The CrackBerry Chronicles:
Sanchez Opens Swanky Campaign Office


Elaine Santore
Photos by Luke Thomas

By Elaine Santore

August 18, 2008

Did I miss the main event?

After an action-packed week full of DCCC endorsements, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi’s Friday art party, Dirstrict 9 supervisor candidate Mark Sanchez‘ office opening, I have no idea how I have the energy to write this column. Sometimes everything feels like “work.”

And I’m back to school this week, which means my summer vacay is officially over and I’m supposed to develop some sort of routine. A routine that does not involve surfing the internet all day and pretending to be productive. Damn.

Also, tonight is the season four premiere of The Hills! Please do not try to contact me through any other means besides Twitter tonight, because I will not answer. I’ll be too busy lowering my intelligence and self-respect.

Another kick-off party for Mark Sanchez

“Raise your hand if you’ve been to all my other kick-offs,” District 9 supervisor candidate Mark Sanchez said during a party for his new chill campaign office at 988 Valencia Saturday night. The office has it all - a pool table, artwork, a back patio with a heat lamp, and cots in the back room for volunteers in need of beauty rest.


District 9 supervisor candidate Mark Sanchez, school board candidate Bobbi Lopez,
Sanchez campaign manager Sunny Angulo, Assemblyman Mark Leno,
and District 5 Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi.

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Remembrance Service to Honor Life of Jeoflin Roh

Jeoflin Roh
District 6 Activist Jeoflin Roh, 6/6/57 - 8/2/08.
Photo courtesy Mark Ellinger

By Luke Thomas

August 17, 2008

A remembrance service for activist Jeoflin Roh will be held at Langton Gardens, Thursday, August 28, at 4:00 pm.

“He was one of the initiators of the whole concept of bringing tenants together politically and organizing to have power at City Hall,” said fellow advocate Mark Ellinger. “His activism has quite literally touched pretty much everybody who lives in the central city.”

More info about Jeoflin’s life by Heather Knight at SFGate.com.

 

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Event: The Trannyshack Kiss-Off Party

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Trannyshack creator, hostess, and producer Heklina will MC Trannyshack’s final
performance on August 23, 2008 at the Regency Center in San Francisco. 
Photo by Leo Herrara

August 15, 2008

After nearly 13 years the longest-running weekly drag show in San Francisco, Trannyshack, will take its final curtain call Saturday, August 23, for the Trannyshack Kiss-Off Party.

Fans can enjoy celebrity performances by Tony Award-nominated, OBIE, Bessie, and GLAAD Media Award-winner Justin Bond of Kiki & Herb, drag artiste Lady Bunny, the Scissor Sisters’ Ana Matronic, Lady Miss Kier (formerly of Dee-Lite), and the lovely and talented Trannyshack creator, hostess and producer, Heklina, as MC.

Also appearing: “Best of the Best” Trannyshack legends the House of More! (with Juanita More!), Precious Moments, Putanesca, Fauxnique, Kiddie, Hoku Mama Swamp, Squeaky Blonde, and Peaches Christ.

The Kiss-Off Party will take place at the Regency Center on 1300 Van Ness. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $35 at Body, Piedmont Boutique, Clubcard, the Seventh Heart, online at ticketweb.com, or at the door for $45. Doors open at 9pm, show starts at 10 pm sharp.

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Justin Bond
Photo by Liz Liguori

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The CrackBerry Chronicles: Welcome Back


Elaine Santore
Photos by Luke Thomas

By Elaine Santore

August 14, 2008

It’s never too early to become a hasbeen

If JoJo can be a hasbeen at 17, then I guess now is the perfect time for me to become one, too. Or maybe I’ve been a hasbeen since 2006 and nobody told me?

Maybe if I actually left the house, talked to anyone besides the same five people I talk to via the Internet on the regular, or read a blog that wasn’t Perez Hilton, Jezebel, Gawker, Radar, Twitter, or one of the 30-some odd Tumblrs I follow, or one of the 300-something feeds on my Google Reader, I might have the answer to my own question.

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Filed under: Environment, Housing, Opinion, Politics

 

Nancy Pelosi: Speaker of the House of Bush

August 14, 2008

 

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Happy Birthday, Chris Daly!


Supervisor Chris Daly.
Photos by Luke Thomas

By Elaine Santore

August 13, 2008

According to Facebook, today is Supervisor (and FCJ contributor) Chris Daly’s 36th birthday. I have no idea what he’s doing to celebrate tonight, other than cry because he’s getting old. Just kidding! Chris can be as old as he wants to be. We’re all headed in that direction.


Daly family portrait: Chris, Sarah, Jack, and Grace Eolen Daly.

 

Filed under: Politics

 

What Can I Do?

By Jill Chapin

August 11, 2008

This unintentionally provocative question was recently asked of Senator Obama as to how we can individually tackle the escalating costs of our personal fuel consumption. The answer, by the way, is plenty.

Obama explained how just by keeping our tires properly inflated, we could reduce our costs at the pump. Senator McCain’s reaction to this proven gas saver is more revealing than Obama’s small but effective example of individual responsibility.

By mocking this suggestion, Senator McCain reveals an appalling lack of awareness when he summarily dismisses any attempts by each of us to be a part of the overall solution. And he exposes an arrogance that is both unattractive and counterproductive.

Ironically, it is now the democrats who are championing that entrepreneurial, inventive, pull ourselves- up-by-our-own-bootstraps mentality that used to be the hallmark of the GOP.

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Filed under: Economy, Energy, Environment, Opinion, Politics

 

Sierra Club Endorses Sanchez for District 9 Supervisor


Candidate for District 9 Supervisor Mark Sanchez
Photo by Luke Thomas

By Luke Thomas

August 6, 2008

In the hotly contested race for the open District 9 Supervisor seat, School Board President Mark Sanchez announced Tuesday he has garnered the coveted endorsement of the Sierra Club.

“Proven leadership skills combined with sound policy goals championing the environment make Mark Sanchez the clear choice for District 9,” Sierra Club Political Chair John Rizzo said.

Sanchez adds Sierra Club to a growing list of organizations giving him their exclusive endorsements including The United Educators of San Francisco and the San Francisco Green Party.

“I am honored to receive the endorsement of the Sierra Club, which has long been at the forefront of the progressive movement for sustainability,” Sanchez said. “In my years of public service, I have always stressed the urgency of addressing issues of sustainability and global warming.”

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The Battle for the Board


District 6 Supervisor Chris Daly
Photos by Luke Thomas

By Chris Daly

August 3, 2008

With the August 8th filing deadline rapidly approaching, it’s fish or cut bait time in the hotly contested races for Supervisor.

The last week of July brought us two early indicators of campaign strength– signatures in lieu of filing fees and six-month fundraising totals. Even the strongest grassroots campaigns need to raise tens of thousands of dollars to print literature, pay office and phone bills, and send mail. Our new system of public financing, however, greatly levels this playing field, making $87,500 in public monies available to candidates raising $52,500 in contributions from San Francisco residents. (Additional public dollars are available if the voluntary spending limit is broken.)

Signatures in lieu of filing fee are far more valuable to campaigns than the $.50 waived by elections for each valid signature. They represent voters more likely to support the candidate and typically get rolled into campaigns’ “get out the vote” program. They also are a good show of on-the-ground campaign strength.

While the ability to collect signatures doesn’t necessarily equal success, the inability to put together a successful signature drive is a distress signal of a flagging campaign. Signatures and fundraising taken together help frame the races, and, with the exception of District 5, it looks like we have a bunch of interesting head-to-head contests.

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