Weekly Mayoral Debates Continue Friday

Newsroom on AccessSF to moderate fifth debate

Mayoral candidates (from left to right) Tony Hall, Billy Bob Whitmer, Quintin Mecke,
Lonnie Holmes, Ahimsa Porter Sumchai, h. brown, Harold Hoogasian, Josh Wolf,
George Davis, Wilma Pang and Grasshopper Kaplan.
Photo by Luke Thomas

From the campaign to elect Josh Wolf

September 13, 2007

This Friday, Sept. 14, the San Francisco mayoral candidates will gather at 5 p.m. on the lawn in front of City Hall. This will be the fifth debate in an ongoing series that will continue up until the election. Nearly every candidate has participated in the Friday afternoon debates at some point. The debates, organized by the 2007 Mayoral Candidates Collaborative, will continue every Friday until the election.

The debate will start at 5 p.m. and run until 6:30 p.m. Newsroom on AccessSF will be sponsoring this Friday's forum, and it will be moderated by Mark Hunter. Each candidate will be given three minutes to introduce him or herself. Hunter will then pose questions to the candidates, and the debate will conclude with the moderator taking questions from the audience for specific candidates or the entire panel.

About the Collaborative

The origins of the Candidates Collaborative can be traced back to the 2004 District Five Board of Supervisors' race when "Diamond Dave" Whitaker envisioned a forum through which candidates could unite around the issues they share, build alliances and provide a forum for all the candidates. With the help of Julian Davis' leadership, the first Candidates Collaborative proved an amazing success and nearly all of the 22 candidates participated, including Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi.

Internet Stream

Although technical glitches have prevented previous debates from being available live over the internet, the collaborative will try once again to provide a live stream for this week's debate. The stream will be available at www.joshwolf.net and can be mirrored at any site using the simple java-script provided.

Host a debate

A representative from a different media outlet will present each debate in the series. Outlets interested in hosting a future debate are encouraged to contact Josh Wolf to schedule a forum session.

####