Supervisor-elect David Campos will be sworn in to office
by Mayor Gavin Newsom tomorrow at 3:30 p.m.
Photo by Luke Thomas
By Luke Thomas
December 3, 2008, 5:45 p.m.
Mayor Gavin Newsom will swear in Supervisor-elect David Campos to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
The District 9 seat was vacated by the early departure of former Supervisor Tom Ammiano who now serves on the California State Assembly.
“It’s a gracious step by the mayor to appoint me early,” Campos said. “On a personal level, it’s a tremendous honor to represent the residents of District 9.”
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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December 4, 2008 at 5:43 pm
I hope that all the Supervisors are progressive and supervise to the best of their ability. I supervise myself, I have a view over a park and supervise the people by shouting at them. One of my favourites is ” Get off the bowling lawn assholes”. I have learnt over the years that supervising is not enjoyed by all supervisees. Best to avoid overt supervising and do it progressively.
AJ.
December 4, 2008 at 3:10 pm
I hope that David Campos will vote for a progressive Board President, Ross Mirkarimi, John Avalos, or Eric Mar, though I don’t believe Eric wants the job.
December 3, 2008 at 10:20 pm
I realize that for some Fog City Journal readers David Campos will never be “progressive enough,” but we do have a lot of work to do as a city in 2009.
Crime, grime, locked-up parks, huge budget deficit, disjointed bike paths, graffiti (which has never been worse in my entire 28 years living in San Francisco), tree plantings, youth activities, traffic congestion, etc. These challenges are pretty universal, regardless of district and regardless of one being a tenant or landlord. These problems really cry out for NEW approaches to solve them.
So, Mr. Campos, I wish you all the best. Just concentrate on making the city a better place to live and you’ll be fine.