, February 9, 2005

  February 9, 2005

• The Lifesaver

  Shawn Richard got the city to give jobs to alleged gang leaders. If anyone can make such a program work, it's ...THE LIFESAVER

  February 2, 2005

• Letters to the Editor

  Week of November 5, 2003

  November 5, 2003

• Dumping Sophie

  On the heels of Gov. Davis' recall, angry constituents are trying to oust Supervisor Sophie Maxwell

  October 22, 2003

• Image Is Everything

  The economy's in a slump, and so are a lot of S.F. politicians. At least for the pols, Brow Set seems to be part of the answer.

  August 14, 2002

• Land Ho

  A new deal with the Navy means S.F. supervisors can finally consider accepting part of Hunters Point Shipyard

  February 6, 2002

• Dawn of a New Day

  People say the events of the past two weeks will change us. Here are a couple of places to start.

  September 26, 2001

• Some People Have All the Luck

  And then there's developer Michael Strausz

  August 29, 2001

• Gray Skies

  If Gov. Davis has his way, California soon will have dozens of new power plants -- a lot of them in the wrong places, some of them unnecessary, and very, very few of them based on renewable energy

  July 4, 2001

• Shame and Courage

  The Navy's unconscionable nuclear recklessness and dissembling at Hunters Point should draw the attention of Congress

  May 9, 2001

• Down on Brown

  Many blacks in Bayview/Hunters Point say they feel ignored by the mayor. In this election, they are returning the favor.

  November 1, 2000

• SF Gov InAction: Toxic Babies Are Not an Option!

  Sometimes ... and I want to make it very clear that this is not drug-induced ... I don't think San Francisco is a real city at all. I think that maybe we're a Lego city, populated by Weebles. It makes as much sense as anything Sophie Maxwell's said lately. Why would I think this? Well, have you ever seen our parades? Gavin weebles and wobbles...In addition, I've noticed that Gavin Newsom weebles and wobbles but won't fall down, and that an earthquake will eventually reduce us to

  April 27, 2009

• SF Gov InAction: Madatory Composting -- And Your Mother -- Are Back In Town

  Well, that's the thing: I thought my mom would know the Snuggie was a gag gift, but she actually thought it was a real gift. So here I'd planned this completely ironic moment, and she was starting to tear up. She actually said "It looks so comfortable, and I get so cold in winter!" Shit! So what could I do? I ... Oh! Hello! I didn't see you there. It's all right, you're not interrupting anything. I was just explaining how my mother got arrested on her special day. Funny story: Apparently

  May 11, 2009

• SF Gov InAction: Supes To Spend Week Memorializing Extra, Extra Hard

  Most Government offices in America took Monday off to honor those who fell in our nation's defense. For the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, however, Memorial Day is really about honoring what all the other holidays, from Veterans Day to Christmas, are really about honoring: the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. That's why, whenever there is a holiday -- of any kind, at any time -- they try to take the entire rest of the week off. Because to take any less vacation time would be to disho

  May 26, 2009

• Terminus: Progressives Stymied as Supes Can't Muter Votes to Reject Muni Budget

  Today's very special noontime Board of Supervisors meeting clocked in at an extremely svelte 50-odd minutes. But, as was always the case in the ongoing wrangle over the Municipal Transportation Agency's budget, you could have boiled the whole thing down to a momentary exercise: Clerk: What'ya think, Sophie Maxwell? This Budget good enough? Sophie: Suits me! And there you go. Once again, Maxwell decided that the act of rejecting Muni's budget and forcing the MTA to draw it up again from scratch w

  May 27, 2009

• SF Gov InAction: Mandatory Composting Gets Some New Sponsors. Which Bin Do We Put 'Futility' In?

  I hope you'll forgive me if I keep this week's Gov InAction curt: I told WAY too many David Chiu jokes over the weekend, and now I'm worn out. I've got to remember to pace myself. However, in case you're wondering, here's how many David Chius it takes to change a light bulb: • None: Aaron Peskin already changed it. • One: and he will change it, assuming no one else can agree on a consensus candidate for the job. • Two: it takes two David Chius to gloat about a major accomplishm

  June 8, 2009

• Supervisors Push for Resolution Supporting Alleged Cop Killers

  San Francisco Eight, Board of Supervisors, Sophie Maxwell, Eric Mar, San Francisco Police Department, Sgt. John Young, Black Liberation Army, Black Panthers

  June 8, 2009

• Union President: Supervisors' Resolution Supporting Alleged Cop Killers is 'Spitting in the Face of Every Cop in San Francisco'

