Board of Supervisors Present and mayoral candidate David Chiu. File photo by Luke Thomas.
By Luke Thomas
November 7, 2011
This just in. The campaign headquarters for the David Chiu for mayor campaign was ransacked by thieves last eve.
In addition to thousands of dollars worth of equipment stolen from the office located at 1800 Van Ness Ave, the thieves rifled through confidential campaign materials.
“Late Sunday night, the David Chiu for Mayor campaign headquarters at Van Ness and Clay was vandalized and burglarized,” said David Chiu campaign manager Nicole Derse. ” Thousands of dollars of equipment were stolen, and the intruders rooted through confidential campaign materials – removing them from drawers and leaving them scattered on the floor.”
“If this was a politically motivated attempt to distract the Chiu for Mayor campaign on the eve of Election Day, it has failed miserably,” Derse added. “David and our team of volunteers are as determined as ever to get our message out to San Franciscans in these last hours before voters go to the polls. This matter has been referred to the SFPD for a full investigation, and we are confident that they will get to the bottom of it. In the meantime, we will get back to work.”
Police are currently onsite and dusting for prints, the campaign said.
Luke Thomas
Luke Thomas is a former software developer and computer consultant who proudly hails from London, England. In 2001, Thomas took a yearlong sabbatical to travel and develop a photographic portfolio. Upon his return to the US, Thomas studied photojournalism to pursue a career in journalism. In 2004, Thomas worked for several neighborhood newspapers in San Francisco before accepting a partnership agreement with the SanFranciscoSentinel.com, a news website formerly covering local, state and national politics. In September 2006, Thomas launched FogCityJournal.com. The BBC, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News, New York Times, Der Spiegel, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Magazine, 7x7, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Bay Guardian and the San Francisco Weekly, among other publications and news outlets, have published his work. Thomas is a member of the Freelance Unit of the Pacific Media Workers Guild, TNG-CWA Local 39521 and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists.
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November 7, 2011 at 2:38 pm
Patrick wins for best response without negative campaigning.
November 7, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Sure sounds like someone ‘not affiliated’ with Mr Ed, or at least someone he can’t control.
November 7, 2011 at 1:46 pm
As if anything Chris Daly says has any relevancy, speaking of desperate…
November 7, 2011 at 1:09 pm
Overheard a few moments ago re the Chiu office ransacking: “It was probably Ed Lee’s people stealing more campaign slogans.”
November 7, 2011 at 12:45 pm
Politically motivated? As if David Chiu’s campaign has any relevancy.
When we had a break-in at The Buck, I didn’t issue a press release. Nicole Derse is desperate.