San Francisco interim Mayor Ed Lee. Photo by Luke Thomas.
By Luke Thomas
August 7, 2011
Interim Mayor Ed Lee will tomorrow officially declare his candidacy for mayor at 9 am.
“Mayor Ed Lee to make announcement about the San Francisco mayor’s race,” wrote former Mayor Gavin Newsom spokesperson Tony Winnicker via email. “City Hall, Department of Elections, Room 48.”
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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August 8, 2011 at 11:21 am
@Pat: Well, it’s hardly surprising that Alioto-Pier could amass a war chest, is it?
As to the Avalos question, maybe he could tell us himself.
August 8, 2011 at 9:37 am
@Annie. Just my 2c. I’m just surmising here, but maybe John has decided to stay above this ‘insider’ fight; let the rest of the machine pols waste their time and energy snapping at each other’s high and mighty heels. All our energies need to be focused on negating the power of their dirty money and advancing reasonable progressive policies that will benefit all San Fransiscans. Possibly the best strategy.
What amazes me is how a proven incompetent like Alioto-Pier can amass such a war chest and, according to the Kronikle, be at 10% in the polls, but then consider the source.
AVANTE ALCALDE AVALOS.
August 8, 2011 at 7:28 am
I still have a question about the way this drama has unfolded. Why didn’t Avalos join the five rival candidates who objected to the Run Ed Run campaign’s dealings with Recology, as reported in the Chronicle?
“Five mayoral candidates – Chiu, City Attorney Dennis Herrera, state Sen. Leland Yee, former Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier and venture capitalist Joanna Rees – quickly seized on Peskin’s letter, calling the allegations ‘serious.'” (“SF Mayor Ed Lee’s rivals seek probe of his backers 5 candidates say ‘Run, Ed, Run’ group violated campaign laws,” http://goo.gl/YcUIC)
August 7, 2011 at 11:21 pm
Quote from Mr Lee’s interview today on KCBS’ “In Depth”:
“The promises that we make we have to deliver on those…that’s what government is all about”.
There is an expression, Mr Lee: “Watch what I do, not what I say”.
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/08/07/kcbs-in-depth-san-francisco-issues-with-mayor-ed-lee/
August 7, 2011 at 11:07 pm
Speak truth to power. Let Ed Lee hear that we know he’s a liar.