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Overheard in Fog City

Luke Thomas, Publisher of Fog City Journal.
Photo by Catherine Rauschuber

November 13, 2006

Dufty redefines brevity of words and grace

Alix Rosenthal called incumbent victor Bevan Dufty after the District 8 Supervisor race was called to concede defeat and to congratulate Dufty on his re-election victory. Rather than exchange pleasantries, Dufty responded, "Thanks, take care" and hung up the phone.

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COURT JESTERINGS

With h brown

Photo(s) by Luke Thomas

Court Jester x-rays Jew's win

By h. brown

November 13, 2006

"Ed Jew came from out of nowhere!"

(uninformed source on 'the Wall')

Hey, usually 'Westside Progressive' knows what the hell he or she is talking about and that made this huge error a surprise. ... Not that I could have done any better. I've met Ed lots around town and didn't really take him very seriously. Oh, I was surprised when he showed up with Doug Comstock (more conservative than me, but a straight shooter) at both Josh Wolf benefits. Someone had told me that Jew's last campaign for supe was run by Jim Stearns, so he had to have some kind of clout. Naturally, I went to Eileen Left to find out the real skinny.

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California extends citizen legislation contest deadline

Bay City News Service

November 12, 2006

A contest encouraging Californians to become more involved in the state Legislature, with the prize being the possibility of seeing their own ideas enacted into law, is having its deadline extended until Dec. 1, state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, announced.

Simitian's "There Oughta Be A Law'' contest, originally scheduled to end on Friday but extended to give more people a chance to participate, asks citizens to come up with problems that might be resolved legislatively and to draft a bill that addresses the issue

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Bay Area group announces grant at Global Warming Summit

Photo(s) by Luke Thomas

By Brent Begin, Bay City News Service

November 11, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) - A Bay Area ecological group announced a $3 million grant Fridayin San Francisco to fund local climate protection projects and programs.

The announcement came at the Climate Protection Summit, a gathering of policymakers intent on reversing pollution trends and global warming.

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