  The Ingleside police station, where Sgt. John V. Young was killed in 1971The president of San Francisco's police union railed against supervisors Eric Mar and Sophie Maxwell today for their sponsorship of a resolution asking that charges be dropped against the seven men charged with killing a city police sergeant in 1971.Gary Delagnes of the San Francisco Police Officers Association said the resolution, which he characterized as "idiotic," is "going to send a pretty devastating message to the me

  June 8, 2009

• Supes' Resolution Links Arrest of Alleged Cop-Killers to Iraq Torture Scandals

  Sgt. John V. YoungIf leftist supervisors sought to show the world that their sympathy for a group of alleged cop-killers in San Francisco was more than a zany political stunt, they have done themselves no favors with a new resolution that links the men's arrest to the Bush Administration, Guantanamo, and Abu Ghraib.The resolution, which will be reviewed this afternoon by the supes' Government Audit and Oversight Committee, urges California Attorney General (and presumed 2010 gubernatorial

  June 11, 2009

• Market Watch: Real Estate Division Feeling Heat over Alemany

  With great produce comes great responsibilityWe reported this week that the city's Real Estate Division, roughly 10 months after engineering a hostile takeover of the United Nations Plaza antiques market, had fallen a cool half-million short of its revenue projections from the new business. This was a vindication for Mary Millman, who built up the market over the past decade and had argued that the city shouldn't be in the antiques business. More and more, it's looking like there's reason to que

  June 11, 2009

• Once Again, Sophie Maxwell Pulls Football Away From Progressives

  Supervisor Sophie Maxwell recused herself from holding the football todayCity Hall Johnny-on-the-Spot Chris Roberts is the first to report that the supes today passed a series of extremely tenant-friendly rent laws. We'd explain them to you, but since Mayor Gavin Newsom is all but certain to smite them with the manic energy of a meth addict playing Whac-A-Mole, we'll lay off. What catches our eye is that, once again, Supervisor Sophie Maxwell -- along with Bevan Dufty one of the two non-progress

  June 23, 2009

• Pride Rides: How Will Our Elected Officials Be Cruising This Weekend?

  Bevan Dufty's sweet ride...In case you missed the proliferation of rainbow flags and the huge influx of prideful people heading into our fair city, things are ramping up for the big Pride Parade on Sunday, June 28.As the knives begin to come out behind the scenes in the city's simmering budget battle, the parade offers a chance for our city's elected officials to traipse down sunny streets and toss trinkets to adoring onlookers. You'd think a politician skipping the gay pride parade in San Franc

  June 24, 2009

• Eric 'Doc' Smith Tosses Hat Into Increasingly Crowded District 10 Ring

  Eric "Doc" SmithEric "Doc" Smith -- a musician and environmental activist who those keeping track of such things have noticed showing up at an increasing number of politically important events and standing on the podium side of a growing tally of City Hall demonstrations -- told SF Weekly this morning he's officially filing his papers today to run for District 10 supervisor.Smith joins what is already the most packed electoral field -- he's the eighth would-be successor to Supervisor Sophie Maxw

  June 30, 2009

• No Smoking: City Attorney Announces Settlement to Shut Mirant Potrero Power Plant 'Irrevocably' By 2010

  Joe EskenaziCity Attorney Dennis Herrera delivers the big news, backed by (from left) PUC head Ed Harrington, Supervisor Sophie Maxwell, and former Board of Supes President Aaron Peskin​The answer has been revealed to the "mystery settlement" announced yesterday by City Attorney Dennis Herrera. And as soon as we saw Supervisor Sophie Maxwell and Public Utilities Commission head Ed Harrington in the City Hall elevator, we guessed it -- it's Mirant! Herrera this morning signed off on a settl

  August 13, 2009

• SF Gov InAction: Your 'Labor Day' Guide to What the F*#@k Happened in the Last Eight Months

  With a federal holiday appears on the calendar, city hall's motto becomes: "Ask not what your country can do for you, but how much time off you can take from your country". In this particular case, The supervisors like to celebrate Labor Day by pretending to have labored, while their staff likes to celebrate Labor Day by pretending to rest. (The one exception to this rule is Michela Alioto-Pier and her staff, who celebrate Labor Day by going into labor). The result for both is a three week "v

  August 24, 2009

• SF Gov InAction: City Brings Hammer Down on Anti-Prostitution Program, Then Forms a Glee Club to Sing Social Services to Sleep

    I've had a really busy few weeks, and I haven't been able to catch up on any of the new fall shows yet. So I tried to cram a lot of television in this weekend while writing SF Gov InAction. Just so you know. Monday, Oct. 19, 10 a.m. - Public Safety Committee Somebody has to say it: the Public Safety Committee we have in San Francisco isn't nearly as good looking as the one they have in CSI Miami. Can we get them re-cast? I wouldn't mind if the supervisors stay around a

  October 19, 2009